DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
Leftover bit in a basket Taken out by Buffy?
Farm home Lash LaRue’s “Frontier Revenge,” e.g. Critical circulation aid Op lead-in Ratting to the cops and carrying a tune? Chem. class suffix Buddy type Scots Gaelic More than moist Dupe gatherings? Kept away from National Grandparents’ Day mo. Trumpet players? Regions RN workplace What rain may do to a bad toupee?
43 Hold one’s __ 44 Cook in the oven 45 Walk unsteadily 46 Prince in
“Frozen” 48 Diplomat’s
headquarters 51 Place to buy a
chair?
55 Sounds of
hesitation 56 Forearm part 57 Last European
colony in Asia 59 Dallas sch. 62 Cowboy outfit? 66 Consumed
67 Like many
squawkers 68 Immerse
completely 69 Nickname for
Edward
70 Cruel sort
71 Deli cheese ... or, in three parts, a hint to the five longest across puzzle answers 1 6 11 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 31 32 33 36 39
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 19 23 25 26 27 28 “__ fan tutte” Prohibition surprise
__ Reader
Not much memory, these days Greased Droops University of New Mexico team Kitchen drawer? U.S. manufacturer founded as a communications co. in 1920 “Don’t think so!” Trunks often contain them Private meeting Approvals F-sharp, for one “Willow __ for Me”: jazz standard
Bit of smoke HS junior’s exam Net fabric Too
Condo selling point
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
Cy the Cynic defines statistics as some numbers looking for an argument. As declarer, Cy plays by instinct. He pays little regard to “percentage” plays.
When I watched today’s deal, Cy bid boldly to four hearts as South. He ruffed West’s king of diamonds and led a trump to dummy’s queen. East took the ace and led another diamond. Cy ruffed again, led a spade to dummy and returned a trump, and when East followed with the nine, Cy ... put up his king.
When West discarded, Cy took three spades, pitching clubs from dummy, and led a club. East won and cashed his jack of trumps, and Cy was left with a club Generous Duchamp genre Legal thing Romain de Tirtoff, famously Parlor sticks Like some moods
40 Footed vases 41 On-the-run bite 42 Big periods 47 The teensiest bit 49 Nourishment
provider 50 Stews (over) 29 30 34 35 37 38 loser. Down one.
“Don’t tell me the percentage play was to finesse with the 10 on the second trump,” the Cynic growled.
Percentages had nothing to do with it. By finessing, Cy assures the contract. When West shows out, Cy is sure of five trumps, four spades and one club. But if West took the jack, Cy could later ruff his third club in dummy for his 10th trick.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ K ♥ Q72 ◆ J74 2 ♣ K Q 9 6 3. Your partner opens one spade, you respond two clubs, he bids two hearts and you try 2NT. Partner then rebids three hearts. What do you say?
ANSWER: Your partner suggests a hand with five cards in each major 1940s-’60s top10 girl’s name that ranked 922nd in 2016 Thrill
__ vincit amor Certain polytheist Sch. in Harlem Feng __ Slob’s production 61 Versatility list 63 On the __: hiding 64 “__ had it!” 65 Drag behind 51 52 53 54 58 59 60 and minimum values: He proposes to sign off below game. With your hand, your minor-suit honors may be useless. Pass.