2 - TVCC – WEEK OF DECEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 7, 2016 gametime critics’corner crossword fun 2. 3. 4. 5. The Great American Baking Show Thursday at 9 p.m. on KATU, KEZI Known as “The Great Holiday Baking Show” when it first aired last year, this competi- tion returns for another limited run. Mary Berry, a huge star in England thanks to the original version of the program — “The Great British Bake Off” — is back as a judge, along with Johnny Iuzzini, to gauge the ef- forts of contenders vying to be named America’s Best Amateur Baker when all is said and baked. Spouses Nia Vardalos and Ian Gomez also return as hosts. A Dream of Christmas Saturday at 8 p.m. on HALL Call it “It’s a Not So Wonder- ful Life,” if you wish, because this new holiday fantasy stars Nikki Deloach (“Awkward”) as an ambitious and unhappily married woman who fantasizes about being single again. She awakes to find her wish grant- ed in spades, because she has everything she ever wanted — except her husband, whom she immediately starts searching for. Andrew Walker (“Against the Wall”) also stars. Hairspray Live! Wednesday at 8 p.m. on KGW, KOBI Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron continue their an- nual tradition of staging a live musical with the hit show based on John Waters’ purposely kitschy movie. The cast is filled with performing veterans in- cluding Kristin Chenoweth, Jen- nifer Hudson, Harvey Fierstein and Martin Short — but new- comer Maddie Baillio gets the central role of Tracy Turnblad, a teen who attains her dream of dancing on a 1960s Baltimore television show, then lobbies to integrate it. 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 Jaimie Alex- ander 8. “I __ Pretty”; song from “West Side Story” 9. Parisian airport 10. Actor on “Life in Piec- es” (2) 14. “__ __ Harm”; short- lived 2013 medical se- ries 15. “How to __ Away With Murder” 16. “Twice __ __ Lifetime”; 1985 Gene Hackman film 17. One of John-Boy’s sis- ters 18. Monogram for actor Robinson 19. Elegant poems 20. “An American __”; 1986 animated film 24. “A Gifted __” (2011- 12) 27. Rural address acro- nyms 28. Courteney Cox’s state of birth: abbr. 29. __ Arthur 32. Infuriated 33. Reality series about the Brown family (2) 36. Word after golf or shopping 37. Part of a three-piece suit 38. Role on “Madam Sec- retary” Citrus fruits Suffix for text or percent Put in order “Semi-__”; 2008 Will Ferrell movie 6. Stan Laurel’s buddy 7. Evening the score 8. Norwegian inlet 11. Initials for Sara of “Roseanne” 12. “Who Wants to __ a Millionaire” 13. VP Rockefeller’s initials 14. “Gloria in excelsis __!” 20. Dining room table sur- face protector 21. Start __; begin again 22. i.e., spelled out (2) 23. Psychedelic drug of the ’60s 24. Word that means more in Mexico 25. Sitcom about a wait- ress 26. __ spray; Flonase or Nasonex 29. Carl __; Alex’s portray- er on “The Donna Reed Show” 30. 1994-2009 medical series 31. “__ shucks” 34. Prefix for angle or cycle 35. “__ Got a Secret” Down 1. Close-fitting cap www. the siuslawnews.com E -E DITION • S PORTS • T OP S TORIES • O BITUARIES • W EATHER • F ORUMS • B LOGS