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March 14 - 20, 2022 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Role on "NCIS: Hawai'i" (2) 9. 506 in old Rome 10. Actor McDonough 11. "__ Amsterdam" 13. Petty or Earnhardt 15. Mashhad resident 17. Zachary of "Magnum P.I." 18. Steve Harvey's state of birth: abbr. 20. Acceptable, for short 21. Carter or Clinton: abbr. 23. Butterfly or Bovary: abbr. 24. Fancy vase 25. Word attached to wax or wig 26. Ming-__ Wen 29. Initials for a Beatle 30. Actor on "S.W.A.T." (2) 34. Ballard of "NUMB3RS" 36. Carrie Ann __, once of "The Talk" 38. Catholic or Episcopal 39. "__ Man"; Robert Downey Jr. film 42. Potato variety 43. "CSI: Vegas" role (2) DOWN 1. Actress LaRue 2. Musician Springfield 3. Letters on a crucifix 4. Suffix for train or absent 5. Caroline, to Laura Ingalls 6. Landed 7. __ __ instant; suddenly 8. Jennings of "Jeopardy!" 9. Role on "B Positive" (2) 12. Emily of "NCIS" 14. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's __" 16. Howard, for one 19. Actress Miles 20. __ Metwally of "Big Sky" 22. "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" setting: abbr. 23. "God Friended __" 27. Actress Dawber 28. Ice-T's role 30. Pickle variety 31. "Star Wars: Episode __ - The Last Jedi" 32. Esco of "S.W.A.T." 33. Actress Rudolph 35. __ Dilallo; role on "The Good Doctor" 37. Declare illegal 40. Prefix for pay or view 41. Word in the title of Howie's game show Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin If you're looking for a big taste of small-town life, "Welcome to Flatch." Premiering Thursday, March 17, the Fox sitcom from veteran producers Jenny Bicks ("Sex and the City") and Paul Feig ("Freaks and Geeks") is based on the British series "This Country," taking a documentary approach as — appropriately — a documentary crew show - cases the residents of the Midwestern town of Flatch. It's a quirky group, but still with a particular charm. Cousins Kelly and "Shrub" (played by sin- gle-named newcomer Holmes and Sam Straley) provide the crew's entry point to Flatch, whose citizens also include: the local minister (Seann Wil - liam Scott) and his news- paper-editor ex-girlfriend (Aya Cash, formerly of "You're the Worst"); and the historical-society chief (Taylor Ortega). Justin Linville and Krystal Smith also play "Flatchians," as Bicks refers to them. "I think what it allows us to do," Bicks says, "and what it did in the original, is to get inside the char- acters' heads. It gets to be much more on the fly, so everything feels more immediate. When you have actors — as we do — who are great on the fly, you can catch things super-quickly. The comedy flows much more clearly, and that was really excit- ing for me." For Feig, "Flatch" is a throwback to his own upbringing in a Detroit suburb. "I just knew I had to get out of there," he reflects, "not because I didn't like it, but because I wanted to do what I'm doing now and try to rep- resent the Midwest. That's what I did with 'Freaks and Geeks,' and what I have been trying to do with everything that I do about underdogs. I really like to try to show the places and the people that don't nor- mally get shown in movies and TV. That's why this show is so exciting to me." Those who want a big dose of "Flatch" early are in luck: The same day the show makes its linear debut on Fox, the first seven episodes will be released on the network's digital platforms (Fox Now, On Demand, etc.). Cast member Cash believes the series' pace makes it digestible enough to accommodate such binge viewing of it. "One thing that may not seem obvious about the documentary form," she reasons, "is simply how quickly it goes. I feel like there's a real pitch to be made about how you can still come up with really quality content in a really fast amount of time. It was fun to be on something where you (were finished in time so you) could have dinner some nights." 'Welcome to Flatch' introduces a new Fox comedy's setting 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 "Atlanta" (FX — season premiere, March 24) Nearly four years after the Season 2 finale, this Emmy-winning comedy series finally returns for its third season, which originally was planned to premiere in 2019. Set and filmed almost entirely in Europe, these new episodes follow Earn (series creator and star Donald Glover) and Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), along with Darius and Van (LaKeith Stanfield, Zazie Beetz), on a European tour that is going better than they might have dreamed. Of course, they still have to navigate some new surroundings and process their unexpected success. 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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