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Arcing “American Ninja Warrior” obstacle Cut on a Jackson 5 album? “This is news to me” Used miles, perhaps Noting Romney’s 2012 running mate Letters of address for Washington and Lee?
Great in scope Extended narratives “Guilty as charged” “Whispers of Immortality” poet Norman or Eugene Kentucky Bourbon Barrel __ 30 Includes in the
mix
31 Former Radiohead label 32 Lemons may be
among them 35 Letter’s needs 37 Continuous 41 Links with
43 __ Today: magazine for teachers 44 Start to bat? 46 Once called 47 Court
suspension 48 Pacific states? 51 Onion offering 53 Meany in an
Irving title 54 Actress Miranda
of “24: Legacy” 56 Monk’s title 57 __ swing 58 Producer Rhimes’ TV production company 62 Brief plea 63 Sci-fi franchise 1 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 27 28
since 1984 64 Footnote
notation 65 Weekend night
events, usually
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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
My “Simple Saturday” columns focus on improving basic technique and developing logical thinking.
When you are a defender, clues from the bidding and opening lead may point your way. Today’s NorthSouth reach four hearts. When North bids 3NT after using Stayman, South knows that his partner has hearts.
West leads the 10 of diamonds from shortness. It’s a hopeful lead: He has a weak hand, so East may have entries, and West has a probable re-entry in trumps, giving him a second chance at a ruff.
Declarer puts up dummy’s king. East can reason that the 10 can’t be a singleton. South has shown four cards in each major. 29 32 33 34 Minus Pairing Parlor purchase Payments for hands 36 Unsystematically 38 Hint
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40 “Got to Give It
Up” singer 42 Coming up 44 “Alias Grace”
author
45 Big Easy cuisine 47 Canonized If he had four diamonds, he would not have opened 1NT. So East signals with the eight.
When declarer finesses in trumps next, West can win and lead his last diamond. East wins and gives West a ruff, and South also loses a spade. But if East wins the first diamond, South makes four hearts.
Logical thought is the essence of the game.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 63 ♥ Q1074 ◆ K J94 ♣ A 9 5. The dealer, at your left, opens one club. Your partner doubles, and the next player bids two clubs. What do you say?
ANSWER: Game chances are too bright for you to bid only two hearts. You would compete if your king
Norw. king 49 Will run you 50 Waters with
pipes?
52 Town in a 1945 Pulitzer Prizewinning novel 53 Prefix for all 55 Big sport’s
words
59 Fall off 60 Conjunction that reverses to a man’s name 61 Pepper and
others of diamonds were a low diamond or if your ace of clubs were the king. Bid three hearts or, if vulnerable, four hearts.