DAILY CROSSWORD
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43 A, in Augsburg 44 Small stores 45 Rather nasty 46 “__ Fideles”: carol 48 Corrode, with
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e.g.: abbr. 50 Format for some
tournaments 57 “__ y Plata”:
Montana motto 59 Bit of talk show
self-promotion 60 Opal of the comics, to Earl Pickles 61 Meal suggested by the starts of four long answers 65 Deli salmon 66 Philadelphia
campus 67 Building lot unit 68 __-ray Disc 69 Volkswagen
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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
When I play, I like to see a card hit the table every few minutes. Still, I know that at bridge, no prizes are awarded for making decisions faster than anybody else.
In today’s deal, West led his singleton queen of diamonds against four spades, and South promptly took his ace and just as promptly drew trumps. He next led a diamond.
East won with the jack and led a heart, and South lost a finesse with his queen. West cashed his ace of clubs, and East’s king of diamonds won the setting trick.
If you’re going to make a poor decision by playing too fast, the first trick is a good time. South must let West’s queen of diamonds 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 41 42 47 48 Poughkeepsie campus Place
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If West then leads the ace and a second club, South wins, draws trumps and leads the ace and a third diamond. When East wins and leads a heart, South grabs his ace and takes two more diamonds to pitch his queen of hearts.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ AQ754 ♥ AQ
◆ A842 ♣ 5 2. Your partner opens one heart, you bid one spade and he rebids two hearts. What do you say?
ANSWER: A grand slam is possible; partner might holdK2,KJ10853,76,A Q6.IfhehasK2,KJ1085 3, K Q 6, J 6, a club lead will beat six hearts. You might jump to six hearts and let the opening leader try to 51 52 53 54 55 56 58 61 62 63 64 Maker of Cajun Shrimp nail polish Like the “funny bone” nerve Never, in Nogales “The Hobbit” hero Bluffed-out words, perhaps Connection Sooner St.
Car care brand Pot contents Police rank: abbr. Weight-training unit find a winning lead if one exists. An option is to bid three diamonds, then support the hearts later to suggest slam.