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December 12 - 18, 2022 Page 3 ACROSS 1. With 6 Down, Katheryn Winnick series (2) 4. "__ __ Boy Girl Thing"; 2006 film 8. Actor Waterston 11. Long slimy swimmer 12. Shade providers 13. "__ __ Big Girl Now" 14. "Abbott Elementary" role (2) 17. __ Lanka 18. Email provider 19. One of the Simpsons 21. "The __ Wing" 24. "This Is __" 25. __ Coleman; role on "La Brea" 26. "Life of __"; 2012 Suraj Sharma film 27. Bokhee __; "Grey's Anatomy" actress 28. "__ Kett"; old comic strip 30. "Spenser: For __" (1985-88) 32. __ Johnson; role on "Young Rock" 34. "The Karate __" 35. Series for Marcia Gay Harden (4) 41. Bachelor's last words (2) 42. Role on "The Waltons" 43. "The Good Doctor" role 44. Ruby or Sandra 45. Winter wrap 46. "Austin Powers: The __ Who Shagged Me" DOWN 1. Panhandle 2. Suffix for boss or wind 3. Actress Sharon 4. "__ Arabian Nights"; Mr. Magoo movie 5. Street paver's goo 6. See 1 Across 7. Bewildered 8. Move edgewise & furtively 9. "__ __ my brother's keeper?" 10. Daisy __; Li'l Abner's pursuer 15. "The __"; 1967 Dustin Hoffman film 16. "What's Love Got to __ __ __"; film about Ike & Tina 19. "Home Economics" role 20. "Whose Line __ __ Anyway?" 22. "__ Trek: Discovery" 23. Tim Daly's sister 29. Chevy SUV 31. Kelly Clarkson & Jordin Sparks 33. Sir __ Guinness 34. Clark __; role on "Adventures of Superman" 35. __ Caesar 36. "__ to Billie Joe" 37. "Semi-__"; 2008 Will Ferrell film 38. Actress Sara 39. Barney Fife's title: abbr. 40. "90 __ Fianc"'e" Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin For the holiday season, and to mark a milestone for the classic Disney movie, "Beauty and the Beast" is going hybrid. In the style used for a 2019 television staging of "The Little Mermaid," new live-action sequences will be combined with portions of the animated film in the ABC special "Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Cele - bration" Thursday, Dec. 15. Technically, it's the 31st anniversary of the 1991 classic that included the voice of the late Ange - la Lansbury among others ... but the saga of Belle and the prince cursed to be the Beast has stood the test of time, with the Disney variation earning Oscars for the title song and the overall score. A large and diverse cast has been assembled for the live-action parts of the new rendering, led by Oscar and Grammy winner H.E.R. as Belle and Josh Groban as the Beast. Also on board: the much-honored Rita Moreno as the narrator, Shania Twain as Mrs. Potts; Martin Short as Lu- miere; David Alan Grier as Cogsworth; Joshua Henry ("Hamilton") as Gaston; Rizwan Manji as Le Fou; Jon Jon Briones as Mau- rice; and Leo Abelo Perry as Chip. 'Beauty and the Beast' gets a new makeover on ABC 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 "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Season 3" (Prime Video — season premiere, Dec. 20) The third season of this original action thriller finds Ryan (John Krasinski) working as a CIA case officer in Rome, when he learns that the Sokol Project, a secret plan to restore the Soviet Empire, is being resurrected more than 50 years after it was thought to have been shuttered. Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly also return; new cast members include Nina Hoss and Betty Gabriel. Now playing on Listen on S4E21: Special guest Cody Vincent THE GOSHEN NEWS PODCASTS THE GOSHEN NEWS PODCASTS The Goshen news 114 S. Main st. Goshen, IN 574-533-2151 goshennews.com

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