2 - TVCC – WEEK OF JUNE 23, 2016 - JUNE 29, 2016 gametime critics’corner crossword fun BattleBots Thursdayy at 8 p.m. on KATU, KEZI Samantha Ponder of ESPN takes over hosting chores as a new season of this epic robot-fighting competition gets under way with “Robots Activate: The Qualifying Round Begins.” Veteran sports broadcaster Chris Rose returns to offer play- by-play analysis, enhanced by former UFC fighter Kenny Florian’s color commentary. Alison Haislip is the sideline reporter. Rosewood Friday at 8 p.m. on KLSR Pippy’s (Gabrielle Dennis) past resurfaces because of a death that prompts her to vol- unteer for the investigation in “Negative Autopsies & New Partners.” Villa (Jaina Lee Or- tiz) doesn’t click with a new partner, but tries to stay on the down-low after her role in denying Hornstock (Domenick Lombardozzi) his promotion. Rosewood (Morris Chestnut) considers a new cardiologist. Mackenzie Astin, Joy Bryant and Tia Mowry-Hardrict guest star. Celebrity Family Feud Sunday at 8 p.m. on KATU, KEZI A weekly night of summer “Fun & Games,” also encompassing revivals of “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “Match Game,” opens with the Season 2 premiere of this Steve Harvey-hosted competition. Each hour combines two episodes, and in the first one here, “American Idol” alum Kellie Pickler and her family go up against fellow singer Lance Bass and his relatives. (541) 991-2920 The identity of the featured celebrity is found within the answers in the puzzle. In order to take the TV Challenge, unscramble the letters noted with aster- isks within the puzzle. Across 1. Series for Hill Harper 8. __ Louise; actress on “Gilligan’s Island” 9. “Leave __ __ Beaver” 10. “Of Kings __ __” 14. “The Egg __ __”; 1947 Fred MacMurray movie 15. Hospital personnel 16. Fraternity letter 17. “The Big __ With Donny Deutsch” 18. Cruz or Boxer: abbr. 19. Singer Loretta 20. “Lie __ __” 24. Setting for “Hogan’s Heroes”: abbr. 27. Throat-clearing sound 28. “Avengers: __ of Ultron”; 2015 sci-fi film 29. “__ It Off”; 1996 Queen Latifah movie 32. Mowry and Carrere 33. Actor on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (2) 36. Biblical twin 37. “Fresh Off the __” 38. Actor on “CSI: Cyber” (2) 3. “A __ of the World”; 1999 Sigourney Weaver movie 4. Hot __; role on “M*A*S*H” 5. Ending for many biblical verbs 6. Ladder rungs 7. “... or __ __ story goes ...” 8. Actress Jessica 11. Initials for the portrayer of the Sundance Kid 12. “Go __” (2012-13) 13. Sermon topic 14. Have a bug 20. Herve Villechaize’s role on “Fantasy Island” 21. Hayes, McKinley, Taft or Harding 22. Signified 23. Namesakes of Dorothy’s aunt 24. Talk much about trivial stuff 25. Wading bird 26. Actress on “Touched by an Angel” 29. Simple earring 30. Bradley, for one 31. Casual farewell 34. Lincoln’s youngest son 35. Dieter’s concern: abbr. Down 1. Star of “Barney Miller” 2. “The World’s Fastest __”; 2005 Anthony Hopkins film www. the siuslawnews.com E -E DITION • S PORTS • T OP S TORIES • O BITUARIES • W EATHER • F ORUMS • B LOGS