DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
“Ta-ta!” Kaput Musical ending Ready for the operation Dance that may involve a chair “Amores” poet Eggs-uberant hen?
Like used books __ Xtra: cherry soda brand Apple on a desk Word with ring or book Rights org. Loon, at times? Butler on a plantation Like Colbert’s show
Kiss Summit
Do some ’80s Sochi sunbathing? 40 “The WellTempered Clavier” composer 41 Taking
medication 42 Final flight
destinations? 44 Kitchen shelf
array 49 Hitchhiking and
texting?
54 Tick repellent 55 __ Club
56 When repeated,
fish on a menu 57 “That being the
case ...” 58 Letters after E? 59 What young elephants do for fun?
The third Mrs. Roy Rogers Airer of many NCAA games 63 Farm stray 64 1974 CIA spoof 65 Reasons 66 Cornered,
in a way 1 6 10 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 27 29 30 35 36 61 62
DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 22 25 26 28 31 32 Not up to snuff Increase the value of Consumerfriendly? Hedge opening Biblical traveler Former SeaWorld attraction Georgetown athletes Eponymous vacuum brand Roofer’s supply Popular Toyotas
Has in common Line through the middle Include
Pot top Lacking color Ben of
Ben & Jerry’s “Toy Story” dinosaur Scolder’s cluck In the __ of Creator of Iceland’s Imagine Peace Tower Ties may be broken in them, briefly
Only halfpretentious? Bar by the tub If truth be told Does a ragtime dance
39 “That’s disgusting!” 40 Skeeter eater 43 “60 Minutes”
network
45 One slightly changed this clue 33 34 36 37 38 Wendy shifted to the deuce of hearts. The Cynic took the ace and returned ... a diamond. South claimed nine tricks.
“I give the man directions, and he ignores them,” Wendy growled.
Cy was at fault. Wendy’s deuce of hearts asked for a heart return. If Wendy had wanted Cy to win and return a diamond, she would have led a higher heart.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ J10987 ♥ A94
◆ 875 ♣ 9 8. The dealer, at your left, opens one diamond. Your partner doubles, you bid one spade and he raises to two spades. What do you say?
ANSWER: Your partner has extra strength. He couldn’t safely commit to 46 47 Storm shelter, say Blues great Smith
Fired up
Sect in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County Like maple trees and pigeons? Ruling descendants of Genghis 53 Thing to confess 58 DJ’s inventory 59 Strange (to) 60 “Silent Spring”
subj. 48 50 51 52 a two-level contract with minimum values since you might have no points and a ragged four-card spade suit. Bid three spades.