TV TIME
Universal Crossword
Edited by Timothy Parker December 23, 2017
ACROSS
1 Contented
6 En ___ (all together)
11 “Straight away”
14 Harm
15 One doing sight
seeing?
16 “Here’s a new clue!”
17 Fresh breeze permit-
ters
19 Knight’s title
20 Start to “got a clue”
21 Single-issue maga-
zine
23 Not fast
25 Type of following
27 Ham’s dad
28 Thanksgiving mo.
29 Breakfast potatoes
32 Reports or maintains
35 Way more desperate
36 Endangered
39 Let up
43 Lesser
Antilles native
45 Better aligned
46 Sink
relatives
of old
51 Common beverage
52 Doing
nothing
53 Piglet’s friend
54 Supporter
55 In that direction,
archaically
58 Man called the
March King
60 Chop branches
61 Stella
McCartney, for one
65 Prior,
old-style
66 Escalator feature
67 Idaho product, infor-
mally
68 Crimson
69 Marsh
plant
70 Beginning stages
DOWN
1 Possesses
2 Defunct NBA rival
3 Horrible negotiator
4 “I don’t believe it!”
5 Certain evergreens
6 Virgil’s birthplace
7 Abet’s
partner
8 Sweet-talker
9 Hanging on by a
thread?
10 Gaelic language
11 Absentee
12 Cleveland resident
13 Values
18 Foot
segment
22 Nighttime noise-mak-
er
23 Easy feat
24 Tennis
zero
26 Trippy drug
30 Bikini part
31 Silence
in the
symphony
33 More wealthy
34 Nice hunk of marble
37 Stat for a reliever
38 Arranged or settled
40 Stays
longer than
41 Use your fingers
42 Get ragged
44 Life story, in brief
46 Dry up in the heat
47 Attach
48 Changed direction
abruptly
49 End of a rugby game
50 “Scat!” relative
54 Flu variety
56 Young salamanders
57 Weight you pay
nothing for
59 “Do ___ others
as ...”
62 Crone
63 Golf prop
64 “The ___ of the Deal”
ASHES TO ASHES By Timothy E. Parker
sudoku answers
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NCAA Basketball UCLA vs. Kentucky Site:
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Paid
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3 Paid
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19 Basket. NCAA Basketball UCLA vs. Kentucky (L)
EPL Soccer Manchester
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The Year in
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The Year
Sewing Fresh
Allen
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13 Porter Stitch
Food
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World of X
4 Games
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66
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76
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C0
LIFE
29
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27
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67
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49
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C7
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21
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C8
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118
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HBO
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HBO2 C20
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STZENC 644
1:30
The Year: 2017
The Year: 2017
Joy of Paint
Painting This
Mexican Milk
Table
Street
2 PM
2:30
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2 Broke Mike & Anger Two and
Girls
Molly
Manage a Half
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The
Wilder- Football Night in
Voyager ness Vet America (L)
Paid
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Football Night (L)
Matter Paid
of Fact Program
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Test
A Chef's Healthy Second
Kitchen Life
Minds Opinion
Motorw Wood- Woodsm Ask-Old
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3 PM
3:30
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4:30
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News (N)
This Just In
World's Funniest The Gifted
Grown Health News
News
The Big The Big NCIS:NewOrleans
Journal (N)
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Bang
Bang
"Let It Ride"
News
News
News
News
Ent. Tonight
NCIS:NewOrleans
:20 NFL Football Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers Site:
Local
Lambeau Field -- Green Bay, Wis. (L)
News
:20 NFL Football Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers (L)
:35 Paid
Extra Weekend
Paid
News
Entertainment
C'mas Light Fight
Program (N)
Tonight Weekend
News
News
News
Paid
Jeop.
Wheel C'mas Light Fight
Danube News- Lawrence Welk
Baking "Christmas Silk
hour. (N) "Christmas (1966)" Masterclass"
This Old News- Baking "Christmas European
Globe Trekker
House hour. (N) Masterclass"
Christmas
5 PM
5:30
6 PM
6:30
7 PM
7:30
8 PM
8:30
9 PM
9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30
Lethal Weapon
"Born to Run"
Lethal Weapon
48 Hours
Hell's Kitchen
"Raising the Bar"
Hell's Kitchen
News
Hono-
(N)
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48 Hours
48 Hours
News
Am.Ninja
American Ninja Blue Blood "Worst News
Sat.
Warrior
Case Scenario"
(N)
Night
Paid Program
Dateline NBC
News
S.N.L
C'mas Light Fight Ten Days in the Scandal "Transfer
Valley (N)
of Power"
C'mas Light Fight Ten Days (N)
News
Wrestle
Magic Moments: The Best of '50s
Austin City Limits
Pop Music (N)
"Tom Waits"
800 Words
Silent Witness
Silent Witness
"Fraternity" 1/2
"Fraternity" 2/2
9 PM
First at Most
Ten (N) Wanted
News (N)
48 Hours
9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30
Live PD "Rewind" Live PD "Rewind" Live PD
Live PD
Live PD
Live PD
< White Chris...
<+++ Miracle on 34th Street
<++ Deck the Halls Danny de Vito.
<+++ This Christmas (‘07, Com) Delroy Lindo. <+++ Scrooged Bill Murray.
<+++ A Christmas Carol
The Vet Life
The Vet Life
The Vet Life
The Vet Life
PitBull-Paro (N) PitBull-Paro (N) PitBull-Paro (N) :05 Pit Bull (N)
:05 Pit Bull (N)
:05 Pit Bull (N)
:05 PitBullP. (N)
:10 Pit Bull Parole
<+++ The Help (‘11, Dra) Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone. <+++ The Help (‘11, Dra) Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone. <+++ Hope Floats (‘98, Rom) Sandra Bullock.
<+++ I'll Be Home for Christmas
Paid Program
American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed Paid Program
CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Smerconish
CNN Newsroom The Seventies
The Seventies
The Seventies
The Seventies
The Seventies
The Seventies
The Seventies
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Bush People "A Very Brown Christmas in Alaska" (N)
Bush People
Andi M. Andi M. Bizaard. Underc. Underc. Andi M. GoodLuckJessie Bunk'd Bizaard. Liv/Mad Liv Mad Austin StuckM. Mickey Transyl <+++ Frozen Kristen Bell. :45 Lights Bunk'd Bunk'd Walk
MECH-X4
Football NCAA Football Armed Forces Bowl San Diego State vs. Army (L)
NCAA Football Dollar General Bowl Appalachian State vs. Toledo (L) SportsCenter (N)
SportsCenter (N) SportsCenter (N) SportsCenter (N)
NCAA Basketb. Con./Aub. (L) NCAA Basketb. Diamond Head Classic SportsCenter (N) Score. NCAA Basketball Illinois vs Missouri (L) NCAA Basketb. Diamond Head Classic E:60
NCAA Football Dollar General Bowl
Journal Edit.
News HQ
America's News HQ
Report Saturday Watters World
Judge Jeanine
Greg Gutfeld
Watters World
Judge Jeanine
Greg Gutfeld
Watters World
Cooking Baked Holiday Baking
Cookie Challenge GingerbreadGiant Diners, Drive-Ins Diners, Drive-Ins Diners, Drive-Ins Diners, Drive-Ins Diners, Drive-Ins BBQ (N) Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners
Movie :50 <+++ Elf (‘03, Com) Will Ferrell.
<+++ The Santa Clause Tim Allen. :05 < The Santa Clause 3: The Esc... :10 < National Lampoon's Christ...
:20 <+++ How the Grinch Stole Christmas Jim Carrey.
< Puss in Boots
< Penguins of Madagascar
<+++ 21 Jump Street (‘12, Act) Jonah Hill.
<+++ 22 Jump Street Channing Tatum.
<+++ Pitch Perfect 2 Anna Kendrick.
<+++ Pitch Perfect 2
< Happy Gilmore <+++ The Greatest Game Ever Played
< Seve the Movie (‘14, Spt) José Luis Gutiérrez. < Seven Days in Utopia Robert Bear. <+++ The Greatest Game Ever Played
<+++ The Caddy
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
The Chase
The Chase
CashCb CashCb Feud
Feud
Baggage Baggage Baggage Baggage
< The Mistletoe Promise Jamie King. < Love You Like Christmas
< Christmas Connection
< Christmas Next Door Jesse Metcalf. < Christmas Getaway (P)
< A Royal Christmas Stephen Hagan.
Fixer Upper
Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers H.Hunt House
Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn Stars
Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn Stars
Pawn Stars
:05 Pawn :35 Pawn :05 Pawn :35 Pawn
< A Perfect Chri... < Becoming Santa
< Dear Secret Santa
< Last Chance for Christmas
< Dear Santa (‘11, Dra) Amy Acker.
<+++ The Holiday (‘06, Rom) Cameron Diaz.
Terra'sBigHouse
Loud H. Loud H. Loud H. Loud H. Sponge Sponge Sponge Sponge Sponge Loud H. Loud H. Loud H. H.Danger H.Danger < Tiny Christmas
Nicky
F.House F.House Fresh P. Fresh P. Friends Friends
Footvolley
Footvolley
Footvolley
Footvolley
Press
Press
Fantasy Hour
Football Sled (N) Poker
Poker
WPT Poker
WPT Poker
In Depth NCAA Basketball
<+++ Wedding Crashers (‘05, Com) Owen Wilson.
<+++ The Hangover (‘09, Com) Ed Helms.
<+++ Rush Hour (‘98, Act) Jackie Chan.
<+++ The Hangover (‘09, Com) Ed Helms.
<+++ Rush Hour
< Seventh Son Jeff Bridges. <++ The Lone Ranger (‘13, Act) Johnny Depp.
:35 <++ Pan (‘15, Fam) Levi Miller.
<+++ Men in Black Will Smith.
<+++ Men in Black Will Smith.
Futur. Futur.
<+++ Never Been Kissed
Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld BigBang BigBang BigBang BigBang BigBang Frontal Search
<++++ The Song of Bernadette
<+++ King of Kings (‘62, Epic) Jeffrey Hunter.
<++++ The Quiet Man John Wayne.
<++++ My Favorite Wife :15 < By the Light of the Silvery ...
:15 <+ Xanadu
Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes Say Yes
Law&O. "Bounty" <++ McFarland, USA (‘15, Dra) Kevin Costner. :45 <+++ Never Been Kissed
:45 <+++ Cinderella (‘15, Fam) Lily James.
<++++ The Wizard of Oz
:15 <+++ Maleficent Angelina Jolie.
Pagado Pagado Sin Rollo
Recuerda y gana Dr. Juan
Guapos Guapos Vecinos Vecinos María Notice Noticias Univision Navidad Desde Nueva York
Crónicas
María Notice
NCIS
NCIS "Jack Knife" NCIS "Jurisdiction" NCIS
NCIS
NCIS "Obsession" <++ G.I. Joe: Retaliation Channing Tatum.
<+++ Thor (‘11, Act) Chris Hemsworth.
Modern Modern
C.Minds "Distress" C.Minds "Jones" Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
C.Minds "Legacy" Criminal Minds
C.Minds "Doubt" Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Law & Order: C.I. Law & Order: C.I.
MASH MASH MASH MASH MASH MASH Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Bones
Bones
Interest "Lethe" Person of Interest
Quinceañ Quinceañ Quinceañ < The League of Extraordinary G... <+++ Kong: Skull Island
1stLook / :50 <+++ Something's Gotta Give < The Zookeeper's Wife
Divorce :45 Gunpowder :45 Gun
Movie :45 <++ About a Boy Hugh Grant.
Fight
<++ Bride of Chucky
<++ Bride of Chucky
Agnelli
:50 <+++ Good Morning, Vietnam
:55 <++ The Great Wall
Movie
< John Wick: Chapter 2
< The Darkness
:05 < Term Life
:40 <+++ Adaptation Nicolas Cage. Comedy :05 <+++ Wanted James McAvoy.
< John Wick: Chapter 2
:05 <++ Hostage
:15 <++ Duplicity (‘09, Rom) Clive Owen.
:25 <++ Be Cool John Travolta.
:25 < Fist Fight Ice Cube.
<++ My Cousin Vinny Joe Pesci.
<++ Runaway Jury John Cusack.
:10 <++++ The Verdict
Movie <+ Bad Moms Mila Kunis. :15 <+++ I Am Number Four
:15 <+++ Con Air Nicolas Cage.
:15 Shameless
:15 <++++ Hell or High Water
<+++ The Hateful Eight (‘15, West) Samuel L. Jackson.
<+++ For Love of the Game
:20 <++ The Ugly Truth
American Gods :05 American
:05 American
:10 American
:10 American
:05 American
American Gods
:55 American
<+ Over the Top :10 <++ The Legend of Zorro
:20 <++ Shallow Hal
:15 < Risen (‘16, Dra) Joseph Fiennes. :05 <++ Lakeview Terrace
<++ Big Momma's House :40 <++ Shallow Hal
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ABC
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11
3
2
19
6
8
4
C
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13
1:30
Person of Interest Anger Anger
"In Extremis"
Manage Manage
Family Family Bob's
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Americ- :35 Amer.Ninja
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an Ninja "Las Vegas Finals" Program
Saturday Night
1st Look Open
Live
House
Saturday Night
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Rizzoli "Bridge of The Outer Limits
Tomorrow"
"Corpus Earthling"
Hono- :35 Castle "Sucker Paid
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rWrestle Punch"
A Chef's Life
Nova "Bird Brain"
Holiday Special
Masterpiece
Oregon Oregon
"Home Fires"
Art Beat Guide
2 AM
2:30
3 AM
3:30
4 AM
4:30
Two and Mike & <++ Surviving Christmas (‘04, Com)
a Half Molly
James Gandolfini, Ben Affleck.
Sports Leg. "In
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Their Own Words"
Program Program
L.M.
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Traveler Program Program Program Green
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CSI: Miami "Rush" Am.
Entertainers With
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:05 1st :35 Open :05 Open L.M.
In Touch
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House House Traveler Ministries
The Outer Limits Lost Space "The Bottom Sea "Long
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CBS Sunday Morning With Face the The NFL Today (L)
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On the Cross-
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Sunday Today (N)
NFL Football Los Angeles Rams at
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NFL Football (L)
NFL Football Buffalo Bills at New
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NFL Football Buffalo Bills at New
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PGA Tour "Year in Dew Tour (L)
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PGA Tour "Year in Dew Tour (L)
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LatiNa- America Mile Lights
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Nature
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