With 26-Across: star of the forthcoming Season 1 of "The Studio," who passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 30 Crossword Clue

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With 26-Across: star of the forthcoming Season 1 of "The Studio," who passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 30 Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
2. first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII’s divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FORTHCOMING (adjective)
1. at ease in talking to others
2. of the relatively near future
UNEXPECTEDLY (adverb)
1. without advance planning
2. in a way that was not expected

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Across

1. Stan's half-uncle, on "South Park"

6. Metal containers, to Brits

10. "That's ___ shame"

11. Apartment or condo, e.g.

12. "The Water Lily Pond" painter, 1899

13. Costa ___ (one setting for The Amazing Race 8)

14. Co-creator of "The Studio," who said about 21-Across: "We wrote it for her to be there. We had it all set and the shock waves permeate throughout the entire new season...she was the anchor and now the anchor is gone”

16. Improve the phrasing on

17. Competed at the Winter Olympics, maybe

25. "Trainwreck: Storm ___ 51" (2025 Netflix show)

26. See 21-Across

28. __ moss

29. The ___ Bottom Boys (George Clooney's band in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?")

30. Tolkien critters

31. Printer brand

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Down

1. Run-D.M.C.'s ___ Master Jay

2. They're "traded" on a wedding day

3. Pride of lions

4. Michaels of Poison

5. Quarterback's specification in the huddle, maybe

6. "Presumed Innocent" novelist Scott ___

7. "Hello. My name is ___ Montoya..."

8. More pleasant to be around

9. With "The," Stephen King miniseries of 1994

15. 2022 Netflix horror series

17. Suffix with "land" or "sea"

18. Elson or Allen

19. Patronized, as a restaurant

20. "___ Incredible!" (1980s series whose hosts included Fran Tarkenton and Cathy Lee Crosby)

22. Breakfast chain acronym

23. ___ Head, North Carolina (resort town)

24. Therefore

27. Rand who wrote "The Fountainhead" and "We the Living"

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