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March 1 - 7, 2021 Page 3 ACROSS 1. "Chicago Med" role 8. "Grace Under __" (1993-98) 9. Objectives 10. Actor on "S.W.A.T." (2) 14. __ market; swap meet 15. __ Wednesday 16. Word of mild surprise 17. Actor on "Law & Order: SVU" (hyph.) 18. Long-eared animal 19. Reagan & Perlman 20. Gardner's namesakes 24. List-shortening abbr. 27. Held on to 28. Generation 29. Mineral spring 32. Retirement accts. 33. Actress on "Chicago Fire" (2) 36. Anderson of "WKRP in Cincinnati" 37. Aid in crime 38. Actress on "Chicago P.D." (2) DOWN 1. Actress Heckart 2. Namesakes of actor Williams 3. Witch's spell 4. Singer Johnny 5. "A Boy and __ Dog"; Don Johnson movie 6. "The __ Man"; 1971 Charlton Heston film 7. Cruise ship stops, perhaps 8. Actress Edie 11. Actress Rosanna's initials 12. "This Is __" 13. "__ Miserables" 14. Evergreen tree 20. With hands on hips 21. Actor/dancer/singer Ben 22. "A Man __"; 2003 Vin Diesel movie 23. Sesame & Easy: abbr. 24. Wimpy mouse-finder's cry 25. Refrain syllables (2) 26. Billiards bounce 29. __ milk; nonfat beverage 30. "Life of __"; 2012 Suraj Sharma film 31. Singer/actor Jolson 34. "__ Given Sunday"; Pacino film 35. Julius Caesar's language Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin The next time you see something fall from the sky, it may mean more than you think. And not in a good way. That's how "Fringe" and "Almost Human" veteran J.H. Wyman is position- ing it, anyway. He's now the creator and executive producer of "Debris," an NBC sci-fi series that pre - mieres Monday, March 1, making fallen pieces of an alien spaceship threats to physics ... thus causing people to start falling, too. Two dissimilar agents, played by Jonathan Tuck - er ("Westworld," "City on a Hill") and Riann Steele ("The Magicians," "Love- sick"), are dispatched to collaborate and gather the debris — though how it will be handled afterward, and to what end, is figuratively up in the air. Two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz also stars. "We're going to put something out there that's going to make a difference to people and (make them) say, 'There's something different about the show,' " Wyman maintains. "It speaks to things that I think aren't really out there right now. There's a hope and a concept that maybe there's something out there that we don't know, and that is something that I think is intriguing enough. And all I can ask for is people to sample it and kind of un - derstand it." Actor Tucker explains that "week to week, a new piece of debris is discovered. And it allows us to discover the unique capabilities that this debris has to offer, how it affects people, how it affects the world, and ultimately how it affects (the characters) and their own relationship. It's fun for us as actors, for sure, but I think it will be fun for audiences to see ... and it speaks to the kind of cablelevel scifi that we've become accustomed to. You can have a case of the week, but you can also have meaningful character development and myth- ological rollout over the course of this first season, at least." Fellow "Debris" star Steele adds that "there is a realism alongside" the fan- tasy of the show: "You're meeting two characters who are very flawed and very broken, and we get to see them along the season kind of understand each other through the debris." However "Debris" is re- ceived generally, Wyman believes it is meeting his own criteria for what he wanted to do with it. "To me, the best sci-fi is more about the human condition that it talks about," he rea- sons. "There's a lot of peo- ple out there that do the 'lit- tle green men' thing better than me. I'm more (about), with the sci-fi genre, what does it look like when there are questions asked that really shine a light on the human condition? I just al- ways find that fascinating." 'Debris' signals more tough times for the world in NBC sci-fi series 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. I FOUND IT! Whether you are looking for the latest garage sale bargain, a reliable car, a home or a new job. You are sure to find what you want in the classified section of … Nobody Covers Your Hometown Better!

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