DAILY CROSSWORD
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Harmonious groups Maybelline product
Role for Miley Sticks Result of too many people fishing? Customer file prompt Lincoln and Grant had them in common Meet halfway Show of support Religious music? Buoyant wood
On point ’60s protest gp. Well-versed about sailing ships? Exhilarated shout
38 Fencing gear 40 Dispute between polite fellows?
44 Term. 47 Practical joke 48 Stimulate 49 Problems with cellphone signals?
54 __ corda: played using the piano’s soft pedal
55 Orly arrival 56 Like little-known
facts
59 Hungary
neighbor 62 “Above my pay grade” ... and, read in four parts, a hint to 16-, 24-, 32-, 40and 49-Across 65 Dodging 66 Pushes back, say 67 No
68 Antarctic explorer Shackleton 1 7 14 15 16 18 19 21 22 24 27 30 31 32 37
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 20 22 23 25 26 28 29 33 Golden State traffic org. “Bali __” Nearly zero About Indian noble Cutting George Strait label Munic. official Family ride Shipped stuff Dodges
Fix some bare spots, say Take stock of Sixteenthcentury year Ivory, for one __ Dhabi Jabber
Cut or crust opener Seventh in an instructional 39-Down, perhaps Obstacle Back to back? Pines
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
“Some people have a chip on their shoulder,” a reader’s email says, “but my partner dumps a whole canister of Pringles into his mouth at once. He doesn’t get upset — as long as everything goes right.”
My reader was today’s East, and North-South landed at three spades on some illogical bidding. West led the ace and queen of hearts.
“I ruffed dummy’s king,” my fan writes, “and led a diamond. Declarer took the ace and led trumps. My partner won, cashed the jack of hearts and led another diamond, but declarer won, drew trumps and led a club. He got rid of his last diamond on a high club and made the contract.
“My partner looked like Vesuvius ready to erupt. 34 35 36 39 41 42 43 44 45 Very small amounts Volunteer for another tour Final Four game Order
Eau in Ecuador Sister
It may be iced Showed leniency toward Villa d’Este city He said there was no rush for me to lead a diamond at Trick Three. If I lead a club, he can lead a second club, killing dummy, when he takes the ace of trumps. South loses five tricks.”
West was asking a lot of his partner. The winning defense wasn’t clear.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ A4 ♥ AQJ943
◆ Q76 ♣ Q 5. After two passes, the player at your right opens one diamond. You overcall one heart, and your partner bids one spade. The opponents pass. What do you say?
ANSWER: I wouldn’t leave partner dangling at one spade when he didn’t open a weak two-bid and may not have a six-card suit. A bid of 1NT or two 46 50 51 Hostility Cattle drivers Navel configuration Shore bird Goal or basket Lenovo competitor Bangalore bread 60 Lodging spot 61 Sports rep. 63 Sot’s
affliction 64 East, in Essen 52 53 57 58 hearts would be reasonable. Some players (who would have overcalled with less strength) would jump to three hearts.