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December 19 - 25, 2016 Page 3 ACROSS 1. "What Not to __" 5. "Fresh Off the __" 9. Animated Disney classic of 1942 10. Nebraska city in which Nick Nolte was born 12. Mount Blanc or the Matterhorn 13. "Cougar __" 16. Ferrer or Brooks 17. Initials for the star of "Alice" 18. Longtime late night host 20. Setting for "Designing Women": abbr. 21. Olivia, to John-Boy 23. Prince William's alma mater 25. Baseball's __ Ripken Jr. 26. Carroll or Carrillo 27. Perpendicular building wing 28. Boy 29. Suffix for contempt or access 30. Mischief-makers 32. "Who __ You Think You Are?" 33. Barney, Betty or Bamm- Bamm 38. "__ Femme Nikita" 39. "__ to Billie Joe" 41. Actor Kaplan 42. Role on "Cheers" 43. "Boston __" (2004-08) 45. Bryana, to Bernie, on "The Bernie Mac Show" 47. Too inquisitive 48. "__ and Again" (1999- 2002) DOWN 1. Role on "Chicago Fire" (2) 2. Napoleon or Hirohito: abbr. 3. CD forerunners 4. Actress Moreno 5. Sonny __ 6. Initials for Felix Unger's roommate 7. Monogram for Winnie- the-Pooh's creator 8. Sitcom for Ted Danson (3) 9. Soothing ointment 11. Role on "Two and a Half Men" 14. Word in the title of Howie Mandel's game show 15. Shatner's initials 18. "Midnight __" (1988-91) 19. "Little House on the Prairie" role 22. "Paul Blart: __ Cop"; 2009 Kevin James movie 24. "The A-__" (1983-87) 29. "American __" 31. "__ Time, Next Year"; 1978 Alan Alda film 34. "__ Betty" 35. Initials for a star on "The Golden Girls" 36. Bostwick's initials 37. 18 Across' successor 40. Boaster's problem 42. Period of time: abbr. 44. "__ the World Turns" 46. "WKRP __ Cincinnati" Solution on page 2 CoverStory By George Dickie © Zap2it Tony Bennett recalls a piece of sage advice from vocal coach Mimi Speer that set the young jazz singer on a path to suc- cess: don't imitate another singer, imitate an instru- mentalist. "Art Tatum was the greatest piano player at that time," Bennett ex- plains. "In fact, he still is and I loved the way he phrased his recordings. And then (saxophonist) Stan Getz had a beautiful melodic sound that I liked. So I got those two things. "In other words, she said, 'If you imitate anoth- er singer, you're just going to be one of the chorus. You're never going to make it.' " he says. "... But if you just be yourself and get influenced by great musicians that are per- forming well and just be yourself no matter what, she said, by being your- self you're automatically different from anybody else." No one can argue that Bennett isn't a unique American talent, one whose career spans more than 60 years, multiple gold and platinum records and 19 Grammy Awards. His career and his life is celebrated in "Tony Ben- nett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come." Airing Tuesday, Dec. 20, on NBC, the two-hour special that was taped in September at New York's Radio City Music Hall marks Bennett's 90th birthday (which was ac- tually on Aug. 3) with an evening of music from an all-star lineup of perform- ers that includes Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Elton John, Diana Krall, Stevie Wonder and Lady Gaga. Others who appear include Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Steve Buscemi, John Travolta, Bruce Willis and Homer Simpson. One of the highlights of the evening came from Gaga, his collaborator on the hit 2014 release "Cheek to Cheek," who wowed the crowd and Bennett with a knockout version of "The Lady Is a Tramp." "It couldn't have been better ... it was so beau- tiful the way she per- formed," Bennett says. "Last year, we did quite a few shows internationally, throughout all of Europe and then America and she did wonderful wherever we went." Alec Baldwin (left) pays tribute to the legendary singer in "Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come" Tuesday on NBC. A legend marks a milestone on 'Tony Bennett Celebrates 90' Providing for the Agricultural and Gardening Needs of our Community 711 E. WATERFORD • WAKARUSA 574.862.1163 SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS 574-533-2079 www.billsheatinginc.com Serving Goshen and Surrounding Areas for 65 Years f 803 Linway Drive Goshen, In 46526

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