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July 31 - August 6, 2023 Page 3 For her latest return to series work, Zooey Deschanel is getting "Physical." Television's former "New Girl" joins the cast of Apple TV+'s fit- ness-themed comedy as it starts its third and final season, Wednesday, Aug. 2. Her character, Kelly, is an ex-sitcom star who becomes a new threat to Sheila Rubin (returnee Rose Byrne, "Platonic") as the latter continues to grow along with the getting-into-shape business in 1980s San Diego. Sheila has had plenty of challenges along the way already, including building her own identity in the face of her husband's (Rory Scovel, "Babylon," 2022) political aspirations. Geoffrey Arend ("Madam Sec- retary"), Paul Sparks ("Boardwalk Empire"), Deirdre Friel ("New Amsterdam") and Lou Taylor Pucci ("American Horror Story") also continue their roles in the Annie Weisman ("Desperate Housewives") -created show's final round, which Deschanel was pleased to sport a different look for — going blond for her role. "It was so much fun," the actress confirms. "The hair, makeup and costume team on that show was ab- solutely amazing ? and she's a com- plex character, very multifaceted. I kind of got to play two different versions of the character that made sense within one character, so that was cool. It's really clever storytell- ing." Deschanel also appreciated working with Byrne: "I love Rose. She's a really kind person, very easy to work with and so generous. She has no ego or vanity; she's just a good actress who's really lovely. I can't say enough good things about her." Though she went into "Physical" knowing her role would last only so long, due to it being the last season, Deschanel maintains, "I would have been happy to come back if it was going for more seasons, but I like that the character has a beginning, middle and end. I get to play it all out, as opposed to when you're on a show and you're unsure of whether it's ending or not. We had a number of seasons like that on 'New Girl,' so it was nice to know ahead of time what I would be leaving people with. I could really be intentional about all of that." ACROSS 1 gently persuade 5 Coal-rich german region 9 Bedwear, informally 12 Place for an ace 13 Part of an archipelago 14 "___ la la!" 15 Raw, as a stone slab 17 Former "Elementary" star lucy 18 "survior" season 38's sub- title: "Edge of ___" 20 Wading bird 22 Card game for three 23 snooker shot 24 Astronaut's wear 28 "Xanadu" rock grp. 29 ssW's opposite 30 Time off (3) 33 Fix firmly 35 The "E" in 29 Across 38 Kids' doctor 39 "survivor" host (2) 42 short-lived Fox sitcom that premiered in the 2018- 2019 season 43 Explanations found at the bottom of a page 46 smidgen 47 Personal prefix 48 say ___ (refuse) (2) 49 Baptist leader 50 loch ___ monster 51 "game of Thrones'" Jon DOWN 1 "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018) director Jon M. ___ 2 End of a ball 3 Malek's role in "Mr. Robot" 4 Persian ruler styled "the great" 5 señor's emphatic yes (2) 6 Orgs. 7 smart one 8 sale indicator (2) 9 "The Fosters" and "good Trouble" star Teri 10 unite 11 Moo ___ pork (Chinese dish) 16 Feminine suffix 19 The "I" in T.g.I.F. 20 Part of E.M.T.: Abbr. 21 Big bash 25 Open, as a shirt 26 Chemical endings 27 "Bill & ___ Excellent Ad- venture" (1989 comedy) 31 Rock's ___ leppard 32 Actress Deborah who earned both a golden globe and Razzie nom- ination for "Touched by love" (1980) 33 library ID 34 subatomic particles made up of quarks and anti- quarks 36 Big name in china 37 Half of six 39 "All in the Family" star sta- pleton 40 "Molly's g ame" (2017) star Idris 41 Oklahoma tribe 42 Nutritional fig. 44 Command for D.D.E. 45 Boar's mate CoverStory Zooey Deschanel joins Apple TV+ series for final season Solution is on page 2. Rose Byrne in "Physical" 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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