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Nights” actor 50 Meadow 51 Sheriff Andy
Taylor’s boy 52 Ewe call
53 ISP option 54 “Oh, puh-leeze!” 58 African country whose name begins another African country Wee one
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70 “Gee whiz!” 71 Cautious (of) 1 6 10 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 22 24 26 27 28 32 34 35 38 42 61 62 66 67 68
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Put in peril One may pick up an embarrassing remark Goddess of the dawn
Be amused by Dessert pancake Draw with acid Come into view Sailor’s patron Use a scythe Navy vessel letters Infant’s ailment Gluttonous sort Once __ while
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
Cy the Cynic asserts that when all is said and done, it’s certain that someone will still have something else to say.
At today’s four spades, South ruffed West’s second high diamond, led a trump to the ace and returned one to his jack. West won and led a third diamond, and South ruffed.
Declarer couldn’t draw the missing trump; he would have none left himself, and West would cash two diamonds when he took the ace of hearts. So South led a heart. West rose with the ace and led a fourth diamond, and when South had to ruff with his king of trumps, West’s 10 won the setting trick. South had to have a word. “If the trump finesse Asked for an opinion on, as an idea Playboy founder Mideast nation: abbr.
Had breakfast Whole-grain food, and a description of each set of circles
40 Quite a while 41 Bona fide 43 Family vacay
participant 45 Push rudely 31 33 36 37 39 wins,” he said, “I make an overtrick.”
After South ruffs the second diamond, he should take the A-K of trumps, keeping control. When East-West play low, declarer forces out the ace of hearts. West can cash his high trump and force South to ruff a diamond, but South has the rest with high hearts and clubs.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ A65 ♥ J4 ◆ 743 2 ♣ A K Q 2. You open one club, your partner responds one heart, you bid 1NT and he tries two spades. What do you say?
ANSWER: Your partner’s second bid is a “reverse” and is strength-showing and forcing. You must act, but you should not persist 46 Vote against 47 Continuity break 48 Renaissance
Faire weapon 49 Dragon’s den 55 Vaper’s smoke,
briefly
56 Stereo preceder 57 Fast Aussie birds 59 Earth sci. 60 “What __ can I do?” 63 “Kinda” suffix 64 Piece of corn 65 Cook, as spring
rolls in notrump with weak diamonds, nor should you show a preference for hearts or raise the spades. Bid three clubs.