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April 5 - 11, 2021 Page 3 ACROSS 1. "__. Doubtfire" 4. Bosley & Bergeron 8. "__ Smart" 11. __-Wan Kenobi 12. Actress on "NCIS: Los Angeles" 13. Gun the engine 14. "__ __' Neighborhood" (1968-2001) 17. "Murder, __ Wrote" 18. Pull hard 19. Comic actress Martha 21. Dog on "The Thin Man" 24. "Life __ Mars" (2008-09) 25. Setting for "Evening Shade": abbr. 26. Drug tragedy, for short 27. Initials for producer Lear 28. Chico or Harpo 30. Kenneth Branagh's role in "Othello" 32. Mel the Giant 34. Actor __ Michael Vincent 35. Magnum's portrayer (2) 41. Age 42. "__ Who's Talking"; John Travolta film 43. Certain vote 44. Nothing 45. "The __ Ranger" 46. End of summer: abbr. DOWN 1. Series for Mimi Kennedy 2. Slugger's stat 3. Actress Spacek 4. "One __ Hill" 5. "__ Miss Brooks" (1952- 56) 6. Deface 7. "The Man Who __ Liberty Valance"; James Stewart film 8. Gutfeld & Louganis 9. Suffix for mountain or musket 10. "__ Bloopers & Practical Jokes" 15. "__ __ Sense"; Haley Joel Osment movie 16. "The __"; 2001-04 Simon Baker series 19. "Romper __" 20. "Two __ __ Half Men" 22. Orangey drink 23. Woody Guthrie's son 29. "The __ Tenenbaums"; Gene Hackman film 31. Williams & Kaufman 33. "To __ the Truth" 34. "__ and the Fatman" 35. Mom on "The Little Couple" 36. Jackie's second, for short 37. Friend of Winnie the Pooh 38. Prefix for profit or stop 39. Special-order shoe 40. Heat in the microwave Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By George Dickie Annie "Rebel" Bello is the kind of woman you want on your side in a street fight. As played by Katey Sa- gal ("The Conners") in the ABC drama series "Reb- el," premiering Thursday, April 8, she's a brilliant blue-collar legal advocate who drives a pickup truck and fights passionately for causes she believes in. She'll also do almost anything to make sure she gets those she helps their due, such as confronting CEOs of irresponsible cor - porations at stockholder meetings. While husband Grady (John Corbett, "Northern Exposure") admires her zeal and daughter Cassidy (Lex Scott Davis, "Training Day") has inherited it, her tendencies can prove ex- asperating for associates such as Julian Cruz (Andy Garcia, "City Island," in his first role as a series regu- lar), the powerful attorney with whom Rebel consults, and ex-husband Benji Ray (James Lesure, "Las Ve- gas"), a corporate lawyer and natural adversary for her. The series was created and executive produced by Krista Vernoff ("Grey's Anatomy," "Station 19") and is based on the life of activist Erin Brockovich, who is also an executive producer here. Sagal, whose long resume runs the gamut from comedy ("Married ... With Children," "8 Simple Rules") to drama ("Sons of Anarchy," "Boston Legal"), was attracted to the series for its blend of those elements and for the bold, don't-take-no- for-an-answer nature of Rebel, whose lack of a law degree the actress says gives her character license to pull outrageous stunts. "I think what I love so much about Rebel is she can cross a few lines," Sagal says. "She can go outside the box. She can push where maybe I guess it wouldn't be with- in legal bounds. I mean, not that she's illegal, but she just pushes a little bit further. "And I think that she takes the best," she con- tinues. "To me it feels like she gathers knowledge from everywhere. I mean, she just takes it all. And then her primary purpose is to do the right thing, is to fight for the right thing. And I think sometimes legal mumbo jumbo can make that a little bit con- fusing when it's actually a very straight line in terms of what's right." In preparing for the role, Sagal decided to meet Brockovich for lunch, not so much to talk about the nuts and bolts of advoca- cy but to pick up on her energy. "I got it just sitting and hanging out with her," Sa- gal says, "because clearly the passion and the fire comes even over lunch." 'Rebel' upbraids misbehaving corporations in ABC drama 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.

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