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January 3 - 9, 2022 Page 3 ACROSS 1. "__ __ With Dr. Phil" 9. Suffix for frill or cheer 10. Prefix for bus or potent 11. "And" in Dusseldorf 13. Tree houses? 15. Actress Reese 17. "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah 18. "__ the World Turns" 20. Initials for Hot Lips Houlihan's portrayer 21. Estes or Lowe 23. Comment from Homer 24. __ Santiago; "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" role 25. Number of seasons for "Call Your Mother" 26. BC followers 29. Initials for Lisa Marie's dad 30. Former "Dancing With the Stars" host 34. Actress __ Katic 36. "Fuzzy Wuzzy was __ __..." 38. Word attached to wax or wig 39. Boo Boo's buddy 42. Neighbor of Ohio: abbr. 43. Host of "The Voice" (2) DOWN 1. "__ Haw" 2. Approximately (2) 3. Mediocre (hyph.) 4. Role in "The Wizard of Oz" 5. Initials for the star of "Walker, Texas Ranger" 6. Teacher's helper 7. Temporary pause in activity 8. NBC weekend show, for short 9. "Bachelor __ __" 12. "Family Game Fight" host (2) 14. Six-pointers, for short 16. "A Nightmare on __ Street" 19. "__ Like It Hot" 20. "The __ Ranger" 22. "Saved __ the Bell" (1989-92) 23. "Who __ You Think You Are?" 27. "Mad __" (2007-15) 28. Actor Newhart 30. Theda of the silents 31. Bolger & Walston 32. "__ on Entebbe"; Peter Finch's last film 33. __ Patrick Harris 35. "Tic __ Dough"; old game show 37. "Knock on __ Door"; movie for Bogart 40. "Toodle-__"; casual farewell 41. Initials for Mr. Norman of golf Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin For Sophia Bush, "Good Sam" is a good reason to get back into series television. The "One Tree Hill" and "Chicago P.D." alum is both the title star and an executive producer of the CBS medical drama premiering Wednesday, Jan. 5. She plays heart surgeon Sam Griffith, who succeeds her no-non - sense father (Jason Isaacs) as their hospital's chief of surgery after a shooting incident leaves him comatose. When he revives several months later and wants his job back, the relatives have intensified conflicts that her mother and his ex- wife (Wendy Crewson) — the site's chief medical officer — tries to mediate. "Over the last couple of years, it's been really interesting to work more on developing pilots and other content," Bush re- flects, "and also, to be honest, to give myself the first break in my adult life from network TV. Really, it was when I had my first meeting with ('Good Sam' creator) Katie Wech about a couple of scripts that she put the bug in my ear about this show ... and as soon as I read the pilot, I knew this was it for me." Bush maintains she had no qualms about tackling a medical series when there have been, and are, many others: "I realized that the world of a hospital allows us to explore family — whether it's our parents, our part- ners, our children, our siblings — and it's also about our health. It's a literal container of life-or death experiences, and we show up and we want to help. I think that's why so many of us are drawn to the medical genre. "One of the things that makes this show so different to me," adds Bush, "is that the heart of it is this generational seesaw between a father and a daughter. There are these Shakespearean moments, yet there's such humor, and I love being able to laugh with a show that can also make me cry. And both (co- stars) Wendy and Jason are so prolific and smart; their chemistry is off the charts." The new year is start- ing for Bush after a very eventful 2021: Not only did she begin production on "Good Sam," she got engaged (to entrepreneur Grant Hughes), and she found podcast success by reuniting with "One Tree Hill" colleagues Hilarie Burton Morgan and Beth- any Joy Lenz on "Drama Queens." However, she says "Good Sam" occu- pies a special space for her now. Sophia Bush is 'Good Sam' in new CBS medical drama 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 "A Hero" (Amazon — movie premiere, Jan. 21) Things don't go as planned when Rahim (Amir Jadidi), an Iranian on leave from debtor's prison, tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint in return for partial payment in this thriller movie from Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi ("Everybody Knows"). The film was a hit this past spring at Cannes, where it won the Grand Prix Award and received a five-minute standing ovation following its premiere. 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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