TV Crossword

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1 The “S” of CBS, formerly: Abbr. 4 Miner’s approach 8 Sports stat. 11 Benign cyst 12 “Suicide Squad” (2016) star Jared ___ 13 Rebooted “MacGyver’s” MacGyver: Lucas ___ 14 Curling surface 15 Reason to dial 9-1-1 17 Fox drama that’s a sequel to a hit 1973 film 19 Broadway hit “Hamilton’s” ___-Manuel Miranda 20 Annoyance 23 Diplomatic meetings 26 River nymph of Greek myth 27 Cool ___ ___ cucumber 28 A balance between the birth and death rates: Abbr. 29 Marriage announcement 32 “___ are the voyages...” (“Star Trek” opener”) 34 “Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend ___ 36 Prussian pronoun 37 Birth monikers 42 Like a circumflex, tilde or cedilla 44 Battery size 45 “The Pink Panther’s” (1963) Clouseau: Abbv. 46 Nothin’ 47 Australian state: Abbr. 48 Driver’s need 49 Chrysler Building architect William Van ___ 50 Sci-fi figures

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1 M*A*S*H’s “Hot Lips” actress: Loretta ___ 2 “Ugh!” 3 Old-fashioned knife 4 Joan Collins’ “Dynasty” role 5 Exorcist’s target 6 Road to Rome 7 Flashlight, across the pond 8 Tiny or slight 9 “Kate Plus 8” network 10 Like a fox 13 Actress Thompson of “Westworld” and “Veronica Mars” 16 St. Peter’s Square architect ___ Lorenzo Berini 18 Caribou kin 21 Pool exercise 22 Drop-off spot 23 Forbidden: Var. 24 Rush job notation 25 Continent or island, e.g. 30 Civil rights org. since 1909 31 Cookbook direction 32 Destroyer, in Navy slang 33 “Isn’t ___ ___ bit like you and me?” (Beatles lyric) 35 Patsy’s “Absolutely Fabulous” pal 36 Said with a sneer 38 And others, for short 39 Locks in a barn? 40 N.C.A.A. tournament division 41 Wood cutters 42 Archaeological site 43 One ___ ___ million