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December 11 - 17, 2017 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Actress on "American Housewife" (2) 10. Cosmetics company 11. Children's song refrain 12. Role on "The Beverly Hillbillies" 13. %: abbr. 14. Michael J. Fox's age 16. Host of "The Gong Show" (2) 18. Initials for Mary's portrayer on "Little House on the Prairie" 20. Undergarment 21. Praise 22. "McFarland, __"; 2015 Kevin Costner movie 23. Andorra's continent: abbr. 24. King toppers 25. Edison's middle name 27. Cobb and Burrell 28. "America's Got Talent" judge (2) 32. Caesar's 506 33. Suffix for cook, book or rook 34. "A __ of the World"; 1999 Sigourney Weaver film 37. Muscat resident 39. First, second, third or home 40. Actor on "The Night Shift" (2) DOWN 1. Hot Lips Houlihan's rank: abbr. 2. Kaitlyn Dever's role on "Last Man Standing" 3. "Children of a Lesser __"; Marlee Matlin movie 4. Mr. Niven's initials 5. Least favorite piece of chicken 6. "Nick at __"; Nickelodeon's evening lineup 7. Suffix for absent or employ 8. Tomlin's namesakes 9. "I __ __"; Best Comedy Series Emmy winner of the 1950s 13. "Magnum, __" 15. Purple flowers 16. "__ About You" 17. Mineral springs 18. Injured through rough handling 19. Adventure reality series 21. Ms. Remini 24. Source of quick cash, for short 26. "Brother, Can You Spare __ __?"; Great Depression song 29. Richard __ of "Spin City" 30. Princess __; Carrie Fisher's "Star Wars" role 31. "This Is __" 34. __ West 35. Bit of sooty residue 36. __ person; apiece 38. "__ American Tail"; film about Fievel 39. Initials for Bonnie of "One Day at a Time" Solution on page 2 CoverStory By George Dickie © Zap2it Whether it's making a record or designing cloth- ing, Gwen Stefani has an implicit trust in the creative process. And it's what guided her through the at-time daunting challenge of making of her first solo special for NBC, "Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas." "You have to start at the bottom of the mountain," she explains, "and just (take) little baby steps, and it started just coming together. And it was really just coming down to 'Who am I and what am I trying to say?' And it just was like developing over time and it was like meeting after meeting of what I don't want to do and what I do want to do. And 'What is the message I'm trying to make?' And those kinds of things. "And then it just turns into a budget issue just like everything else," she adds with a laugh, "so that kind of edits things out. And then you try to get really creative within a budget problem, which is what I do with designing as well, which is part of the creative process. And you start to get really creative then." The hourlong program, which airs Tuesday, Dec. 12, sees the Grammy-win- ning singer/songwriter and former coach on the Peacock Network's "The Voice," performing selections from her new album "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" as well as classic holiday fare. There are also holiday-themed sketches and guest ap- pearances by Ken Jeong ("Dr. Ken"), talk-show host Chelsea Handler, actor/co- median Seth MacFarlane and recording artist Ne-Yo. Stefani also performs a duet with Blake Shelton, the country artist to whom recent reports have linked her romantically, and it's a song he wrote for her Christmas album. "I guess when he start- ed hearing about the kind of record I was going to make," Stefani explains, "he was so excited about it. And he was on his tour bus and he came up with this idea. And he was funny be- cause he sent me a voice message and it was like, 'OK, I was thinking about your record and I was just sitting around. I kind of came up with this. I don't know if there's anything here.' But it was basically like, 'I wanna thank ...' ... 'You make me feel ...' I was like, 'Oh my gosh! What a jerk!' Like he's so talented. He just sends me a hit like right when I'm try- ing to write this record. So I knew automatically that it was so good ... ." "Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas" airs Tuesday on NBC. Gwen Stefani makes her first TV special 'Feel Like Christmas'

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