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By Dave Green I M A N A G E C A S T L E S E N T W I S T T S U E S E E L S P O E O S A X L I N E E N E S Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level. Subject: FICTION Provide the book title. (e.g., Hester Prynne has an affair and conceives a daughter. Answer: “The Scarlet Letter.”) 16 27 30 33 3 3 7 8 22 26 29 31 34 35 36 37 42 46 4 39 43 49 55 59 60 64 65 67 41 62 63 50 52 54 40 44 48 51 8 9 5 3 9 2 8 Difficulty Level 38 47 7 3 2020 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. 25 32 12 19 21 24 11 1/30 SUDOKU is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. King Features 53 56 57 58 61 66 68 69 PUZZLE BY DANIEL MAUER 33 Part of many a showcase on “The Price Is Right” 36 Singer/ songwriter DiFranco 37 Abides by, as rules 39 Throw a monkey wrench into 40 Singer Redding 41 Bite between meals 43 Hwy. infraction after a night at the bar, maybe 45 Bracelet items 46 NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity 47 De Tocqueville who wrote “Democracy in America” 48 City often considered the birthplace of democracy 49 F.D.R.’s fireside event 53 ___ King, morning TV personality 55 “Yes, captain!” 56 Big bash 58 Actress Cannon 61 Japanese pond fish 62 Two-timing sort 63 Word after skeleton or answer For answers, call 1-900-285-5656, $1.20 and per more minute; than or, with credit past card, 1-800- Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle 7,000 814-5554. just wait for next week’s TODAY.) puzzles, (Or, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). Share tips: and nytimes.com/puzzleforum. for young solvers: nytimes.com/ Read about comment on each Crosswords puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay. learning/xwords. FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. In this Ray Bradbury novel, books are outlawed and “fi remen” burn any that are found. 2. Jane loves Mr. Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfi eld Hall. 3. The plot revolves around the adventures of a noble from La Mancha named Alonso Quixano. GRADUATE LEVEL 4. The story began as a sequel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 fantasy novel “The Hobbit.” 5. This was J.K. Rowling’s debut novel. 6. The narrator’s father, Atticus Finch, is the main character. Last Week’s Answers: PH.D. LEVEL 7. Most of the events occur while a U.S. Army Air Squadron is based on the island of Pianosa. 8. This novel provoked interest in Mary Magdalene’s role in the history of Christianity. 9. The novel’s protagonist, Holden Caulfi eld, has become an icon for teenage rebellion. 18 • oregoncoastTODAY.com • facebook.com/oregoncoasttoday • January 3, 2020 2020 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. SUPER QUIZ 15 18 28 45 10 ANSWERS: 1. “Fahrenheit 451.” 2. “Jane Eyre.” 3. “Don Quixote.” 4. “The Lord of the Rings.” 5. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s (Philosopher’s) Stone.” 6. “To Kill a Mockingbird.” 7. “Catch-22.” 8. “The Da Vinci Code.” 9. “The Catcher in the Rye.” E S T A T E S M A K E P A R 17 23 9 14 20 DOWN 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.: Abbr. 2 ___ Arbor, Mich. 3 Poker player’s request 4 Like an ancient Andean civilization 5 Streaming media device 6 Like Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” 7 Guggenheim holdings 8 Distinctively shelled bivalves 9 Walk nervously back and forth 10 New Hampshire’s second-largest city 11 And so on, and so on, for short 12 Assented 15 Reggae relative 18 Taj Mahal city 22 French philosopher Jean- Paul 23 Insipid one 24 Car with a four- ring logo 26 Letters before an alias 29 Hand-dyeing technique 30 40 winks 31 Prominent part of an elephant 8 1/30 B U T L E R 13 7 3 9 4 8 6 2 5 1 7 A Q U I N G G A O U S O I D D I Y E N S B O A L B E E S 6 6 5 2 1 3 7 9 4 8 L A O S 5 8 7 1 9 5 4 6 3 2 C L I P A R T U A G E P P E D S E N D L E A E I T R K I N R E C I P S F A A R I T S E N H A E L I D S O M E S T I R E S 4 4 8 7 6 9 1 2 5 3 A I R A S I A S I T E M A P 3 1 6 5 3 2 8 4 7 9 S H A R I F S S K I C A P 2 2 3 9 4 7 5 8 6 1 A S W A N 1 5 2 3 7 8 6 1 9 4 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 68 Garage sale caveat 69 Wanting others’ attention and approval 9 4 8 5 1 3 7 2 6 35 Batter’s grip- enhancing goo 38 Encourages 42 Romanced, in a way 44 “Keen!” 45 1986 Keith Haring antidrug mural 50 Muscles used in pull-ups, informally 51 Greeting in Granada 52 Bitter part of an orange 53 “Oh, man!” 54 The “A” of D.J.I.A. 57 Tore into 59 T. ___ (fearsome dino) 60 Gab 64 3-D medical test 65 John depicted in the biopic “Rocketman” 66 Tiny pond plants 67 Conscription org. 9 2 4 1 6 7 1 6 2 4 9 3 8 5 ACROSS 1 Very bottom 6 [OMG!] 10 Super Mario Bros. console, for short 13 ___ trump (bridge bid) 14 Killer whales 16 Be ___ loss for words 17 Reason to raid the fridge 19 Biol. or chem. 20 What a pun rarely evokes 21 Restrained, as a dog 23 “Shucks!,” only stronger 25 Iranian currency 27 Easy camera setting 28 Regret 29 No longer astray 32 Tony winner Menzel 34 In pieces 1 9 5 2 3 No. 1125 Difficulty Level C rossword Edited by Will Shortz