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March 15 - 21, 2021 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Former coach on "The Voice" (2) 9. Actress Sara 10. __ Nicole Smith 11. Mornings, for short 13. Actor Ballard 15. Magazine edition 17. Role on "NCIS: Los Angeles" (2) 18. "Just __ With It"; Jennifer Aniston film 20. ICU worker 21. Tina Turner's ex 23. Sawyer or Thumb 24. "Please Don't __ the Daisies" 25. University in Columbus 26. Word in the title of Roma Downey's series 29. Noah Wyle series 30. Series for Max Thieriot (2) 34. Place for a boutonniere 36. Actress Kelly 38. Author Alcott's monogram 39. Luxury car 42. Anti's vote 43. Medical drama series DOWN 1. Feel lousy 2. Speaker's platform 3. Injure 4. Nimoy's initials 5. Suffix for light or bright 6. Conceited 7. Shuttle-launching agcy. 8. Very large bird 9. "FBI" role (2) 12. Actor on "NCIS" (2) 14. "__ About You" 16. __-cone; icy treat 19. Agreeable response 20. Jack's love in "Titanic" 22. Highest-grossing film of 1982 23. "Highway __ Heaven" 27. Director Spike 28. Word with Paulo or Tom"'e 30. Shadowbox 31. Role on "Two and a Half Men" 32. Oscar-winner Jannings 33. Setting for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show": abbr. 35. Quantity: abbr. 37. "__ Race"; 2001 film for Whoopi 40. "This Is __" 41. Dolly's initials Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin If you're playing a heroine enduring plenty of troubles, it's fitting to be pitted against day- time-drama icons whose characters have had their own problems. Two such actresses — "The Young and the Restless" staple Lauralee Bell and Kristian Alfonso, who ended her long "Days of Our Lives" tenure last year — have prominent roles in Lifetime's latest movies based on best - sellers by V.C. Andrews about several generations of multiple families. The four new films will run over two consecutive weekends, forming a virtu - al miniseries. In "Ruby" (Saturday, March 20) and "Pearl in the Mist" (Sunday, March 21) Louisiana-bayou-bred Ruby Landry (played by Raechelle Banno, whose twin sister Karina Banno portrays Ruby's hateful sibling) faces off against her stern stepmother Daphne (Bell) while forc - ibly separated from her high school sweetheart Paul (Sam Duke). The last two stories, "All That Glitters" (Saturday, March 27) and "Hidden Jewel" (Sunday, March 28), feature Alfonso as Paul's domineering mother Glad - ys ... who threatens to use a secret against Ruby just as the latter thinks she's finally found happiness. Now recurring as law- yer Christine Blair on CBS' "The Young and the Restless" (created by her parents) after starting on it in 1983, Bell admits she wasn't fully familiar with novelist Andrews, but she quickly discovered how many others were: "When people asked why I was leaving town and which project I was for," she says, "as soon as I men- tioned (Andrews' book) 'Flowers in the Attic,' ev- eryone was like, 'Oh, yes! Of course!' "Since I grew up in a television family, we were always watching televi- sion," Bell notes, "I had the book, but I was just not a great reader." Once Bell became familiar with Andrews' Daphne, she immediately embraced the part: "She's so different from anyone else I've played. Once you see her high hairdo and the clothes, you get a sense of what this woman is about." Similarly, in the first job she did after leaving her iconic NBC "Days of Our Lives" role as Hope Brady, Alfonso found plenty to appreciate about her An- drews character. Affirming "it's a complete departure" for her, she deems Glad- ys "really interesting and complex, and I thought it could be so much fun. I felt like I was part of a family from the moment I stepped on the set." Soap-opera veterans help fuel Lifetime's latest V.C. Andrews movies 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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