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April 4 - 10, 2016 Page 3 ACROSS 1. "Caught on Camera With __ __" 9. "The __ Squad" (1968-73) 10. Undesirable spots 11. Islamabad's nation: abbr. 13. "Our __ Brother"; 2011 Paul Rudd movie 15. Mangy wild predator 17. Series for Elyes Gabel & Jadyn Wong 18. 2000-04 series for Josh Randall 20. "As __ sow, so shall ..." 21. Denver or Hope 23. Ms. Behar 24. "Up __ Night" 25. David Muir's employer 26. Angelina Jolie's age 29. Gold, to a scientist 30. Role on "Chicago Fire" 34. Durance of "Smallville" 36. Shade of purple 38. "__ All Night"; 2015 Liam Neeson movie 39. Actor and comedian Chris 42. Sense of self-esteem 43. Role on "Chicago Med" (2) DOWN 1. Silent assent 2. Mean Amin and others 3. Bruce Lee's role on "The Green Hornet" 4. Chaplin's initials 5. "Touched by __ Angel" 6. Favorite drink for Radar of "M*A*S*H" 7. "__ Season"; 2006 Ashton Kutcher film 8. Fabray, to friends 9. Role on "Last Man Standing" (2) 12. Actress on "The Big Bang Theory" (2) 14. Six months from now: abbr. 16. "Better with __" (2010- 11) 19. Ken or Thumbelina 20. Actor Malik __ 22. Initials for actor Lancaster 23. Astin's initials 27. Bernie __ 28. Ms. MacGraw 30. __ Lollobrigida 31. Theda of the silents 32. Actress Sommer 33. Frothy drinks 35. Largest country in the world: abbr. 37. "Avengers: __ of Ultron"; film for Robert Downey Jr. 40. Actress Sandra 41. Initials for actor Reeve Solution on page 2. By George Dickie © Zap2it As Season 2 of Starz's "Outlander" gets going this week, lovers-across-the-cen- turies Claire and Jamie exchange the blood and guts of Scotland for a blood-letting of another sort in France, but still have the same objective. Returning Saturday, April 9, the new season finds 18th century Scot- tish warrior Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and his wife, 20th century nurse Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe), setting sail for France with the intention of infiltrating the Jacobite rebellion and thus prevent the disastrous Battle of Culloden that would kill or wound thousands of Scot- tish troops in 1746. Jamie and Claire are catapulted into the world of French society, where intrigue and parties are easier to come by than political gain and back-stabbing is the sport du jour. Of course, alter- ing the course of history comes with a price and that weighs heavily on the couple as they try to prevent the extinguishing of Scottish life as they know it. As the season opens, Jamie is still dealing with the emotional scars left by his rape at the hands of the sadistic Black Jack Randall (Tobias Men- zies) in Season 1. But as Heughan explained to a recent gathering of TV critics in Pasadena, Calif., Season 2 will bring about renewal. "Obviously we go to Paris on this mission, and we're there for a reason," the 35-year-old Scottish actor says. "But Jamie's definitely still affected by the trauma. I think time is a great healer, but ulti- mately, he puts his whole body and soul into this mission about changing history, and then there is a great revelation that kind of cures him or brings him out of himself, which I can't really tell you what that is, but it certainly brings back the old Ja- mie." As for Claire, she starts Season 2 back in 1948, despondent about where she is and pregnant with Jamie's 18th century child, a fact of life she then has to explain to Frank (Men- zies), her 20th century husband and Black Jack's descendant. "I think as much when Claire first encounters Black Jack and she can't fail but to see Frank in him and believe that, you know, somewhere there is that connection," the Irish actress, 36, says, "I think when she goes back, there is also that reverse thing where every time she looks at Frank, she can't help but see Black Jack. There's many layers of why that relationship is difficult when she goes back. She's definitely not the same woman that left." Heughan had to under- go extensive fight training for the battle scenes of Season 1 and he even had to learn to duel. But in Season 2, he says, the warfare will be much more subtle. "It's more politics and backstabbing and poi- son. It's more hidden. There's a lot more politics at work and a lot more danger, so it's a different kind of world," he says. "But we certainly do go back to Scotland where we go back to the mud and blood and gore. So there's something for ev- eryone." Caitriona Balfe stars in "Outlander," which opens its second season Saturday on Starz. CoverStory Jamie and Claire go to France to save Scotland in Season 2 of 'Outlander'

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