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August 16 - 22, 2021 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Actor on "The Goldbergs" (2) 9. "The __ Squad" (1968- 73) 10. "Star Trek __ Darkness"; 2013 film 11. Role on "Cheers" 13. "Once and __" (1999- 2002) 15. Glow 17. NBC sci-fi series 18. "As __ sow, so ..." 20. Edith, to Gloria 21. Encyclopedia volume, perhaps 23. Stewart or Lovitz 24. Above, to a poet 25. Estes or Lowe 26. "Life Goes __" (1989- 93) 29. "__ Ordinary Family" 30. Nick of "Chicago Med" 34. Post or Procter 36. One of the Wayans Bros. 38. "__ Doll"; song for The Four Seasons 39. "That __ Cat!"; 1965 Disney movie 42. Charlotte __ 43. Role on "MacGyver" (2) DOWN 1. Run slowly 2. Cheese in red wax 3. Twain's Huck 4. Initials for golfer Greg 5. "__ the Movies" (1986- 2010) 6. Role on "The Golden Girls" 7. "Whose Line __ __ Anyway?" 8. Actress Travis, to friends 9. Role on "Young Sheldon" (2) 12. Actress on "The Blacklist" (2) 14. Actor Somerhalder 16. ... FDR, __, DDE, JFK ... 19. __ Sher of "The Middle" 20. Soleil __ Frye of "Punky Brewster" 22. Series for Eriq La Salle 23. Letters after Ed Begley & Robert Downey 27. Tillis or Gibson 28. Bit of soot 30. Oscar-winning movie for Leslie Caron 31. Jekyll's alter ego 32. Military academy 33. Dress for Indira 35. Spoil 37. "How the West __ Won" 40. Initials for Yankovic 41. Rocky or Yellow Brick: abbr. Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By George Dickie Professor Ji-Yoon Kim may represent a first at her university but she might be the last person who'd want to take on this mess. As played by Sandra Oh ("Killing Eve," "Grey's Anatomy") in the Netflix half-hour comedy "The Chair," which begins streaming Friday, Aug. 20, she's the first wom - an chair of the English department at Pembroke University as well as one of the few staff members of color at the prestigious Massachusetts institution. Though its stately buildings and finely man- icured campus suggest wealth, the university is in fact hemorrhaging money and Dean Larson (Da - vid Morse, "Outsiders") instructs his department heads to find the dead wood among the faculty and push them toward the door. Translation: Pick out the old-timers with high salaries and low enrollments and make them want to retire. Which puts two profs squarely in Ji-Yoon's crosshairs — Elliot Rentz (Bob Balaban) and Joan Hambling (Holland Taylor, "Two and a Half Men") — both of whom are painfully aware of the budget cuts and the fact that their advanced age makes them a target. For Taylor, the script by Amanda Peet (an ac- tress who steps behind the camera as creator, executive producer and showrunner here) and the opportunity to play a character her own age were big drawing cards. "(This is a woman) who has no f...s left to give," the 78-year-old Taylor ex- plains. "She's sort of, as Amanda Peet ... said to me when we began, 'This character is unedited at this point in her life.' And that really appealed to me because I would say that I was brought up with a lot of manners and a lot of awareness of others and I definitely have an editor that con- trols how I behave very, very well. And I can sort of see that loosening as I get older." There are other issues making Ji-Yoon's life interesting. Bill Dobson (Jay Duplass, "Transpar- ent"), a popular instruc- tor, suffers a series of embarrassing episodes as he struggles with his wife's tragic death during childbirth; Yasmin McKay (Nana Mensah, "New Amsterdam"), a younger professor, agitates for change and advancement in the department; and young daughter Ju Ju (Everly Carganilla, "Yes Day") acts out, much to the dismay of her single mom. Meanwhile, Joan deals with the prospect that her longtime friend might also turn out to be her exe- cutioner, professionally speaking. A college department head is up to her ears in problems in Netflix's 'The Chair' 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. InFocus "Impeachment: American Crime Story" (FX — season premiere, Sept. 7) Based on a critically acclaimed nonfiction book by Jeffrey Toobin, Season 3 of this docudrama anthology revolves around the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, especially as relating to the Monica Lewinsky scandal. British actor Clive Owen plays the beleaguered president, with Edie Falco as Hillary Clinton. Beanie Feldstein ("Booksmart") plays Lewinsky, Sarah Paulson portrays Linda Tripp and Annaleigh Ashford ("B Positive") is Clinton accuser Paula Jones. 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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