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February 27 - March 5, 2023 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Actor on "East New York" (2) 10. "Two and a Half Men" role 11. "__ __ the Chamber"; 2012 Cuba Gooding Jr. film 12. "__ Fly Away" 13. "American __!" 14. "Sister Wives" network 16. Stolte of "Chicago Fire" 18. Prefix for night or week 20. Goulash 21. "My Three __" (1960- 72) 22. Poet Eliot's initials 23. Ad __ committee 24. "Woe is me!" 25. Words of disgust 27. German article 28. Actor on "NCIS: Hawai'i" (2) 32. Unprocessed metal 33. Skater Babilonia 34. Comment from Annie's dog 37. Stared open-mouthed 39. Christiane __, formerly of "FBI: International" 40. Actor on "FBI" (2) DOWN 1. Alex Tarrant's role 2. Perpendicular annex 3. __ Kilmer 4. "__ Plain Sight" (2008- 12) 5. Laugh loudly 6. "The King __ __" 7. Omaha's state: abbr. 8. Eartha & others 9. "Big Trouble __ __ China"; Kurt Russell film 13. Hoffman's initials 15. Sid, for one 16. PC tray inserts 17. Vane letters 18. __ __ gai pan; stir-fry dish 19. "Charles __ __" (1984- 90) 21. Give the cold shoulder to 24. Billboards 26. Fleece sheep 29. Dating couple gossiped about 30. "My Fair __" 31. Amanda Peet's age 34. Camera batteries, often 35. Groove 36. Role on "Alice" 38. Gym class, for short 39. "Magnum __" Solution is on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin Almost 30 years later, one of Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron's top movie hits is becoming a television series ... and that's the truth. The seriocomic adventure "True Lies" premieres in its weekly form Wednesday, March 1, on CBS and Para - mount+, basically remaking the 1994 film as the open- ing episode. Steve Howey ("Shameless," "Reba") assumes Schwarzeneg- ger's role as Harry Tasker, a super-spy whose wife Helen (Ginger Gonzaga of "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law," inheriting Jamie Lee Curtis' earlier part) believes he's a mild-mannered computer salesman. Once she learns what his real job is, she's enlisted by his intelligence agency, and they frequently travel the world on missions — while trying to prevent their children (Annabella Didion, Lucas Jaye) from finding out. "It's the hardest job I've had yet," states the good-hu - mored Howey, who has no illusions about possibly being mistaken for Schwarzeneg- ger as he generates his own "True Lies" under the lead- ership of executive prodicer Matt Nix ("Burn Notice"). "This experience has taught me a lot about having an idea and then executing it," Howey reflects, "because that doesn't always pan out. Every episode of this gets better. And we get more tired." An alum of CBS' "Show- case" talent search, the lively Gonzaga knows "True Lies" also is a big showcase for her. She notes she feels "guilty" that she didn't see the movie before landing the TV job: "I didn't want to be influenced by Jamie Lee's iconic performance. And then, I had to buy the DVD off eBay ... and a DVD play- er. It was a whole 'thing.' " With Omar Miller ("CSI: Miami"), Erica Hernandez and Mike O'Gorman also featured, "True Lies" has been in development for TV since 2010, and Gonzaga reasons that it's "good that it's been a while." Since Cameron also had other commitments (including the now-Oscar-nominated "Av- atar: The Way of Water"), his longtime associate Rae Sanchini had more firsthand involvement in the casting. "True Lies" can put its stars at risk, as Howey learned close to the end of filming the first season. "I was fighting a stunt man," he reports, "and we did it once and it went great. Then we did it again, and he pretended to bounce his face off a wall ... and as he went back, my left hand went forward into his neck, and it snapped my left ring finger back to the point where my nail hit my knuckle. Sure enough, I broke the bone. And I thought, 'There's a reason you have a stunt guy. Use him.' " 'True Lies' takes series form on CBS and Paramount+ 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 "UnPrisoned: Season 1" (Hulu — series premiere, March 10) From creator Tracy McMillan and executive producers Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo comes this original dramedy series about a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom (Washington) whose life is turned right- side-up when her dad (Lindo) gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son (Faly Rakotohavana, "Raven's Home").

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