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ACROSS

1 Homer’s dad

4 Father figures

8 “It’s cold!”

11 Image behind the anchors in “SNL’s” “Weekend Update” 12 Nobel Prize-winning

author Wiesel

13 Teensy bit

14 Lunched

15 New series about a college-age sleuth

17 Old sitcom about a family of monsters

19 60’s protest grp.

20 2002 Disney adventure “Lilo & ___” 23 Challenger maker 26 Rhone tributary 27 Dictator Amin 28 2007 Will Smith film “___ ___ Legend” 29 “The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation” host Mo

32 Mushrooms and yeasts 34 Powerful shock

36 Be mistaken

37 New crime drama that stars Lou Diamond Phillips

42 Savvy poker player 44 ___-Wan Kenobi 45 Long-running cop show 46 Kind of arch 47 Holiday drink 48 “The Matrix” (1999)

hero

49 Camp beds 50 Slangy affirmative

DOWN

1 Last of a Latin trio 2 Way to get clean 3 Fencing sword

4 Bare

5 Actors Alda and King 6 Rackets 7 Religious splinter groups 8 “Family Guy” voice actor Alex

9 Rd. or hwy.

10 Rarer than rare 13 “Molly’s Game” (2017) and “The Wire” star Elba 16 Himalayan legend 18 Umami source, briefly 21 Mountaineer’s challenge 22 Prefix with spherical 23 Gossip 24 Fragrance 25 “Titanic” (1997) star Leonardo

30 Part of Miss Muffet’s meal

31 Singer Tori

32 “Star Trek: The Next Generation” star Jonathan

33 Web browser entry 35 Like some committees 36 Wading bird 38 Othello’s betrayer 39 PlayStation maker 40 Wind instrument 41 Approaching 42 “Anderson Cooper 360°” channel

43 King topper