TV CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “NYPD __”

5 Rob Morrow’s role on “Numb3rs”

8 “Jane __”; Anna Paquin film based on a Charlotte Brontë novel

9 Straighten

12 Pal of Bert on “Sesame Street”

13 “The Marriage of __”; sequel to “The Barber of Seville”

14 The Bee __; soft rock trio of past decades

15 Jazz singer __ Fitzgerald

16 Long, long time

18 Baseball’s Mel __

19 Actor and teen idol __ Donahue

20 Daly of “Cagney & Lacey”

21 “The A-__”

23 Change one’s alarm clock

24 Poet __ St. Vincent Millay

25 Silent film actress Theda __

26 Foundation

28 Destroy

29 “The Amazing __”

30 Actor __ Reiser

32 Pacino and Roker 35 Football coach __ Parseghian

36 Homer Simpson’s boy

37 Mailmen’s beats: abbr.

38 “Get __”; Kirsten Dunst/Ben

Foster movie

40 Daniel or Pat

41 Actor Lloyd __

42 Actress __ Samms

43 Marcus Welby and Doogie

Howser: abbr.

44 “Happy __”

DOWN

1 Soft French cap

2 “Desperate Housewives” role

3 Author Leon __

4 Wide shoe width

5 “The __ Show with Jon Stewart”

6 Olympic gymnast __ Korbut

7 Actress __ Peeples

10 Medical drama series

11 Peter __ of Herman’s Hermits

12 Sense of self-esteem

13 “Alice” spin-off

15 Columnist __ Bombeck

17 Tennis court divider

19 Sunbathes

20 Garr or Hatcher

22 Falco of “The Sopranos”

23 Actor __ Julia

25 Very dry, as champagne

26 Victoria’s Secret purchase

27 Tori Spelling’s film-producing father

30 “Growing __”

31 Mr. Linkletter

33 Namesakes of singer Horne

34 NNW plus 180°

36 Actor __ Garrett

37 Downey of “Touched by an Angel”

39 “A Nightmare on __ Street”; Johnny Depp movie

40 Flower plot