DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
Worked off nervous energy, say Grounded fast jet
Like imitators Maine town on the Penobscot Letter after sigma
Food from heaven Traditional Easter dinner “... better __ worse”: wedding vow words Wedding rental “Not bad, not great”
Cuts anew
“In your dreams!” Steinway seat, perhaps Biological mapping subjects By the seashore Garden tool Scientist Wernher __ Braun Undercover agent Ohio’s has wheat and arrows Transmission type: abbr. Line on many a receipt
42 Hold (onto) 46 Take advance
orders for 49 Colder than cold 51 Boating safety
feature 53 Former couples 54 Curly-horned
goats
55 Mama’s mama 57 Vietnam New
Year 58 Renaissance fair
garment 59 Glancing blow on the road, and a hint to the puzzle’s circles Still soft, as concrete 1 6 9 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 27 29 30 31 32 33 38 41 61 62 Sci-fi vehicle 63 Golf targets 64 Jury members 65 Wooden pin 66 Wide-mouthed
pitchers
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 22 24 26 Canoe carrying Turned on Cajolery Running trio? Colon components Equilibrium Polynesian island nation “Rub-a-dub-dub” vessel Microscopic organism Analyzes grammatically Babies
Mt. Hood hood? How scolding words may be spoken Leisurely gait ABC exec Arledge Enemies Cpls. and sgts.
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
Another certified letter arrived from the Society of Finessers, complaining that finesses never win in my columns.
“Dear Sir: We must again protest your contempt for the finesse, an honorable technique that succeeds fully half the time — except when you write about it.”
Honestly, guys, I have nothing against finesses, except ones that are unnecessary or are sure to fail. I’ll prove it. At four spades doubled, South ruffs the third diamond and suspects that West has all the missing high cards.
South can avoid losing two clubs with an end play, but at Trick Four he must finesse with the queen of hearts. He takes the ace, ruffs dummy’s last heart, and Muscular 2017 “Dancing With the Stars” competitor Distress Book of maps Gymnast’s powder Vatican vestment Lounge (around) Call it quits Chicago newspaper 40 The “D” of
“NORAD”
43 Silk or cashmere 44 Climbing vine 28 31 34 35 36 37 38 39 draws trumps with the A-Q.
Declarer then leads a club to his jack, and when West takes the queen, he has no winning return. If he leads a red card, South discards a club from dummy, ruffs in his hand, cashes the ace of clubs, ruffs a club and claims. Unless South takes that “unnecessary” heart finesse, he fails.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 82 ♥ KJ106 ◆ A KQ8 ♣ K Q 8. The dealer, at your right, opens two spades. You double, and your partner bids three hearts. What do you say?
ANSWER: Since your double promised a strong hand plus heart support, pass. Many partnerships try to solve this tough problem with the “Lebensohl” Snack cake maker with the Nasdaq symbol TWNK
47 More appealing 48 Spits out, as a DVD 49 Old salt
50 __ Reader:
eclectic digest 52 Chef’s cutter 56 Tennis great
Arthur
59 “How’s it
hangin’?”
60 __ factor: impressive quality 45 convention. A response of three hearts promises some values; with a poor hand, responder bids 2NT, artificially proclaiming weakness.