E4 | Sunday, February 2, 2020 | ExpressNews.com and mySA.com |San Antonio Express-News MYSA Louie Anderson’s NeW YORk TimeSCROSSWORD BiOTeCHNOLOGY by Victor Barocas / Edited by Will Shortz ABCs: Aging, ACROSS 1 Homeowner’s action, forshort ‘Baskets,’ comedy 5 Thingsblockersblock 8 1979 film inspired by Janis Joplin’s life By Hal Boedeker say quid pro 15 Indistinctshape 19 Receptioniston“The ORLANDO SENTINEL quo,” he Office” said. “None 20 Be bothered by 22 Island nation west of Stand-up comedian of the poli- Fiji Louie Anderson holds out ticians could 23 Possibleconsequence of default, in brief the tantalizing prospect of say it.” 24 Wildflowerwith spiky, another stage show. The com- purplish blooms 25 Secure He misses Christine Anderson ic also takes 26 Ruling familyof Baskets, the character he some Trum- EdwardI played on “Baskets,” the pisms and applies them to 27 Finished 28 Adam’s ____ (water) FX comedy that ended in his dad. 29 Holeinone’s head August after four seasons. “I am not playing sides. 31 HumptyDumpty, e.g. 32 “Dallas” familyname “I’ve been thinking Idon’t do any of that in 33 TheAnne of “Anne of about doing an evening my act,” Anderson said. the Thousand Days” 35 Feverish with Christine Baskets on “My thing is family.I talk 36 Putbackon life, love and parenthood,” about if my dad were alive, 38 Insinuating 39 - said Anderson, 66. He he’d love all this political 40 Jameswho wonan would take questions from stuff. That’s the kind of Emmytwo yearsina rowfor the same role the audience. stuff that I always go back on different shows “I think to a lot of peo- to: my family or myself or 42 - 45 Ignorant person, in ple, Christine Baskets is a food or fat or now being slang real person,” Anderson over 60, and how happy I 47 Security-system array 49 Total said. “I do believe I did all am that I’m still alive. 51 Angered by Icould to make that part That’s a fantastic thing.” 53 Ancient monuments 54 Gaston ____, “The come alive.” He does a lot of aging Phantom of the He received three Em- material because he’s Opera” novelist 55 Lattechoice, my nominations, winning aging. “Every time you get informally the first time. Before his out of the chair, you’re 58 The“she”inthe lyric “She wouldmerengue stand-up performance, he reminded of your age,” he and do the cha-cha” recaps his career in a tape, said. “I make the same 59 W.W.IFrench biplane 60 Capital of Albania and at the end of his act, identical sounds as my dad 61 Likemuch of Iowa he discusses “Baskets.” did when he got out of his 63 1980 Olympic hockey champs “I talk about the fact I chair.I want to let every- 66 Up got the part of my life at 61 one know I’m getting up 68 Shark fighters 70 “Believe ____ not!” 105Turn out 3 Beethoven’sonly 34 AncientDeadSea 84 1990s-2000s years old,” Anderson said. and it isn’t easy.” 71 Biological 106Servicewith more opera land compactcar “I always thought I’d get a Yet he’s very busy. He’s manipulation than 1.5 billion users 4 As arule 37 Woozy 85 Smelter’ssupply suggested four times 107 Home of the Latino 5 City thatancient 39 - 87 Locale forun part that would be great. I trying to bring back “Life by this puzzle Walk of Fame, Greeks called 40 Rooms with views capitaine just never knew it was With Louie,” the animated 74 First African- informally Philadelphia 41 Forecast 88 It doesn’t need land American Davis Cup 108 Composerofthe 6 Christian with abig 42 - to land going to be a woman.” series based on his child- player “London”symphonies house 43 Phraseofagreement 89 Sometimes-white In his stand-up, he fo- hood that ran 1995-98. 75 Beethoven’s 111 Big e-cigarettebrand 7 Winter vehicle 44 Subject forKinsey animal birthplace 113 Anti-athlete’sfoot 8 Mikeand CarolBrady, 46 OldenTokyo 91 Rackets cuses on things that amuse He’s in “Coming 2 Amer- 76 Comprehension brand e.g. 48 Flower part 94 Smiles smugly him, such as a repeated ica,” a 2020 sequel to 77 Tender spot? 115 Good forleaving 9 Berry receiving much 50 Roman emperor 96 Twisttogether 78 Likethe sun godInti handprintsin attention in the before Hadrian 97 X’s Latin phrase during the 1988’s “Coming to Amer- 79 Some liturgical 116 State without 2000s 52 “Nyah, nyah!” e.g. 100 Chafe Trump impeachment ica” with Eddie Murphy vestments reservations 10 Bambi’s aunt 55 Nursery sight 102QB protection squads 81 ____ de Triomphe 117 - 11 Bit of ancient script 56 Insurancefor the 104Companions of inquiry. “I thought it was and Arsenio Hall. 83 It’sdowninthe 119 Provider of child 12 Ingredient in some crash-prone Dionysus so funny that no one could He will be in the feature dumps support? health-food 57 Big story 105John Wilkes Booth’s 86 First National Leaguer 120- supplements 60 Start of acountdown actorbrother documentary “Comedians to hit500 home runs 121 Polynesian carving 13 Not occurring 62 Composer 106Wikipedia’s logo and Moms,” and he has 87 Fall colorproviders 122 Dreamer naturally Schoenberg 107 Refrainfromnursery “The Louie Anderson 88 Some instant coffees 123 Halfinadvance? 14 Romanian-born writer 64 Repair material singing 90 Cheyenne Mountain 124 Unique individual onceinthe French 65 Skeptically 108 “In time we ____ that Podcast” in which he talks org. 125 Starting point Academy 67 Apostle called “the which we often fear”: to comedians about their 92 Stays out of 126 Broadway’s “____ 15 Cook on the outside Zealot” Shak. 93 Closes in athin Todd” 16 Tribe of Moses and 69 Launched 109Devoted lives. membrane 127 “Hamilton” Tony Aaron 71 Didn’t knowbut said 110 Makeintoacouple “The journey is the real 95 Disappointing nomineePhillipa____ 17 Availabletothe public somethinganyway 112 Magazine with the responsetoan 128Loch ____, siteof 18 Wimbledon champ, 72 Midlength records, for motto “Cure thing,” he said. “I’m excit- application Urquhart Castle 1976-80 short ignorance” ed that this would be my 98 Remarkableabilityof 21 First takes 73 Full of spirit 114 Staffnote astarfish DOWN 29 Gagitemfloatingin 78 From Shiraz or Tabriz 117 - 42nd year of doing stand- 99 Usearototiller on, say 1 Goes through physical Halloween punch 80 Country star 118 First name in spy up comedy and still feel 101 Lack of variation therapy 30 Brother on “Frasier” Womack literature 103“ER” actressLaura 2 Anon 32 Breadwinner 82 Greenbacks 120- like I’m funny.”