DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
Chicken (out) Mild cheese Latticework component Grandson of Adam Behind-thescenes retail space Imaginary fish? QBs’ targets Second-largest W. Hemisphere country Clutches Année quarter Composer Bartók Email tab Water collection pit Uh-huh accompaniers Participates in a biathlon for physicians? Of limited scope
Old auto named for an explorer Where climbing plants flourish? 44 More than a
peck
45 Yours, to Yves 46 “O, that way madness lies” speaker Many a Ph.D. 50-Across’s subj., perhaps Mail creator Texting qualifier 60 Where some
drives begin 61 Tire-testing
statistics? 64 Common cooking ingredient 65 Campsite sight 66 Language that
gave us “plaid” 67 Architectural
projections 68 Last letters in
London 1 5 10 14 15 17 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 28 32 38 39 41 50 54 55 59
DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 18 24 27 29 30 31 33 34 Record-breaking, rainwise Reciprocally Alaskan burger choice Nittany Lions’ sch. Dickensian holiday dish Remains at the butcher Aerial enigma Microwave signal, sometimes Hardware brand Symbols of innocence Spring up Mortise partner “I __ noticed” That, in Madrid One may include a shower
__ Arbor Henry VIII’s sixth They may be long at the track Square root of neun
Find (out) Long haul Recital numbers
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In today’s deal, you are asked to bid as South and become declarer at three spades. West leads the queen of diamonds, dummy plays low and East takes the ace! You win the club return and lead a trump: seven, queen, ace. You ruff East’s club return. What next?
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2014 “NCIS” spinoff locale, briefly
37 Pecan, for Texas 40 How brooms are
usually stored 42 Org. affected by
net neutrality 43 Fully comprehends 46 Hanukkah serving 47 Wrong turn, say 48 Bring together 49 Basel-based pharmaceutical giant 35 36 clubs were surely split 4-4. Since East did not open in a major, his pattern was 4-41-4. Lead a heart to dummy and a trump to your nine.
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DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ Q8 ♥ A84 ◆ K 842 ♣ 8 6 4 3. Your partner opens one spade, you respond 1NT, he bids two hearts and you return to two spades. Partner then bids three hearts. What do you say?
ANSWER: Partner’s three hearts shows game interest. He would not raise the level of the contract just to 51 52 53 56 57 58 62 63 Feature of many a Daniel Boone depiction Skips Driving hazard
GPS datum Land of the banshee Civil rights icon Parks Canadian rapper with the album “Reckless” Big name in snack food tell you he has a fifth heart. Your king of diamonds may not be useful, but your honors in his long suits justify a raise to four hearts.