TV Crossword Six

Edited by Vicki A Benge

The TV crossword puzzle below uses a television theme for the main clues and answers. The puzzle also contains a sampling of easy general knowledge clues and answers to provide easier solving for the average television viewer.

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TV Trivia: Two and a Half Men

The cast of the CBS television sitcom, Two and a Half Men, referred to in clue 28 Across, in the crossword puzzle above, consist of Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper; Jon Cryer as Alan Harper; Angus T. Jones as Jake Harper; Melanie Lynskey as Rose; Conchata Ferrell as Berta; Marin Hinkle as Judith Melnick; and Holland Taylor as Evelyn Harper.

Charlie Sheen has an impressive list of movie credits. However, to television fans, prior to Two and a Half Men, Sheen is best known for playing the role of Charlie Crawford on Spin City, from 2000-2002.

Jon Cryer also has a number of screen credits. His prior television roles include Teddy Zakalokis of The Famous Teddy Z and Mort on It's Good to be King. He has also appeared on episodes of Dharma & Greg, The Practice, and Becker, among others.

Angus T. Jones, born in 1993, appeared in his first film in 1999, before landing the television role as Jake Harper, in Two and a Half Men, in 2003.

Melanie Lynskey, who plays the role of Charlie's whacky, love-struck neighbor Rose, in Two and a Half Men, has won a number of awards for her movie roles, prior to joining this sitcom cast.

Conchata Ferrell is a veteran actress that began her career on the stage. She has a number of television and film credits, with the first from 1974 for her role as Rita Valdez on an episode of Maude. She also played Nurse Joan Thor on 22 episodes of E/R in 1984-85; and Susan Bloom on over a dozen episodes of L.A. Law, from 1988-1992. Conchata Ferrell has now been nominated twice for an Emmy Award for her role as Charlie's eccentric housekeeper Berta on Two and a Half Men.

Marin Hinkle plays the role of Judith, (Jake's mother, Alan's ex-wife), on Two and a Half Men. Hinkle began her television career on the soap opera, Another World; she has appeared as a guest on such television shows as Law & Order, and House. She has also played minor parts in several movies and has had a starring role on the stage.

Holland Taylor, who plays Charlie's and Alan's mother on Two and a Half Men has a long list of acting credits from Broadway to Off-Broadway, to regional theater productions, to film roles, to television drama, to television comedy. One of her longest running television roles, prior to Evelyn Harper, was as Judge Roberta Kittleson on The Practice.