DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
Bunches of bucks Strip of latticework Expels
For each one Jackson 5 hair style
16 IV part
17 Stacy Lewis’ org. 18 Severely harm 19 Use, as for a
snooze
20 “Well, __-di-dah!” 21 Finishing a
sentence?
23 In the air 25 Ancient Peruvian 26 “Fresh Air” airer 27 Diagram on a golf
score card 31 Attachment to a movable sprinkler 32 Divinity school
subj.
33 John Irving title
writer 36 Romantically
involved with 38 Oscar Mayer
product
40 “And she shall bring forth __”: Matthew 41 Bordeaux
brushoff
42 Co. known for music compilations 44 Bad news for
subway riders 48 VW preceders? 51 Fabric mishap 52 Grecian urn glorifier, e.g. 53 Grammatically, “have” in “I have spoken,” e.g. 57 Letters between
mus and xis 58 Ball co-star 59 Revered Tibetan 60 Paltry
61 Author Kafka or
composer Liszt 62 City west of Tulsa 63 Neck of the
woods 1 5 9 14 15 64 Short-tempered 65 College Board exams, for short 66 Wordless summons
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 22 Character actor Eli who often co-starred with his wife Anne Jackson Horse with a spotted coat Backyard pet shelters Massage venue Unconvincing, as excuses go
A long way off Barely worth mentioning Grits, essentially Dashboard indicator Textbook division Oktoberfest keepsake Beat the pants off More reasonable GPS lines
Cpl., for one
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
In yet another effort to control his weight, Cy the Cynic joined a cycling club.
“Here’s the First Law of Bicycling,” Cy told me grimly: “The shortest route has the steepest hills.”
Cy takes the short route when he faces a play problem. As declarer at four hearts, he won the first spade with the king, drew trumps and led a club from dummy: king from East, ace, six. East won the next club and led the jack of diamonds, and defense took three diamonds. Down one.
How would you play four hearts?
Cy must take his time. He gets an extra chance — finding East with the K-Q of clubs — by letting West’s queen of spades win. Cy wins the next spade, leads 24 28 29 30 34 35 37 38 39 41 43 No longer encumbered by South end? Journey segment Did terribly Orthodontic devices
Lays a guilt trip on, say Nervously distracted Took the title Business abbr. State of bliss “Dinner!” ... and a hint to the a trump to dummy and returns a low club.
When East plays an honor, the Cynic takes the ace, leads a trump to dummy, discards his jack of clubs on the ace of spades and leads the 10 of clubs for a ruffing finesse against East. Cy gets a diamond discard and loses only two diamonds and a spade.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ A73 ♥ AJ74 ◆ 6 32 ♣ 10 9 2. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one heart, he bids two clubs and you return to two diamonds. Partner next bids two hearts. What do you say?
ANSWER: Your values are maximum; your twodiamond preference promised at most nine points, 45 46 47 48 49 50 54 55 56 60 first word of 21-, 27-, 44- and 53-Across Stimpy’s sidekick NFC East team Take the wrong way? Unfair treatment, with “the” __ Haute Forearm bones Breathe hard Give off X-ray units 27-Across, essentially and your ace of spades is a useful card. To encourage game, bid two spades, suggesting spade strength but reluctance to bid notrump.