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November 15 - 21, 2021 Page 3 ACROSS 1. __ Morton of "Chicago P.D." 4. Stein & Stiller 8. "__ & Order" 11. "The Singing __" (2007- 12) 12. Medical school course 13. Tumor ending 14. Role on "La Brea" (2) 17. File drawer, perhaps 18. "The Adventures of __ Tin Tin" 19. "Who's the __?" 21. "Family __" 24. Dorothy's aunt 25. Initials for Auberjonois 26. Undergraduate degree 27. Angie Dickinson's state of birth: abbr. 28. Role on "Blue Bloods" 30. "Bless This __" (2019- 20) 32. Daniel __ Kim 34. Youth 35. Role on "The Good Doctor" (2) 41. Yogi's buddy, familiarly 42. "__ the Press" 43. "Before __ __ to Sleep"; Nicole Kidman film 44. Colony member 45. Tavern drinks 46. Braggart's problem DOWN 1. "black-ish" network 2. Role on "Alice" 3. "The Wonder __" 4. One of the Simpsons 5. 90 degrees from NNW 6. Slangy refusal 7. "__ Search" (1983- 2004) 8. Mr. Greene 9. "What Kind of Fool __ __?" 10. "How the West __ Won" 15. "This __ __ Tap"; film for Rob Reiner 16. "The __"; 1958-63 Western for Chuck Connors 19. Actress Neuwirth 20. Sharif or Epps 22. Crematorium shelf supplies 23. "My Two __" (1987-90) 29. "Our __ Brother"; 2011 Paul Rudd movie 31. __ Haskell; "Leave It to Beaver" role 33. Actress Samms 34. "__ Be Cops"; Damon Wayans Jr. film 35. Organization for Nets & Knicks 36. Geological period 37. Sea diver's danger 38. Actor Jesse __ Soffer 39. Custard ingredient 40. "The Bronx __"; 1987- 88 Ed Asner series Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By George Dickie A newly ascendant Cath- erine appears to be gaining ground in her war with Peter as Hulu's irreverent histor- ical comedy "The Great" returns for Season 2. Premiering Friday, Nov. 19, the 10-episode soph- omore round finds a very pregnant Catherine (Elle Fanning) grappling with impending motherhood as well as trying to liberate a country that perhaps doesn't want to be. She'll also battle with her court, her team, and even her own mother to bring the enlightenment to Russia. And then, of course, there is the lingering presence of Peter (Nicholas Hoult), the husband she despises and now has as her pris- oner. He's clearly still in deeply love with her and their unborn child and as determined as ever to retake the throne, so it remains to be seen whether this couple and their love/hate relation- ship are indeed finished. In addition to Fanning and Hoult (who are also executive producers), the series returns much of its first season cast, including Phoebe Fox, Adam God- ley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge and Sacha Dhawan. And as in Season 1, the profane, loopy comedy is even more in evidence this time around, driven by the chemistry be- tween Fanning and Hoult. "I felt like Season 2 we were really going for it and embarrassing ourselves and saying lines just trying things which then inevitably is just funny," Fanning explains. "And sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't so we're always trying to just see what sticks. And that's what's so great about the set and the environment that we create on the set because it's very warm and loving and no judgment. So yeah, I can laugh at anyone right in their face and it's like no judgment, right? I think it's a good thing." "There's a little bit of judgment in those moments when you're on the receiving end of it," deadpans Hoult. The new round also has a very parental theme, as Catherine now sports a very pronounced baby bump and evinces some of the strange cravings that come with pregnancy, including one disgusting one she indulges in the first episode. But the unborn child also serves as her shield against any harm Peter might be contemplating, which Fan- ning says Catherine under- stands very well. "She knows if, you know, while ... (the baby is) in there, she's safe and Peter's not going to kill her with the baby in there," Fanning says. "So she's kind of un- derstanding that and then also having to become a mother to the country. So the baby bump really sym- bolized a lot of things, but it was, yeah, fun to wear, I guess. It was hot at times." Pregnancy, Peter bedevil Catherine in Season 2 of Hulu's 'The Great' 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 "Nash Bridges" (USA Network — TV movie premiere, Nov. 27) This new two-hour film sees the return of Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as elite investigators for the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit. Based on the original series created by Carlton Cuse, that ran for six seasons from 1996-2001, the cast also includes Bonnie Sommerville, Jeff Perry, Joe Dinicol, Diarra Kilpatrick, Angela Ko, Paul James and Alexia Garcia.

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