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December 21 - 27, 2015 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Actor on "Scorpion" (2) 9. Sitcom aunt 10. Baby's first home 11. Street paver's goo 13. Ridiculous 15. "The __"; 2004 Dennis Quaid movie 17. "General __" 18. Derek, for one 20. "Gunfight at the __ Corral"; Kirk Douglas western 21. Fraternity letter 23. Enjoy a winter sport 24. Jed Clampett's discovery 25. "__ You There, Chelsea?" 26. "Lie __ Me" 29. CD forerunners 30. "The __"; 2015 sci-fi drama series 34. Means of communication (hyph.) 36. Vowel list 38. Stewart or Serling 39. "__ Is Sleeping"; 1990 Elizabeth Perkins film 42. Presidential monogram 43. Yunjin Kim drama series DOWN 1. Suffix for Hallow or velvet 2. One of the Gosselin sextuplets 3. Mothers of lambs 4. "My __-Called Life" 5. Initials for the star of "Major Dad" 6. As blind as __ __ 7. List-ending abbr. (2) 8. On the __; fleeing 9. Long-running reality series (2) 12. Police drama series (2) 14. "What __ to Wear" 16. "L.A. __" 19. "The Prize Winner of Defiance, __"; Woody Harrelson film 20. Pod vegetable 22. "__' Blue Eyes" 23. Suriname's continent: abbr. 27. Actor McBride 28. Anthony Anderson's role on "Black-ish" 30. Usually-dry streambed 31. "__ __ a Song Go Out of My Heart"; Duke Ellington hit 32. Actor George 33. "The Blind __"; 2009 Sandra Bullock movie 35. Sitcom about a single mother 37. Drug tragedies, for short 40. Initials for painter Rockwell 41. Suffix for cook or book Solution on page 2. CoverStory By Jay Bobbin © Zap2it This year, Dec. 25 is on a Friday, so there's still a lot of yuletide viewing left to do. While virtually all of them already have done so this month, many net- works will be responding in kind this week with seasonal specials and movies. Here are several of the holiday highlights. "The Sound of Music" (Sunday, Dec. 20, ABC): While it's not literally a Christmas movie, the Julie Andrews-starring Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is a holiday-season favorite ... and this is the 1965 Oscar winner's sing-along edition that displays the song lyrics on the screen. "Holiday Baking Cham- pionship" (Dec. 20, Food Network): It's the moment of truth for the last three contestants in the finale of this competition, as host Bobby Deen gives them marching — er, baking — orders that include making a sugar-cookie tree. "Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Santino Fontana and the Sesame Street Muppets" (Monday, Dec. 21, PBS; check local listings): Seen lately on The CW's "Crazy Ex-Girl- friend," Broadway veter- an Fontana joins some familiar faces from PBS' daytime lineup who make their first-ever appearance with the choir for a festival of holiday tunes. "Miracle on 34th Street" (Dec. 21, AMC): The re- cent passing of star Mau- reen O'Hara makes this 1947 film classic, about a department-store Santa (Oscar winner Edmund Gwenn) who claims to be the real thing, somewhat bittersweet this season. "I Love Lucy Christmas Special" (Wednesday, Dec. 23, CBS): The "Christmas Episode" that has been shown in the past two years' editions now is partnered with one of the sitcom's most clas- sic tales, "Lucy Does a TV Commercial" — newly colorized, and featuring Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) getting intoxicated on Vita- meatavegamin. "Happy Holidays With Bing and Frank" (Dec. 23, Turner Classic Mov- ies): Here's a true relic, a principally musical 1957 special pairing two of the top entertainers of their time ... a year after they'd starred in the movie "High Society." "It's a Wonderful Life" (Thursday, Dec. 24, NBC): A Christmas Eve tradition of more than 40 years is maintained as director Frank Capra's 1946 clas- sic, starring James Stew- art and Donna Reed, gets its traditional telecast. "A Christmas Story" (Dec. 24, TBS and TNT): Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) still wants that Red Ryder air rifle — and between the 24-hour marathons on the two networks, he'll have lots of chances to get it, since the nostalgic 1983 movie comedy will start every hour on the hour on one network or the other. "Disney Parks Unfor- gettable Christmas Cele- bration" (Friday, Dec. 25, ABC): Mickey Mouse and friends will be on screens again this Christmas morning, as the annual special is presented from the Disney-owned theme parks. "The Andy Griffith Christmas Special" (Dec. 25, CBS): Another classic comedy follows in the footsteps of "I Love Lucy" by teaming and colorizing two classic episodes, "The Christmas Story" and "The Pickle Story." NBC gives the movie classic "It's a Wonderful Life" its annual Christmas Eve showing Thursday. Television still has Christmas presents to deliver 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! Solution on page 2 Coming Christmas Eve Letters to Santa 114 S. Main, Goshen • 574-533-2151

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