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October 9 - 15, 2023 Page 3 By Jay Bobbin There's been room for "Frasier" ever since the original series end- ed, so there's certainly space for a revival. After winning four of his five Primetime Emmys for playing the title part, Kelsey Grammer returns as the high-minded psychiatrist in a new Paramount+ version of "Frasi- er" that starts streaming Thursday, Oct. 12 (CBS will give the revival's first two episodes a broadcast run Oct. 17.). Originated by the actor as a supporting character on "Cheers," Dr. Frasier Crane returns to that show's Boston setting, with an out- line of that city replacing that of his hometown of Seattle (where the first "Frasier" took place) in the opening credits. Also mostly new is the sup- porting cast, which was the case when Grammer initially transferred "Frasier" into his own show. Such figures as Frasier's brother Niles, played by David Hyde Pierce ("Ju- lia"), who chose not to return, and his father Martin, played by John Mahoney, ("Moonstruck," 1987) who died in 2018, are now absent, as are Martin's caretaker and Niles' eventual wife, Daphne (Jane Leeves, "The Resident"), and Martin's fre- quent-Frasier-nemesis dog, Eddie. However, Peri Gilpin ("Scorpion") and Bebe Neuwirth ("Julia") — alias, respectively, Frasier's radio show producer Roz and his ex-wife Lilith — will be back on a recurring basis. Among actors joining "Frasier" for the first time are Jack Cut- more-Scott ("Oppenheimer," 2023) as Frasier's son, Freddy, and new actor Anders Keith as David, the son of Niles and Daphne (born in the finale of the original "Frasier"). Nicholas Lyndhurst ("Only Fools and Horses") is also a regular cast member as a college pal of Frasier's who is a professor now. Among the aspects retaining familiarity, though, will be a new rendering of the theme song ("Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs") recorded by Grammer, who also remains an ex- ecutive producer. Across 1. Miffed 5. Room with TVs set to mute 8. Long cut 12. Do as directed 13. Linda ___ (Super- girl's alias) 14. Shrek or Fiona, e.g. 15. Film ___ 16. Wind up 17. Little bit 18. Game show hosted by Kelly Ripa 21. Unwelcome visitors, sometimes 22. Actress Viola 26. "American ___ Warrior" 30. colleague of Thomas 31. Milk source 32. "beauty and the ___" 33. Rush drummer Neil 34. basically 38. Freddie Highmore medical drama 45. Autobahn auto 46. Short life story? 47. Honey bunch? 48. Staff symbol 49. Where belg. is 50. Guess 51. "critique of Practi- cal Reason" author 52. Some Twitter mes- sages 53. Duration Down 1. "American Idol" per- formance 2. Slender reed 3. Pull (in) 4. Fictional Jane 5. Pick up, as info 6. 1983 Streisand movie 7. Press, TV and radio 8. Leave the outdoors 9. Full of excitement 10. Sp. title 11. Mound 19. Ristorante rice dish 20. Admit, as a wrong- doing 22. Apply gently 23. Schooner's cargo 24. by the agency of 25. 1934 W. c. Fields classic 27. Hush-hush docu- ment, for short 28. Kramer's pet name for the titular char- acter on "Seinfeld" 29. Paintings 35. Dressed like Hog- warts students 36. Intense hatred 37. Whiffs that waft 38. bulletin board item 39. Waikiki wiggle 40. Fall setting 41. Voucher 42. Daily riser 43. Lapsed 44. Paper order CoverStory Kelsey Grammer returns as 'Frasier' Solution is on page 2. Kelsey Grammer, Jess Salgueiro and Jack Cutmore-Scott in "Frasier"

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