TV Crossword

ACROSS

1 Put an end to

5 Leaky balloon sound 8 Comparison connector 12 “There Will Be Blood” (2007) star Paul 13 Opposite of alt 14 Sommelier’s prefix

15 Late actor Rickman 16 Small batteries

17 Ballet movement 18 Bygone animated sitcom 21 Hard to pin down 22 Brought under control 25 “All My Children” vixen 29 Letters of success 30 “There but for the grace of God ___”

31 First episode of many TV shows

34 “What I Like About You” and “Hairspray” (2007) star Amanda

36 Former HBO crime drama 40 New comedy premiering on

ABC

46 Disney’s “___ and the Detectives”

47 Mary’s boss in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” 48 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer

49 Gangster’s gal 50 Continent south of Eur. 51 ___ of the above 52 Game on horseback

53 Follower of Mao? 54 “Dies ___” (hymn)

DOWN

1 Minn. neighbor 2 Anklebones

3 ___ even keel

4 Thin silk cloth

5 Big mess-up

6 Stadium spots

7 Raw fish dish

8 Actor Grace, who stars in 40 Across

9 Pad opener

10 Indigo dye source 11 Wassailer’s song

19 “This ___ House”

20 “Killing ___” (awardwinning TV dramedy) 22 Kitchen meas.

23 “Kate & Allie” actress Meyers 24 “Boardwalk Empire” and “Manchester by the Sea” (2016) star Gretchen 26 Engine prt.

27 Cedar Rapids college

28 Sue Grafton’s “___ for Alibi” 32 Verdi opera

33 ‘___ Conners”

34 Good buddy

35 Aden resident 37 Brilliant display

38 “Paw Patrol” conversations? 39 Become accustomed (to) 40 Rope material 41 Melville novel

42 Coffee grinder 43 Frankenstein’s assistant, in film 44 Water-to-wine site 45 Snick’s partner