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October 26 - November 1, 2015 Page 3 ACROSS 1. "NCIS: __ __" 9. Fleming of the old "Jeopardy!" 10. Atkins or Pritikin 11. Sphere 13. Virile 15. Hymn-singing group 17. Host of "The Bachelorette" 18. Initials for a Beatle 20. "Gunfight at the __ Corral"; 1957 Western classic 21. "One Day __ __ Time" 23. Ending for Gerald or Joseph 24. "__ Deal"; 1986 Schwarzenegger film 25. Ryan, for one 26. "__ Plain Sight" 29. Foreign affirmative 30. Jeff Probst's series 34. Actress Maureen 36. Means of communication (hyph.) 38. VP Rockefeller's monogram 39. Days of __; yesteryear 42. "__ Always Sunny in Philadelphia" 43. Role on "Madam Secretary" (2) DOWN 1. Gun rights organization 2. Engrave 3. Reason to bathe 4. Meredith Vieira's state of birth: abbr. 5. Actress Sabrina __ Beauf 6. Latin abbreviations that mean "and so forth" 7. "Shanghai __"; 2000 Jackie Chan movie 8. __ Lanka 9. Actor on "The Blacklist" (2) 12. "2 __ __" 14. Mr. Linden 16. Word in the title of Viola Davis' series 19. Laurel or Musial 20. "The Crazy __" (2013- 14) 22. Word before "shucks" 23. "__ Not There"; 2007 Christian Bale film 27. "Ben-__"; Charlton Heston classic 28. Arnold, for one 30. Ramirez of "Grey's Anatomy" 31. Charles and Liotta 32. Swerve 33. "__ Man"; 1988 Tom Cruise movie 35. "It __ to Be You"; 1993 sitcom 37. Cousin on "The Addams Family" 40. Comment from Fran Fine of "The Nanny" 41. Goulet's initials Solution on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin © Zap2it Back in the day, CBS was the home of "The Incredible Hulk" and the original version of "The Flash." It's been a while, but the network now driven largely by crime procedurals is welcoming another superhero ... or, more accurately, a superheroine. "Supergirl" lands Monday, Oct. 26, with "Glee" alum Melissa Benoist in the plum part of the Man of Steel's cousin from Krypton, also known as Kara Zor-El or (in her earthly life) Kara Danvers. The character also fueled a 1984 movie starring Helen Slater; in a nice move, that actress will recur as Supergirl's adoptive mother, with former television "Superman" Dean Cain as Dad. "I auditioned the day after Halloween last year," Benoist recalls of her initial brush with the much-pursued title role, "and it was a Saturday morning. And I think the second that I saw in my email inbox the title 'Supergirl,' I just knew automatically that it was something important and it was something exciting and rare that I wanted to be a part of." Still, Benoist notes she's been undergoing a considerable physical education for the part. "I'm terrible at sports," she allows. "I'm not coordinated in that way. I would have moments where I felt confident and where I felt strong and brave and like I could do anything. But then, like everyone else, I have really, really awkward horribly awkward — moments." Also in the impressive "Supergirl" cast: Calista Flockhart ("Ally McBeal") as Kara's high-powered media-mogul boss, Cat Grant, who also employs former Daily Planet photographer James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks); Jeremy Jordan ("Smash") as a tech-expert co-worker and confidant; Chyler Leigh ("Grey's Anatomy") as Kara's foster sibling, Alex Danvers; Jenna Dewan Tatum ("Witches of East End") as Lois Lane's sister Lucy; Laura Benanti ("Nashville") as Kara's birth mother; Peter Facinelli ("Twilight") as the enigmatic Maxwell Lord; and David Harewood ("Homeland") as an ex- CIA man with a keen interest in Kara. If "Supergirl" seems more suited to sister network The CW, where its executive producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg have the current version of "The Flash" and "Arrow" (plus the forthcoming "Legends of Tomorrow"), soon-to-exit CBS Entertainment chief Nina Tassler says she was sold from the start on acquiring it: "The journey that they were taking the character on, we felt, just spoke to sort of where today's generation is. "We also really responded to the fact that it had a very broad appeal," Tassler adds, "so we felt that we could have genre fans, but we also felt the relationship of this young woman to the people at work ... it was a great workplace comedy. And, more importantly, we thought that this was a genre and this was a franchise that would certainly open up and bring in new viewers." Benoist instantly becomes one of the new television season's most prominent stars, a position Flockhart knows more than a bit about from her "McBeal" days. However, not a lot of advice is being shared there, apparently. "She knows what she's doing," Flockhart says of Benoist. "She's very confident. I have a little bit of insight, I guess, that I could probably provide for her — but she's got it all together. She's got it going on." Calista Flockhart is among the stars of "Supergirl," premiering Monday on CBS. 'Supergirl' comes to Earth ... and to CBS RETIRE WORK Take Control of Your Future 64825 County Road 31 Goshen, IN 46528 1-866-764-1601 www.QualityDriveAway.com See America and Supplement Your Income!! Get Paid to Deliver Vehicles Throughout the U.S. & Canada Retiring Doesn't have to be Scary We Have Vehicles for Every License Type! Call Us Today! 66402 SR 19 • Wakarusa 574-862-7911 Corner Cafe Breakfast • Lunch Steak & Seafood Menu Mon.-Sat. 6am - 2pm Sunday 7am - 2pm Solution on page 2

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