2 - TVCC –
WEEK OF DECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 20, 2017
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Taraji’s White Hot
Holidays
Thursday at 9:02 p.m. on
KLSR
“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson
returns with another edition of
the seasonal special that has
turned into an annual event,
with her series’ Jussie Smol-
lett among the musical guests
putting their own spins on sea-
sonal favorites. Also performing
are Chaka Khan, Ciara, Faith
Evans, Fergie,“Hamilton” Tony
Award winner Leslie Odom Jr.,
Salt-N-Pepa and the Ying Yang
Twins. DJ Khaled, Taye Diggs,
Jay Pharoah, Method Man,
Tituss Burgess and Niecy Nash
are featured as well.
A Christmas Story Live!
Sunday at 7 p.m. on KLSR
They won Oscars for their work
on “La La Land” and Tonys for
their score to Broadway’s “Dear
Evan Hansen.” Now, the red-
hot song-writing team of Benj
Pasek and Justin Paul bring
their stage musical adaptation
of a favorite holiday movie to
live TV. Seattle newcomer Andy
Walken stars as Ralphie, with
Maya Rudolph and Chris Dia-
mantopoulos as his mom and
dad. Jane Krakowski also stars
as schoolteacher Miss Shields.
Ana Gasteyer also has a fea-
tured role; Matthew Broderick
narrates.
A Home for the Holidays
With Josh Groban
Tuesday at 8 p.m. on KVAL
Singer and actor Josh Groban
headlines the 19th annual
edition of this feel-good Christ-
mas special, which celebrates
families whose lives have been
changed for the better through
adoption from foster care. The
moving personal stories from
featured families in Virginia,
Utah, Oklahoma and New York
are enhanced by musical per-
formances by Groban and such
other popular contemporary
artists as multiple Grammy-
winning singer-songwriters
Kelly Clarkson and Kacey Mus-
graves.
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. Barrett of “NCIS: Los An-
geles”
4. One of the boys on “Home
Improvement”
8. Daughter on “Family Guy”
11. Stomach muscles, for short
12. Roof overhang
13. “Avengers: __ of Ultron”;
2015 movie
14. “American __ __”; sports
game show
17. Lichtenstein’s continent:
abbr.
18. “__ Kelly”; 2003 Heath
Ledger film
19. “__ Copy” (1989-99)
21. “SportsCenter” network
24. “__ the World Turns”
25. Initials for Popeye’s love
26. Smallest of fifty: abbr.
27. Setting for “The Mary Tyler
Moore Show”: abbr.
28. Actress Winningham
30. Actress Lange
32. “__ Tree Hill”
34. Voight or Stewart
35. Bernadette __; role on
“The Big Bang Theory”
41. “__ Dalmatians”
42. Princess __; Carrie Fisher’s
“Star Wars” role
43. “Please Don’t __ the Dai-
sies”
44. Name for a Stooge
45. “Black __”; 2010 Natalie
Portman movie
46. Cobb and Burrell
__-Wan Kenobi
Lou Grant’s portrayer
Smokey or Yogi
“__ Deal”; 1986 Schwar-
zenegger film
6. Wife to Mickey, Artie and
Frank
7. Laura or Bruce
8. “Pretty __ All in a Row”;
movie for Rock Hudson
9. Sense of self-esteem
10. Marlene Dietrich’s birth-
place: abbr.
15. “__ at Nuremberg”; Spen-
cer Tracy/Burt Lancaster
film
16. “The Donna __ __” (1958-
66)
19. Role on “JAG”
20. Oman’s continent
22. “__ and Circumstance”
23. “__ But the Brave”; Frank
Sinatra movie
29. __ O’Donnell
31. Beginning
33. Sargasso Sea dangers
34. __ Rivers
35. Curved edge
36. “Hollywood Squares” win
37. “The __ Adventures of Old
Christine”
38. Optima or Sedona
39. Actress Panabaker
40. “__ Like, You Know...”
(1999-2001)
Down
1.
“The __”; 1996 Robert De
Niro baseball movie
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