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Part of WTO Low on funds Garden tool Four-bagger Manx currency Seriously funny shows? Organ near the stomach Doldrums “Boyz n the Hood” actress Long __ shadow Hive builder Entrance Amaretto flavor Trivial matter Reef creature Foes of the evil Saruman 38 Logical beginning? 40 Appear
41 Word that always brings a smile? 44 Winding Alaskan river with a Hawaiian name 47 V8 veggie 48 Upper arm muscle 49 Yoga chants 50 Wrigley Field abbr. 52 Roll in the grass 53 Political spin, say 55 Cocoa company 60 Anno Domini
alternative 64 With 67-Across, what five pairs of answers in the circles represent 65 Hippie’s wheels 66 Coke go-with 67 See 64-Across 68 Roofing stone 69 English cuppa 70 More than a
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1 Pharaoh’s sacred snakes
2 Look for bargains 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 21 24 26 27 28 29 30 Heart’s companion Sea eagle Martyred bishop of Paris Advanced deg. “You have two choices” Writer Zora ___ Hurston Oscar-nominated film starring Viola Davis Towel holders Mate, across the Channel Ruby of “A Raisin in the Sun” Critical-care ctrs. Mesoamerican pyramid builders Petty peeves Take __ from: emulate Study hard Marx collaborator Buildup of fluid Actress Helena __ Carter Passes the threshold
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
“You should be ashamed of how you treat your partners,” I scolded Grapefruit, our acid-tongued club member.
“I’m unrepentant,” Grapefruit sniffed, “and I’m not apologizing for it.”
Grapefruit’s badgering makes his partners miserable. Grapefruit led a club against today’s three diamonds, and South ruffed East’s third high club, drew trumps and led a spade: three, eight, nine. East next led a heart, and South took the ace and led a second spade to dummy’s king: He had no choice. He made his contract, and Grapefruit told East that if he ever spoke his mind, he couldn’t make a sound.
East gives declarer a losing option by winning the first spade with the jack. 31 32 34 35 39 42 43 45 More like the Magi “Notorious” screenwriter Ben Israeli leader Dayan Maker of sweet wafers Collective possessive “Missed it by that much” Musical wunderkind Bortnick Columbia University athlete Then declarer can lead low to the 10 later.
If Grapefruit had been North, he would no doubt have blasted South’s play. After South ruffs the third club, he can take the A-K of hearts, ruff a heart, draw trumps and ruff dummy’s last heart. Then he leads a spade to dummy’s eight, and East is end-played.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ K108 ♥ K542
◆ Q103 ♣ J 8 5. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one heart, he bids two clubs and you return to two diamonds. Partner next bids two hearts. What do you say?
ANSWER: Your two diamonds showed at most nine points, and partner would have passed if he saw no 46 51 53 54 56 Auto parts supplier Like some gases X-rated stuff Get straight? Automaker founded in Sweden
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session chance for game. His two hearts shows substantial extra strength. Bid 2NT, suggesting willingness to go to game. With a timid partner, bid 3NT yourself.