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January 11 - 17, 2021 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Role on "Superstore" 4. Bosley & Bergeron 8. Actor Linden 11. Mayberry resident 12. __ Sher of "The Middle" 13. "Life __ __ House"; 2001 Kevin Kline film 14. Role on "Modern Family" (2) 17. Baseball stat. 18. Opening; space 19. Letters on an old map 21. Tim Daly's sis 24. Casual farewell 25. "The __"; 2003-07 Adam Brody series 26. Actor Molinaro 27. Sandra of "Grey's Anatomy" 28. "In the __ of the Night" 30. "__, __, Nanette" 32. "Murder, __ Wrote" 34. "The __ News Bears" 35. Zach's twin on "Little People, Big World" (2) 41. "__ Life to Live" 42. Soleil __ Frye of "Punky Brewster" 43. Actress Charlotte __ 44. Stacey's man 45. Car 46. Pig's home DOWN 1. "The View" network 2. Role on "Alice" 3. "The Wonder __" (1988- 93) 4. Actress Hatcher 5. "__ to Billie Joe" 6. "Chicago __" 7. __ as a bug in a rug 8. "__ Days" (1974-84) 9. Bit of soot 10. "__ the Favorite"; 2012 Bruce Willis movie 15. "The Air __ __"; 2007 Sarah Michelle Gellar film 16. "__ Velvet"; early Liz Taylor movie 19. Donny Osmond's state of birth 20. "__ of the Century"; 1983-89 game show 22. "Shanghai __"; 2000 Jackie Chan action film 23. Canyon bounceback 29. __ __ as a beet 31. Smells 33. __ Swan; "Once Upon a Time" role 34. Late Sonny 35. Voight or Stewart 36. 90 degrees from NNW 37. "What I Like About __" 38. Deteriorate 39. "My Big __ Greek Wedding" 40. Actress Tina Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin Acclaimed for such dramas as "The Closer," which earned her an Emmy Award, Kyra Sedg- wick also has comedy cred. The actress shows it in returning to series work in ABC's "Call Your Mother," premiering Wednesday, Jan. 13, She plays Jean Raines, who comes to grips with how much she misses her grown children (Rachel Sennott, Joey Bragg) by traveling far to be with them ... and not just temporarily. Mixed emotions result for the offspring, though usual - ly, they're happier than not to have Mom around again. Sherri Shepherd also appears in the sit- com created by executive producer Kari Lizer ("The New Adventures of Old Christine"). "It's a great role," Sedg- wick says, putting it on the level of "The Closer's" deputy police chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. "I've been thinking to myself, 'Who gets two great TV roles in their lifetime?' I think Jean is utterly adorable and incredibly funny and ach - ingly real, and you feel for her. Anyone who is a mom or has a mom is totally going to relate to this." Sedgwick and fellow-actor husband Kevin Bacon have a son, Travis, and actress daughter Sosie. Though she played it serious again in in her post-"Closer" ABC series "Ten Days in the Valley," Sedgwick displayed humor in her recurring role on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," and she also has such comedy movies as "Singles" and "Something to Talk About" in her credits. "Especially as a female actor," Sedg- wick reflects, "people often want to pigeonhole you and think of you as one thing, but I have a lot of notes on my keyboard." "Call Your Mother" was slated for a fall debut until ABC moved up the season premiere of "black- ish," noting the relevance of that show's topics to the social climate. Believing "Mother" is "coming out at just the right time," Sedg- wick reports that she and Lizer "had something we tried to make together at HBO, and we never ended up making the pilot, but we've stayed close and friendly. We understand each other's sensibilities, and there's no question that her voice is very much a part of Jean." While Sedgwick is mak- ing "Call Your Mother" on the West Coast, Bacon is on the other side of the country, filming Season 2 of his Boston-based Showtime drama "City on a Hill." She says, "This has been the longest, hardest time we've ever been sep- arated ... but we're both so grateful for the work." ABC's 'Call Your Mother' returns Kyra Sedgwick to comedy 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.

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