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WEEK OF DECEMBER 8 - DECEMBER 14, 2016
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Taraji’s White Hot
Holidays
Thursday at 8 p.m. on KLSR
She doesn’t have fellow “Em-
pire” star Terrence Howard with
her this time, but Taraji P. Hen-
son holds forth with the second
annual edition of this seasonal
variety special. She’s certainly
not alone, since the guest
lineup includes fellow “Empire”
veterans Jussie Smollett and
Taye Diggs, plus a very musical
lineup featuring Pharrell Wil-
liams, Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys,
Snoop Dogg, Run-DMC’s Darryl
McDaniels and TLC. Tyler Perry
and Terry Crews also appear.
Mary Poppins
Saturday at 8 p.m. on KATU,
KEZI
Julie Andrews received an
Oscar for her portrayal of the
practically perfect nanny who
arrives mysteriously on the
doorstep of the Banks house-
hold. She loosens up the stiff
family with her magical charm.
The charming 1964 Disney
musical — whose not totally
smooth backstory was told in
“Saving Mr. Banks” — features
such well-known songs as “A
Spoonful of Sugar” and “Chim
Chim Cher-ee.” Dick Van Dyke,
David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns
and Ed Wynn also star.
Frozen
Sunday at 8 p.m. on KATU,
KEZI
The Disney studio added
another animated smash to
its inventory with this 2013
fantasy, adapted from Hans
Christian Andersen’s “The Snow
Queen” and sparked by a
woman (voice of Idina Menzel)
with the gift — and curse — of
turning anything, or anyone, to
ice. She runs away to prevent
hurting those she loves, but her
sister (voice of Kristen Bell) goes
in pursuit. Jonathan Groff and
Josh Gad also are heard, the
latter as a snowman named
Olaf.
The identity of the featured celebrity is found within
the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV
Challenge, unscramble the letters noted with aster-
isks within the puzzle.
Across
1. Pesci or Penny
4. “Judge __”
8. Denver or Hope
11. Setting for “The Golden
Girls”: abbr.
12. Annapolis academy let-
ters
13. Baseball stat.
14. Series for Kevin James
(3)
17. 90 degrees from NNE
18. “The Karate __”
19. Snout
21. “__ Blue” (1993-2005)
24. “__ All Night” (2011-
12)
25. “__ Law” (1986-94)
26. Note of the scale
27. Word in the title of
Roma Downey’s series
28. Jeff Bridges’ brother
30. __ Garrett; Charlotte
Rae’s role on “The Facts
of Life”
32. “Before __ __ to Sleep”;
2014 Nicole Kidman film
34. “I’ll __ Away”
35. Actor on “Scandal” (2)
41. Building annex
42. “Killing __ Softly”; 2012
Brad Pitt movie
43. “Emerald Point __”
(1983-84)
44. Presidential monogram
45. “__ of the Century”;
1983-89 game show
46. DEF’s followers
6. FBI crime lab evidence
7. “A __ at Eton”; 1942
Mickey Rooney film
8. “The __ Bunch” (1969-
74)
9. Geisha’s sash
10. “A Little __ of Heaven”;
2011 Kate Hudson movie
15. “Eight __ __” (1977-81)
16. “Hooray, hoorah, it’s
__-Mahoney time ...”
19. Deadened
20. Mayberry resident
22. “Escape __”; 2013 Syl-
vester Stallone film
23. Plato or Carvey
29. Supermarket walkway
31. “__ of the Light”; 2014
Nicolas Cage movie
33. Pitcher’s delights
34. 1982-87 series set at a
school in New York
35. Role on “The Beverly
Hillbillies”
36. “The New Adventures of
__ Christine”
37. __ moment; instant of
sudden realization
38. Tillis or Torme
39. Slangy refusal
40. “__ __ was saying ...”
Down
1. 1991 Kevin Costner
movie
2. “Grand __ Opry”
3. Wasps’ nests locations
4. Beaver’s mom
5. Rob Estes’ alma mater
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