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July 24 - 30, 2017 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Lead role on "Quantico" (2) 10. Smith or Estes 11. Actress Rene 12. Sushi bar offering 13. "El __"; Charlton Heston classic 14. Pacino and Roker 16. Actress on "Scorpion" (2) 18. Farewell 20. "__ __ old cowhand from the Rio Grande..." 21. Unlike Eton and Morehouse 22. "Are you a man __ __ mouse?" 23. Beast of burden 24. "__ __ Kind of Family" (1979-80) 25. Q's followers 27. Psychedelic drug, for short 28. Role on "NCIS" (2) 32. "The racer's edge" 33. "What __ to Wear" 34. "Please Don't __ the Daisies" 37. Hillbillies 39. Actress Chase 40. Star of "Imaginary Mary" (2) DOWN 1. Sense of holy wonder 2. "__ to Me" (2009-11) 3. Perpendicular annex 4. Scott Caan's age 5. Very dry 6. Vall"'ee or Giuliani 7. Initials for a Beatle 8. "I came, __ __, __ conquered" 9. "King __ Mines"; Richard Chamber- lain/Sharon Stone film 13. Setting for "The Big Bang Theory": abbr. 15. Trapped 16. Elly May's pa 17. Chew like a beaver 18. "Horrible __"; 2011 Jason Bateman movie 19. "Say __ __ __ Dress" 21. Rob Reiner's dad 24. Tavern order 26. Take off a brooch 29. Singer Paul __ 30. Jimmy Durante's feature 31. Meg Ryan's state of birth: abbr. 34. "A Nightmare on __ Street"; Johnny Depp film 35. Letters before an alias 36. Light brown 38. Initials for the star of "Walker, Texas Ranger" 39. "Catch Me __ You Can"; Tom Hanks movie Solution on page 2 CoverStory By George Dickie © Zap2it Something evil is afoot in a small Texas backwater and a group of unusual locals is de- termined to put a stop to it in a new supernatural thriller series debuting this week on NBC. In "Midnight, Texas," which premieres Monday, July 24, nothing is what it seeks and abnormal is normal. In this place where the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest, those looking to hide from the outside world will find safe haven. Into this remote burg comes Manfred (Francois Arnaud, "The Borgias"), a charming, powerful psychic with an abil- ity to communicate with the dead. His presence raises the suspicions of assassin Olivia (Arielle Kebbel, "The Vampire Diaries"), mainly because no one comes to Midnight of their own volition. Midnight is also home to Bobo (Dylan Bruce, "Orphan Black"), proprietor of the lo- cal pawn shop; Fiji (Parisa Fitz-Henley, "Luke Cage"), a witch and owner of the local wiccan shop; Joe (Jason Lewis, "Sex and the City"), an angel hip to all of Midnight's secrets; Lemuel (Peter Men- sah, "True Blood"), a wise vampire in a rather unusual and symbiotic relationship with Olivia; Creek (Sarah Ramos, "Parenthood"), an aspiring writer whose family harbors a deep secret; and the Rev. Emilio Sheehan (Yul Vazquez, "Seinfeld"), a cleric swayed by the full moon. When Aubrey Hamilton, Bobo's fiancée, is found dead in a creek, the victim of an apparent ritualistic slaying, suspicion immediately falls on Bobo. So the locals must band together to find out the truth behind the crime, among them Olivia. Kebbel, whose roles have been mainly in dramas and comedies, saw in Olivia the chance to play an action her- oine, a genre she's eager to get into. "Olivia Charity is quite the woman," the actress says. "She's a hit woman. She's also considered to be the town protector along with Lem, who is the resident vampire, and Olivia and Lem are in a rela- tionship together that is very deep and twisted and we'll ex- plore that as the season goes on. And for me, what I love about bringing Olivia to life is that she continues to surprise me. She continues to bring parts out of myself that either I didn't know were there or I did know was there but was scared to bring out. And I feel like she allows me to be this strong, fearless, bold, sassy woman with no apologies and I love that." "Midnight, Texas" premieres Monday on NBC. 'Midnight, Texas': Where the living and the dead intersect

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