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February 14 - 20, 2022 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Dul"'e Hill's role on "The Wonder Years" 5. __ Lauria of "CSI: Vegas" 9. Role on "The Neighborhood" 10. Home for Nanook of the North 12. "__ Age: Continental Drift"; 2012 movie 13. Actor Neeson 16. Piece of china 17. Initials for the star of "Amen" 18. Jay North's role 20. "__ Joe: The Rise of Cobra"; Dennis Quaid film 21. __ Ward 23. Arthur with a racket 25. Reply to a texter's pun 26. Actress Long 27. One of Winnie the Pooh's friends 28. Dentist's letters 29. Carpet layer's measure 30. Actress Russo 32. __-__ Day; May 8, 1945 33. "Queen of Tejano Music" 38. "I __ Legend"; film for Will Smith 39. Source of quick cash, for short 41. "Miami __" (1984-89) 42. Audrey __; role on "The Good Doctor" 43. Phillips, once of "Dateline NBC" 45. Actress Davis 47. __ Sher of "The Middle" 48. Awkward birds DOWN 1. "The __"; reality dating series 2. Hothead's problem 3. Columbo's title: abbr. 4. Waggoner or Lovett 5. Kennedy or Rogers 6. Initials for the star of "Matlock" 7. "Sister Wives" network 8. Phil Keoghan's series (3) 9. "Driving __ Daisy"; 1989 film 11. Mayberry resident 14. "Life __ Pieces" 15. "The Hobbit: __ Unexpected Journey" 18. Prime-time soap opera 19. Oh of "Grey's Anatomy" 22. Actor Rob 24. "West __ Story" 29. Gardner's namesakes 31. __ Swan; "Once Upon a Time" role 34. Tied, as a score 35. Matt Damon's age 36. Clapton's initials 37. Actress Campbell 40. "The __ Squad" (1968- 73) 42. __ Diamond Phillips 44. 90 degrees from NW 46. "__ No Angel"; Mae West movie Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By George Dickie After being fired as Shy Baldwin's warm-up act at the close of Season 3, "The Marvelous Mrs. Mai- sel" is thinking big in the much-anticipated fourth round of the Amazon comedy. As the new season opens Friday, Feb. 18, it's 1960 and Upper East Side housewife-turned-stand-up comic Midge Maisel (Ra- chel Brosnahan) is done with being an opening act and tells manager Susie (Alex Borstein) to get her a gig with total creative freedom. The only trouble is, the one they find might not go over so well with her family. Meanwhile, Midge invites parents Abe and Rose (Tony Shalhoub, Marin Hinkle) to move in with her but the parent/ child dynamic soon rears its head. And business booms for ex-husband Joel (Michael Zegen) at the Button Club but his turbulent relationship with girlfriend Mei (Stephanie Hsu) and his mom Shir- ley's (Caroline Aaron) matchmaking give him agita. With the COVID-19 pandemic having pushed production back, the Amy Sherman-Palladino/Dan Palladino-produced series returns more than two years after the Season 3 drop. And Zegen, him- self a fan of the series, couldn't wait to get back with his castmates. He gives particularly high marks to Brosna- han, his TV ex-wife, for not only for being a total professional on set but also for thriving in what he calls the "hardest job on the show." "She's practically in every scene," Zegen says, "and she has so many lines to learn. And with this show, there's no im- provisation. You have to know your lines to a tee. You've got to know if you say 'that' instead of 'the.' It's very specific and I guess it's just the rhythm of the dialogue and the flow of it. "You know, Amy and Dan don't give us a script until they feel like it's a hundred percent ready," he continues. "That's why there's very little rewrites after we get a script. Yeah, this isn't one of those shows where you get the gist of the scene and you come in and you kind of make up your own stuff. They do not like that." But, he says, the writ- ing of Team Palladino allows for each character to shine, something for which Zegen is grateful. "Everybody's a come- dian," he says, "whether they're actually doing stand-up like Kevin Pollak (who plays Joel's father, Moishe) or not. You know, everybody's just so funny, everybody's so quick, and we really enjoy our time together." 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' spreads her wings in Season 4 of Amazon comedy 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 "Adam Eats the 80s" (History — series premiere, Feb. 27) Host Adam Richman flashes back to his favorite decade, which introduced the world to Smurf Berry Crunch, Dr. Pepper gum and many more bodacious foods. He will hit the road to explore factories still making iconic items, seek out quirky collectors with rarities that are now worth a fortune and literally eat and drink his way through 10 years of nostalgia. 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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