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March 19 - 25, 2018 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Role on "Superior Donuts" 5. Close or Stonestreet 9. Storm and Gordon 10. Evangeline __ of "Lost" 12. "__ Tree Hill" 13. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find __"; 2016 fantasy film 16. Thirsty Frenchman's need 17. Cry from a flu shot clinic 18. Mac __; Sinise's role on "CSI: NY" 20. Setting for "Roseanne": abbr. 21. Role on "Barney Miller" 23. Farmland unit 25. Prefix for cycle or pod 26. Charlotte of "The Facts of Life" 27. "Olympus __ Fallen"; 2013 Gerard Butler movie 28. Flow's opposite 29. Oka of "Hawaii Five-0" 30. Jack of the original "Hawaii Five-O" 32. "__ All Night" (2011-12) 33. One of the Seven Dwarfs 38. Initials for Popeye's love 39. Mid-eleventh-century year 41. "Two __ __ Half Men" 42. "On Our __" (1994-95) 43. __ Michelle Gellar 45. "__ Hope" (1975-89) 47. Within reach 48. Carry DOWN 1. Series for Grace Kaufman (4) 2. Tavern order 3. "My Son, My Son, What Have __ Done"; 2009 Willem Dafoe film 4. Dog on "The Thin Man" 5. Red Muppet 6. Meredith Vieira's state of birth: abbr. 7. Suffix for infant or project 8. Role on "The Good Doctor" (2) 9. Err 11. Christmas 14. Initials for comedian and violinist Henny 15. "The Road to __ Dorado"; 2000 film for Kevin Kline 18. "__ __ Us" 19. Seldom 22. Hombres' wives: abbr. 24. __ San Lucas; resort in Mexico 29. "__ the word"; request for secrecy 31. Adams and Johnson 34. Bert of "The Wizard of Oz" 35. Suffix for thick or sick 36. Late McMahon 37. Portion 40. Anger 42. Cereal grain 44. Initials for the star of "M*A*S*H" 46. Greeting from Stallone Solution on page 2 CoverStory By Jay Bobbin © Zap2it For all the series Shon- da Rhimes has made, only one has been a direct spinoff of the one that established her ex- ecutive-producing cred, "Grey's Anatomy." Until now. First, "Private Practice" transferred characters from the very-long-running medical drama, and now comes "Station 19." Getting its ABC debut Thursday, March 22, the saga of Seattle firefighters makes Jason George's Ben War- ren its primary link to the parent show — though "Rosewood" alum Jaina Lee Ortiz appeared on "Grey's" earlier this month in her new role as Ben's firehouse colleague Andy Herrera. Andy pressures herself to follow in the footsteps of her father, the station's captain (Miguel Sandoval), while others on the team face their own challenges. Grey Damon ("Aquari- us"), Danielle Savre ("Too Close to Home"), Barrett Doss, Alberto Frezza, Jay Hayden (Rhimes' "The Catch") and Okieriete Onaodowan also are in the ensemble cast ... with Ellen Pompeo appearing in the premiere as (of course) Dr. Meredith Grey. "Station 19" showrunner Stacy McKee, who also hails from the "Grey's Anatomy" team, says that "If you've followed Ben Warren as a character, he's changed careers a couple of times, and he always goes after the thing that he thinks is going to satisfy him the most in the moment. And he's nev- er satisfied if he's stuck somewhere that isn't fulfill- ing him." Musing that he's "going to play Ben Warren for the rest of my career," actor George admits he had mixed feelings about mov- ing on. "I was just like Ben was," he reflects. "I per- sonally was caught more emotional than I expected about leaving the 'Grey's' family. I'm saying goodbye to people. I'm giving hugs. Then, all of a sudden, I realize I'll probably be back in about two months (in a crossover stint). So, I'm not leaving home entirely." Though Rhimes — who recently signed a deal to make projects for Netflix — has maintained she isn't trying to emulate pro- ducer Dick Wolf and his "Chicago" empire of NBC dramas, a certain synergy will exist between her Seat- tle-set shows while "Station 19" keeps its own style. Jason George stars in the "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff "Station 19," premiering Thursday on ABC. 'Station 19' opens for firefighters with debut of 'Grey's Anatomy' spinoff

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