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October 5 - 11, 2015 Page 3 ACROSS 1. "__ the Boss?" 5. Lennon, for one 9. Keep a cooking turkey moist 10. Nostalgic song 12. Model and actress Carol __ 13. "Paul Blart: __ Cop"; Kevin James movie 16. "Man __ __ Ledge"; 2012 Sam Worthington film 17. Film alien 18. Reno of "Mike & Molly" 20. Ed Begley or Robert Downey: abbr. 21. Catherine __-Jones 23. "__ __ Apart"; 2003 Vin Diesel movie 25. Cath. or Episc. 26. __ truck; stranded driver's need 27. Sitcom alien's planet 28. "__ __ World ..."; 2013 Lake Bell film 29. Lover of an Irish Rose 30. Rower's needs 32. Kildare or Quinn: abbr. 33. Susan of "L.A. Law" 38. Prefix for play or pay 39. "__ Hard"; Bruce Willis movie 41. 1977-81 Katherine Helmond series 42. "Lorenzo's __"; 1992 Nick Nolte film 43. Number of seasons for "Cold Case" 45. Actor Flynn 47. Dog in "Peter Pan" 48. Eden of "The Middle" DOWN 1. Role on "Scorpion" (2) 2. Presidential monogram 3. Initials for Charles Dickens' orphan boy 4. "__-Pro"; 2008 Will Ferrell movie 5. Han __; character in the "Star Wars" films 6. "__ Dorado"; John Wayne movie 7. "Much __ About Nothing" 8. "American __ __" 9. Singer Joan 11. Deserve; merit 14. Role on "Married ... With Children" 15. Initials for Hot Lips Houlihan's portrayer 18. Ally __ of "Profiler" (1996- 99) 19. "Face the __" 22. Hatcher or Garr 24. "__ Lisa Smile"; 2003 Julia Roberts movie 29. Tallies up 31. Exchange for cash 34. Annapolis undergraduate school 35. "Lie __ Me" 36. Casual farewell 37. "Dawn of the Planet of the __"; 2014 thriller 40. Actress Mendes 42. Miner's find 44. Suffix for bright or light 46. Initials for actor Hudson Solution on page 2. By Jay Bobbin © Zap2it If you've ever had an eerie experience at a ho- tel, the latest iteration of "American Horror Story" is absolutely made for you. Executive producer Ryan Murphy retains much of the ensemble cast — and adds such notables as music su- perstar Lady Gaga, Wes Bentley ("American Beau- ty"), "White Collar" alum Matt Bomer (directed last year by Murphy in HBO's "The Normal Heart") and singer-actor Cheyenne Jackson — as the FX franchise begins its fifth round with the debut of "American Horror Story: Hotel" Wednesday, Oct. 7. The new mystery ref- erences the show's first season, which came to be subtitled "Murder House," as the saga revolves around Los Angeles' Hotel Cortez and its staff and residents ... plus two particularly questionable "guests," the Ten Com- mandment Killer and the Addiction Demon. "Hotel" is the first "American Horror Story" variation not to feature Jessica Lange, apparent- ly, though Murphy has said "she'll be back." The many returnees include Kathy Bates, Angela Bassett, Sarah Paulson, Finn Wittrock, Chloe Sevi- gny, Denis O'Hare, Evan Peters, Emma Roberts (now also working for Murphy on Fox's "Scream Queens"), Mare Winning- ham and Lily Rabe ... who appeared recently in ABC's "The Whispers," and who reportedly comes to "Hotel" as Aileen Wuor- nos, the real-life serial killer Charlize Theron won an Oscar for playing in the 2003 movie "Monster." "We were really in- spired by the idea of a ho- tel," says Murphy, teamed again in making the new "Horror Story" with several of his usual producing partners including Brad Falchuk. "There was a surveillance video that went around two years ago that just showed a girl getting into an elevator in a downtown hotel that is rumored to be haunted, and she was never seen again. So that was around two years ago (when) we started thinking of this idea." Having earned an Emmy for her first season (and the show's third), "American Horror Story: Coven," Bates says she keeps re-upping because "one of the most exciting things — besides working with so many wonderful actors — is seeing it all put together, and seeing what everybody else has been doing in other scenes, and realizing that everybody is bringing their 'A' game. So to feel part of that is just a great honor, and to be among (these) actors. And you want to learn things from them, too." Other "American Horror Story" newcomers for "Ho- tel" include Max Green- field ("New Girl"), Darren Criss (one of Murphy's "Glee" stars), Madchen Amick ("Twin Peaks") and Naomi Campbell. Murphy admits that in keeping actors on the series, the challenge each season is "to try and give them something different, some- thing that is challenging to them. One thing that I do with the cast every year is I always say, 'What have you always wanted to do, or what have you always wanted to play?' So this is a cast that's very involved in a lot of those decisions, but it sort of rises and falls. "Some seasons, an actor will be specifically the lead. The next year, they're supporting. Sarah (a recent Emmy nominee as conjoined twins in last season's 'Freak Show') has gone through that ex- perience. Kathy has gone through that experience on the show ... Angela as well. So I feel more pressure to just keep them around because one of the fun things about the show, I think, for the actors — why they love it — is they all have one- year deals. And after this season is up, they can go do other things. That's what happened with Jes- sica Lange. She decided she wanted a year off to do a play ('Long Day's Journey Into Night'), which I bought for her. Stupidly." Lady Gaga stars in "American Horror Story: Hotel," premiering Wednesday on FX. CoverStory 'American Horror Story' serves up a bizarre 'Hotel' stay DON'T STAY DON'T STAY … IN THE DARK. 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