By Dave Green 39 40 42 45 46 47 49 50 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE S A D A T U T A H E P O C H P C R P I A X M E I R B I T E M V E E N S T U I R G R I O C S A E L T H E E N D A T O M M A H I L E V E R E T P O L I T I C O A R I L L E A R E N T R E A T D E E S B A B E S T R I P L S Y R S I T C O P A L I O N S T S T E A S H O P E L L E L I F E S O I S E E C O R A L R E D O K A P N I E T A T H L E E M 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. B A E N A D D M E L E E E D I T S T E N T E R A S 60 61 62 DOWN Abatement 2 “Madam Secretary” star 3 Gesture from a coach not to swing at the next pitch 4 Give life to 5 “Parsifal” composer 6 Dear one? 7 Winter Olympics powerhouse: Abbr. 8 Props, say 9 Was able to acquire, informally 10 Military transport 9 14 17 21 23 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 34 43 31 47 6 9 2 7 5 8 9 Difficulty Level 35 36 37 38 41 46 48 4 1 8 7 6 3 8 28 45 4 2 2 22 40 44 19 9 4 25 39 42 11 15 18 20 10 2020 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. 13 16 5/28 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 49 50 51 52 53 57 54 55 56 58 60 59 61 62 PUZZLE BY YACOB YONAS AND ERIK AGARD 1 FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. “Rocky Balboa” 2. “Edward Scissorhands” 3. “Annie Hall” 8 11 14 17 18 22 23 24 25 31 “Holy cannoli!” Touchy? What the ruthless show “Well, obviously!” Mythical matchmaker Chunk of concrete Got in the way of Hardly a rosy picture Barely best 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 Scrubbed Account “Crisis averted!” Question after an explanation Positive response to 37-Down Google ___ Hints at Playing field? Swanky affair Scrambling words 46 Address part 48 ___ guitar 51 Joint problem 54 Daniels who directed “The Butler” 55 What it takes years and years to grow 56 Target for an ID thief Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle 7,000 For answers, call 1-900-285-5656, $1.20 and per more minute; than or, with credit past card, 1-800- 814-5554. just wait for next week’s TODAY.) puzzles, (Or, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). Read about comment on each Crosswords puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay. Share tips: and nytimes.com/puzzleforum. for young solvers: nytimes.com/ learning/xwords. GRADUATE LEVEL 4. “Jerry Maguire” 5. “Erin Brockovich” 6. “Billy Madison” Last Week’s Answers: PH.D. LEVEL 7. “Malcolm X” 8. “Lawrence of Arabia” 9. “Spartacus” 16 • oregoncoastTODAY.com • facebook.com/oregoncoasttoday • May 15, 2020 2020 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. SUPER QUIZ Subject: TITLE CHARACTER: FILMS Name the person who played the title role. (e.g., “Ed Wood.” Answer: Johnny Depp.) U P O N 59 7 ANSWERS: 1. Sylvester Stallone. 2. Johnny Depp. 3. Diane Keaton. 4. Tom Cruise. 5. Julia Roberts. 6. Adam Sandler. 7. Denzel Washington. 8. Peter O’Toole. 9. Kirk Douglas. D A F T 58 12 6 5/28 36 57 5 2 4 7 1 8 5 6 3 9 33 4 6 1 9 2 3 7 8 4 5 32 53 3 8 3 5 6 4 9 2 7 1 30 2 5 6 3 7 1 4 9 2 8 29 52 1 4 9 1 8 2 3 5 6 7 28 Spell check? Org. in the 2019 Tony- winning play “The Ferryman” Changes made to the answers to 16-, 24-, 33- and 47-Across, whether interpreted as one word or two? Final figure Neighbor of Uttar Pradesh Emmy- and Tony-nominated actress Mireille “___ whiz!” Source of the Tigris and Euphrates, per Genesis In stitches 7 8 2 5 9 6 3 1 4 Jazz’s James Means of applying lip gloss 9 Unlikely to make the first move 12 Navy ___ 13 In the neighborhood of 15 Tapered piece of sports equipment 16 Acclaimed TV show concerning a science teacher-turned- drug dealer 19 “!!!!” 20 Having a tart, citrusy flavor 21 Mexican tequila brand, familiarly 23 Word before Street or oil 24 Financially behind 27 5 51 3 9 2 4 3 5 1 7 8 6 1 Hang around Mimi’s “me” Collection by Horace Tick off Laundry loads ___ There Dump That (garbage service franchise) Brought into existence Staple of Disney live- action remakes, briefly “I goofed” St. ___ (district in London) Java setting Fútbol stadium cry Knock down a peg or two Amigo Cute mistake Mild Swiss cheese 9 5 3 5 6 4 7 8 1 9 2 26 7 1 1 7 8 9 6 2 4 5 3 ACROSS No. 0423 Difficulty Level C rossword Edited by Will Shortz