TV TIME
Universal Crossword
Edited by Timothy Parker December 15, 2018
ACROSS
1 Already established
6 Doesn’t punch, but
close
11 “___ We There Yet?”
14 Place to drain threes
15 Like Florida’s gables?
16 Type of auto lights
17 What dull acts do?
19 Hauler in the harbor
20 Movie part
21 Areas filled with
conifers
23 Topics or issues
26 Gambler in action
27 Without qualification
28 Nautical measurement
29 Implied
30 Military chapeau
31 Org. of defenders
34 Four Seasons
employee
35 Bank offerings
36
37
38
39
40
42
43
45
46
47
48
49
54
55
56
57
58
59
DOWN
1 Actor Mineo
2 Historian’s period
3 PI kin
4 Fancy pen holder
5 Currently being born
6 Many ER images
7 Stories of times past
8 This puzzle’s flood-
buster
9 Examines by feeling
10 Hand-y trickery
11 Like car accessories
12 Mail carrier’s beat
13 Samantha of filmdom
18 Sassily saucy
22 “New” prefix
23 Musical “___ Mia!”
24 “Now that’s ___ nice
job”
25 Double-wide’s place
26 Cautions
Like racehorses
U-turn from none
Merry little tunes
Heated coal for fuel
use
Best-of-the-best
groups
“Friends” character
Pets
Fit into the schedule
Redenbacher’s
activator
Unemotional one
Uracil locale
Features of tricky
decks
Hearing organ
Didn’t order out
Game show VIP
Reindeer kin
“Same for me”
Gap
28 Great doings
30 Outdoor trunks
32 Bathysphere guy
William
33 Stirred in
35 Book review types
36 Place for drills
38 At a crazy pace
39 They’re picked from
41 Chop off, as a branch
42 Walk heavily
43 Bout of shopping
44 Having variations in
pitch
45 Trial recorder
47 Comedic bit
50 No longer gigging, cut
51 Former VCR maker
52 Last mo.
53 Visit
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(19)
KEPR
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(25)
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CABLE
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2:30
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7:30
<+++ Shrek the Third ('07, Ani)
Paid
Mike & Mom
Two and
Program Molly
a Half
<+++ A League of Their Own Geena Davis.
NCAA
:45 NCAA Basketball Crossroads Classic Indiana Paid
Pet Vet Inside Paid
Basketb. vs. Butler Site: Bankers Life Fieldhouse (L)
Program Dream Edition Program
Basket. :45 NCAA Basket. Crossroads Classic Ind./But. (L) Paid
Pet Vet Extra Weekend
Golf Father/Son Challenge Round 3 Site: Ritz-Carlton Golf
The
Vets
Consu- Naturall
Club -- Orlando, Fla. (L)
Voyager Saving mer 101 y, Danny
Golf Father/Son Challenge Site: Ritz-Carlton Golf Club (L)
Paid
Paid
Getaway St.Talk
NCAA
NCAA Football Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State vs. Arizona State Site:
LatiNa- America
Football Sam Boyd Stadium -- Las Vegas, Nev. (L)
tion
n Latino
Football NCAA Football Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State vs. Arizona State (L)
Wild Am. J. Brown
Sewing Quilting Garden Greener Joy of Paint
Cook's A Chef's Innova- Second
Nancy Arts
Home
World Painting This
Country Life
tions
Opinion
Fons & Fit 2
Cook's Test
Milk
Martha Moto- Wood- Woodsm Ask-Old
Porter Stitch
Country Kitchen Street Bakes rweek wright's ith Shop House
13
12 PM 12:30 1 PM
PREMIUM
2 PM
11 Face (N) PBC (N) Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers.
Paid
Paid
Paid
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(31)
(59)
1:30
A&E
C2
AMC
60
ANPL 24
CMT
43
CNBC 72
CNN
68
DISC
C1
DISN
26
ESPN
33
ESPN2 34
FNC
66
FOOD 61
FREE
32
FX
6C
GOLF
88
GSN
76
HALL
87
HGTV 62
HIST
C0
LIFE
29
NICK
27
ROOT 37
SPIKE 42
SYFY
67
TBS
C9
TCM
C6
TLC
49
TNT
C7
UNI
21
USA
C8
WE
118
WGN
HBO
C18
HBO2 C20
HBO3 C21
MAX C49
SHOW C78
STARZ 621
STZENC 644
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7 PM
7:30
5 PM
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6:30
7 PM
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8 PM
8:30
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9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30
UFC UFC Fight Night Site: Fiserv Forum Paid
2 Broke 2 Broke Modern Two and Travel
-- Milwaukee, Wis. (L)
Program Girls
Girls
Family a Half Show
UFC UFC Fight Night (L)
In Depth Whack <++ Witness ('85, Cri) Harrison Ford.
Grown Health News
News
The Big The Big NCIS: Los Angeles 48 Hours "Don't
Journal (N)
(N)
Bang
Bang
"Reentry"
Scream"
News
News
News
News
Ent. Tonight
NCIS: Los Angeles 48 Hours
Vets
News
News
NCIS: New
Dateline NBC
Saturday Night Live (L)
Saving (N)
(N)
Orleans "I Do"
News (N)
News
Natural VetsSav. Champ Paid
Saturday Night Live (L)
Extra Weekend
Paid
Paid
Entertainment
C'mas Light Fight C'mas Light Fight
Program Program Tonight Weekend
News
Paid (N) News (N)
Paid Program
C'mas Light Fight C'mas Light Fight
Steves' News- L. Welk "Memories The Great British Jam With Dan "Best of (So Danube
Europe hour. (N) of Nat King Cole" Baking Show (N) Far)"
This Old News- Baking "Christmas Rick Steves'
Doc Martin "The Brown "The
House hour. (N) Masterclass"
Luther
Shock of the New" Smallest of Things"
5 PM
5:30
6 PM
6:30
7 PM
7:30
8 PM
8:30
9 PM
First at Most
Ten (N) Wanted
Fox 12 News (N)
48 Hours (N)
Hell's Kitchen
"Hell Freezes Over"
Hell's Kitchen
Hono-
News
(N)
rWrestle
News
Am.Ninja
News
Sat.
(N)
Night
News
S.N.L
Wipeout
48 Hours (N)
Saturday Night
Live
Sat. Night Live
Alec Baldwin
Kerry Washington
Alec Baldwin (N) News
Wrestle
Life on Films
Austin City Limits
the Line ByKids
The Doctor Blake Mysteries "Family
Portrait"
9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30
PD Cam PD Cam PD Cam PD Cam Live PD
Live PD
Live PD / :05 Live PD Live PD
<++ Prancer ('89, Fam) Sam Elliott.
<++ Jingle All the Way
<+++ The Polar Express Tom Hanks. <++ The Santa Clause 2 ('02, Fam) Tim Allen. < National Lampoon's Christmas ... :45 < Miracle on 34th St...
PitBullP. "Scarred" Parole "Jail Break" Pit Bull Parolees Pit Bull Parolees Pit Bull Parolees Pit Bull Parolees Pit Bull Parolees Pit Bull Parolees Parolees (N)
Parolees (N)
Parolees (N)
:05 Pit Bull Parole
<+++ Top Gun ('86, Act) Tom Cruise. <++ We Are Marshall ('07, Spt) Matthew McConaughey. <+++ Top Gun ('86, Act) Tom Cruise.
<++ Days of Thunder ('90, Spt) Tom Cruise.
<++ Jurassic Park III Sam Neill.
Paid
Paid
Jay Leno's Garage Jay Leno's Garage Jay Leno's Garage Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Celeb Paid
Paid
CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom S.E. Cupp
Van Jones Show CNN Newsroom History ofComedy History ofComedy History ofComedy History ofComedy History ofComedy History ofComedy
To Be Announced To Be Announced Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
Dirty Jobs
To Be Announced Border Live "December 12, 2018"
Dirty Jobs
Raven's. Raven's. CoopCmi CoopCmi Andi M.
Bunk'd Jessie
Liv/Mad Liv Mad Stuck in Middle Bizaard. Bizaard. CoopCmi CoopCmi Raven's. Raven's. Bunk'd Bunk'd Bunk'd <++ Wreck-It Ralph
NCAA Football New Mexico Bowl (L)
NCAA Football Camellia Bowl Georgia South. vs E. Michigan (L)
NCAA Football New Orleans Bowl M.T. St./App. St. (L)
SprtC
NCAA Football New Mexico Bowl
NCAA Football Division I Tournament NCAA Basketball Utah at Kentucky (L) NCAA Basketball (L)
NCAA Volleyball Division I Tournament NCAA Basketball Baylor at Arizona (L) NCAA Football New Mexico Bowl
Watters World
Judge Jeanine
Greg Gutfeld
Watters World
Judge Jeanine
Greg Gutfeld
Watters World
Journal Edit.
America's News HQ
Report Saturday Liberty & Levin
Southern Guy's R. Cookie Challenge Chopped
Chopped
Chopped
Chopped
Holiday Baking
Holiday Baking
Holiday Baking
Holiday Baking
Holiday Baking
Holiday Baking
Movie :35 < The Santa Clause 3: The Esc... :40 <++++ Toy Story Tom Hanks.
:40 <+++ Toy Story 2 Tom Hanks.
:45 <+++ Toy Story 3 ('10, Ani) Tom Hanks.
:15 <+++ Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
< Ride Along ('14, Act/Com) Ice Cube. <+ Ride Along 2 Ice Cube.
< Rise of the Guardians
< Turbo ('13, Ani) Ryan Reynolds.
< Trolls ('16, Ani) Anna Kendrick.
< Trolls ('16, Ani) Anna Kendrick.
GolfAdv. GolfAdv. GolfAdv. GolfAdv. GolfAdv. GolfAdv. Golf C. Golf Father/Son Challenge Site: Ritz-Carlton Golf Club -- Orlando, Fla. AsianTour Golf Indonesian Masters Final Round Site: Royale Jakarta Golf Club (L)
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
Feud
CashCb CashCb Feud
Feud
Baggage Baggage Baggage Baggage
CashCb CashCb CashCb CashCb Am.Says Feud
< Christmas in Love
< The Christmas Cottage
< Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe
< Welcome to Christmas Eric Mabius. < Entertaining Christmas (P)
< Christmas at the Palace
Fixer Upper
Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Love It or List It Love It or List It Renovation (N)
H.Hunt House
<++ Wyatt Earp Kevin Costner.
<+++ Unforgiven ('92, West) Clint Eastwood.
Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn S. Pawn Stars: Pumped Up "Top Dollar Comics" (N)
:05 Pawn Stars
< My Christmas Prince Alexis Knapp. < Every Day Is Christmas
< A Christmas Arrangement
< Christmas Lost and Found
< Christmas Pen Pals Sarah Drew.
:05 < A Christmas in Tennessee
Sponge Friends Friends Friends Friends
P Ranger Sponge Sponge Sponge Sponge Sponge Sponge Sponge Sponge Loud H. Loud H. Loud H. Loud H. Loud H. Loud H. Loud H. < Tiny Christmas
NCAA Basketb. (L) NCAA Basketball Kent/L.ville (L)
NCAA Basketball Wis.-GB/Crei.
DFL Soccer Bayern Munich at Hannover NCAA Basketball OldD./Syr.
WCC/Acc. Press
Press
Football NCAA Basketball
<++ Red 2 ('13, Act) Helen Mirren, Bruce Willis. <+++ The Expendables 2 Sylvester Stallone.
<++ The Expendables 3 ('14, Act) Sylvester Stallone.
<+++ Red ('10, Act) Bruce Willis.
<++ Red 2 Bruce Willis.
<+++ Fright Night ('11, Com) Anton Yelchin.
:25 <++ Planet of the Apes Mark Wahlberg.
:55 <+++ Colombiana Zoe Saldana. Flyers
:55 Nightflyers
:50 Nightflyers
:40 Flyers "Icarus" Nightflyers
ZNation
<++ RV Robin Williams.
< Pete's Dragon Bryce Dallas Howard. :45 < The Jungle Book ('16, Fam) Neel Sethi.
< Central Intelligence
BigBang BigBang BigBang BigBang BigBang BigBang Frontal Movie
Movie <+++ The Naked and the Dead
:45 <++++ The Loved One Robert Morse.
<+++ Trail of Robin Hood <+++ The Three Godfathers
Star
< Talk About a Stranger
<+++ The Thrill of It All
Extreme Trees
Hoarding
Hoarding
Hoarding
Hoarding
Hoarding
Gypsy Wedd
Gypsy Wedd
Gypsy Wedd
My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding Gypsy Wedd
Movie <++++ Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope :15 < Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
<++++ Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
<+++ Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Pagado Pagado Sin Rollo
Cuentamelo Ya! Vecinos Vecinos Renta Co Renta Co Guapos Guapos María
Notice Como dice dicho Celebrando la Magia
María
Notice
NCIS
NCIS
NCIS
NCIS "Alibi"
NCIS "Gut Check" NCIS
NCIS "Homesick" NCIS
NCIS
NCIS
NCIS
Modern Modern
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds
CSI "Kill Clause" CSI: Miami
MASH MASH MASH MASH BlueB. "Partners" Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Blue Bloods
Bones
Bones
Elementary
Movie :50 <++ Rampage Dwayne Johnson. :45 Say Her Name: Sandra
:35 < American Made Tom Cruise.
<+++ The Hangover
:15 <+++ Blockers John Cena.
Dirty Clean (N)
Sally4E Movie
Movie :45 Momentum Generation
<+++ Inception Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
< Icebox
:25 VICE
R. 104 R. 104 <+++ The Shape of Water
:05 < About Time
:20 < The Mountain Between Us
:15 <+++ Inherent Vice Joaquin Phoenix.
:45 <++ The Terminal Tom Hanks.
<+++ The Post Meryl Streep.
<+++ Blade Runner 2049 Ryan Gosling.
Movie
< Thoroughbreds :55 <+++ The Client
<+++ The Hustler Paul Newman.
:15 < Legend ('15, Thril) Tom Hardy.
Tour Bus <+++ Darkman
:40 < Darkman 2: The Re... :15 < Primeval
Shameless
Shameless
Shame. "Iron City" Shameless
Shameless
Shameless
Shameless
Shame. "Emily"
Shame. "Lazarus" < The Death of Stalin Steve Buscemi. < Office Chris...
Movie :50 <++ Joe Dirt David Spade.
:25 Counterpart
:25 < Proud Mary
:55 Outlander
< Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
< Shock and Awe
:35 Outlander
:35 Counterpart
Movie
<++ Scream 2
:25 <++ Scream 3 Neve Campbell.
:25 < The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring :25 <+++ The Proposal
:15 <++ The Wedding Planner
Black Sails "X"
< Maximum O...
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FOX
(11)
KFFX
KPTV
CBS
(19)
KEPR
KOIN
NBC
(25)
KNDU
KGW
ABC
(42)
KVEW
KATU
11
3
2
19
6
8
4
C
PBS
(31)
KTNW
(59)
OPB
13
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2:30
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Person of Interest Bones "The Corpse Two and Mike & Weekend Marketplace
"All In"
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a Half Molly
Family Family Bob's
Bob's
The Best of GSL Sports Gone Wild Paid (N) Paid
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Burgers Burgers "Class of 1976"
Program
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Saturday Night
1st Look Open
Open
Madam Secretary Am.
Entertainers With
Live
House House "The Long Shot" Athlete Byron Allen
Saturday Night
AndySta Paid
:05 1st :35 Open Dateline NBC
In Touch
Live
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House
Ministries
Rizzoli & Isles
The Listener "The Bottom Sea "The Land of the
Swamp Swamp
"Phoenix Rising" Bank Job"
Phantom Strikes" Giants
Thing
Thing
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Perform. "Madama Butterfly" Kristine Opolais shines in her Impossible B "The British Baking
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Floating House"
"Masterclass One"
Craft in America Oregon Oregon Mids-
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Masterpiece Classic
"Celebration"
Art Beat Guide omer M. Murders
"Unforgotten"
5 AM
5:30
2 Broke Paid
Girls
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The Church of the
Almighty God
On the Cross-
Money walk
Sunday Today (N)
6 AM
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7 AM
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Fox News Sunday Paid
Ag PhD NFL Kickoff (L)
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Good Day Oregon at 6 a.m. (N)
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9 AM
9:30 10 AM 10:30 11 AM 11:30
Fox NFL Sunday
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Fox NFL Sunday
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CBS Sunday Morning With Face the The NFL Today (L)
Program Measure Jane Pauley
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Good
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Performances
Rogers Bubbles Street Tiger
chase
the Trunk 4"
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Holidays
Rogers Luna!
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Luther
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NFL Football Miami Dolphins at
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NFL Football Miami Dolphins at
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