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January 1 - 7, 2018 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Actress on "9JKL" (2) 9. Setting for "Picket Fences": abbr. 10. October birthstone 11. __ Mahal; most famous mausoleum 13. Climbing plants 15. Actress on "Madam Secretary" 17. Series for Brandon Micheal Hall (2) 18. Sabrina __ Beauf 20. "__ All Night" 21. Jim Nabors' state of birth: abbr. 23. Actress Ortiz 24. LBJ's successor 25. "Up in the __"; 2009 George Clooney movie 26. "__ Country for Old Men"; 2007 Tommy Lee Jones film 29. Selleck's initials 30. "__, __ and I"; Bobby Moynihan sitcom 34. "__ Boots Are Made for Walkin' "; Nancy Sinatra song 36. Get the knack of 38. Bagpiper's cap 39. __ Swan; "Once Upon a Time" role 42. "__ Vegas" 43. "Long __ __"; popular TLC series DOWN 1. Mike Myers' age 2. "Whose Line __ __ Anyway?" 3. Prescribed amount 4. Pacino's initials 5. "__ Law" (1986-94) 6. "__ McBeal" 7. "Love __ __ List It"; HGTV series 8. Fabray, to friends 9. Judge on "The Gong Show" (2) 12. Actor on "The Big Bang Theory" (2) 14. Words from the hard of hearing 16. Long time 19. Red Muppet 20. "The __"; 2006-09 Dennis Haysbert series 22. "__ American Tail"; film about Fievel 23. Alda's initials 27. "Say __ to the Dress" 28. "Grand __ Opry" 30. Short note 31. "__ the Putmans"; TLC series 32. Actor Jack __ 33. "The __ Guy" (1981-86) 35. __ Holbrook 37. Role on "Everybody Loves Raymond" 40. Initials for actress Fairchild 41. Edith Bunker, to Gloria Solution on page 2 CoverStory By Jay Bobbin © Zap2it Debuting as a Golden Globes host for the awards' 75th anniversary, Seth Meyers knows much more is involved than celebrating the past and giving out trophies. The NBC "Late Night" host and "Saturday Night Live" alum is keenly aware of one of the main subjects that's been on the enter- tainment world's collective mind in recent weeks and months: harassment. He admits he's figuring out how he'll deal with that in front of a large room of television and movie personalities at the year's first major showbiz-awards event, which his home net- work will televise Sunday, Jan. 7, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Ange- les. "I don't know if we'll be the bellwether" for how award hosts address the conversation that has dom- inated the industry lately, Meyers reflects, "but cer- tainly, we are aware that we are the first to go out. The most important thing for us is striking a balance in talking about what every- body is talking about, away from the Golden Globes, while also making sure that we use the night to celebrate all the great work that's been done. "Obviously, this has not been a great year for Hollywood insofar as what we've learned about things that were happening," adds Meyers, "but it also was a great year insofar as the product that came out. I'm sure that's the balance everybody will be trying to strike during the awards season." The Golden Globe nom- inations span such 2017 TV offerings as "Big Little Lies," "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Sinner," plus theatrical releases including "Lady Bird," "The Post" and "I, Tonya." Oprah Winfrey will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award for what is cited as her "im- pact on the world of enter- tainment," and the Golden Globe Ambassador (the title that previously was Mr. or Miss Golden Globe) will be Dwayne Johnson's daughter, Simone Garcia Johnson. A certain amount of prep was started by Meyers and his staff as soon as the nominees were an- nounced last month, but he allows, "History shows that the closer you get (to the show, in writing material), the better the jokes are." Meyers notes that his past dealings with the Holly- wood Foreign Press Asso- ciation, the group behind the awards, have been "all very pleasant, so we shall see." The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony airs Sunday on NBC. Seth Meyers has a challenging job as first- time Golden Globes host

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