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November 18 - 24, 2019 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Lauren __ of "Superstore" 4. "Auntie __"; Rosalind Russell film 8. Elmo's color 11. "__ Grant" (1977-82) 12. Guinness or Baldwin 13. Braggart's problem 14. "A Million __ __" 17. Actor McBride 18. Number of seasons for "The Honeymooners" 19. Prolonged pain 21. Part of VIP 24. Entertainer Don 25. Initials for Ed of "Married ... With Children" 26. "Pan __"; 2011-12 Christina Ricci series 27. "__ Wife and Kids" 28. Smokey or Yogi 30. End of each "Old MacDonald" verse 32. Hawaii's Mauna __ 34. "__ Bless America" 35. Role on "The Good Doctor" (2) 41. UK network 42. Role on "Two and a Half Men" 43. "__ Got a Secret" 44. Bart's "Grampa" 45. "The __ Guys"; 2016 Russell Crowe movie 46. Special-order shoe DOWN 1. "__ in the Family" 2. "__ __ Married an Axe Murderer"; Nancy Travis film 3. "Starsky and __" 4. African nation 5. Tavern order 6. "How I __ Your Mother" 7. Canyon sound 8. __ Felice Smith of "NCIS: Los Angeles" 9. "The __ and I"; Claudette Colbert movie 10. Uno, __, tres ... 15. "__ __ Burnett Show" 16. "__ of the Body Snatchers"; 1978 horror film 19. Gregory Peck's "Moby Dick" role 20. "Lassie __ Home"; Roddy McDowall classic 22. Part of the musical scale (2) 23. Ma, for one (hyph.) 29. Sitcom about a waitress 31. Son on "The Munsters" 33. "__ __ for All Seasons"; Oscar winner 34. Wilder or Hackman 35. Organization for Knicks & Nets 36. Flow back 37. Actor Wallach 38. Fond du __, WI 39. Actress Arden 40. Last letter Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin It's taken quite a while, but finally, Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt are "Mad About You" again. After several false starts, the 1992-99 comedy series about spouses Paul and Jamie Buchman returns with new episodes as the Spectrum cable system — which has been offering the original show to subscribers — debuts the first of two batches of six fresh stories Wednesday, Nov. 20. Emp - ty-nest syndrome is a major theme as the Buchmans see daughter Mabel (played by Abby Quinn) start college, leaving the couple facing their next chapter. "Any number of times when we were ready to go, it was like, 'Let's just forget it, this seems too complicated," reflects Reiser, who created the show with Danny Ja - cobson. "There were all the logistics and legalities, but the one cookie was, 'Yeah, but when we get to play, it's gonna be fun.' And I was happy to see that was what happened." A four-time Emmy winner for "Mad About You," Hunt also directed the revival's premiere. (Despite her car accident last month, Spec- trum still plans to release the other six new stories — which were in production then — on Wednesday, Dec. 18.) "We just wanted to be sure there were stories that we would be excited about," Hunt says. "They should be what our show was, which was that life is happening and these people are trying to continue to love each oth- er through it." After the first series' last episode flashed forward 20- plus years, "Helen and I both were very averse to ever coming back," Reiser notes. "To me, reunion shows were just an excuse for people at home to go, 'Gee, he let himself go. And look at her. She looks bad.' Why do that? We also were very proud of how we ended the show; we literally checked every box, covered all the ground we wanted to, and landed the plane successful- ly. But all these reboots were in the air, and people started asking us about it." 'Mad About You' again: Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt reunite The identity of the featured celebrity is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV Challenge, unscramble the letters noted with asterisks within the puzzle. Tues-Fri 10-6 | Sat 11-5 323 Florence Ave • Granger, IN 46530 FOOT HEEL OR PAIN? Notice the Difference Immediately! Call for FREE foot analysis TODAY! 574-272-3668 574-272-3668 We offer dine-in or carryout with a large variety at our buffet! Like us on OEC Super Buffet 4024 Elkhart Rd #12 • Goshen, IN 46526 574-875-1298 O Su 2900 Cassopolis St • Elkhart, IN 46514 574-266-8801 North Garden

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