DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
Zsa Zsa’s older sister
NYC winter hours Italian city known for its cheese
How French fries are fried Sgt., e.g. Knight’s horse *Entrance protection from the elements Moneyed group “You’re asking too much” Yankee or Oriole, for short __-deucey *Monopoly utility Metal fuel holder “Honestly!” John at a piano Winter wear Wall and 42nd, in NYC *Lotto America, since 1992 Egyptian snake They’re drawn in pubs Western law group Shallow sea areas Trouser measure *Home security system Furry “Star Wars” creature Chicago daily, familiarly Pigged out Pierce, as an hors d’oeuvre 60 Warm, cozy places ... and a hint to what can precede both parts of the answers to starred clues 63 Slowly, in music 64 Fla. neighbor 65 Love, Italian-style 66 Director Welles 67 Light brown 68 Cylindrical pasta with pointed ends 1 6 9 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 24 27 29 30 31 34 35 39 42 43 47 50 51 55 56 57 59
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 22 23 25 26 28 31 32 33 Prefix with print Hill crawler Most sticky, as a sweet treat Corrupt policeman Donation to the poor
WWII bomber __ Gay
Dart
Rich cake Disbelieving cries Having bottomed out, as prices Worships Kalahari mongoose Much of the Sunday paper Rooster’s wake-up time Have more birthdays Berkeley sch. Actress Hayworth HS grads-to-be Year, in Yucatán Disney collectible Iron source Tummy muscles
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
I can’t cite any numbers to prove it, but I would bet that 20 percent of the population thinks statistics are overrated.
The percentage of bridge players may be higher — if today’s deal is any indication. At 1NT, South took the ace of diamonds and then the A-K of hearts, planning to concede the third heart. He would have three hearts, three diamonds and a spade, and (he expected) the defense could take at most five clubs plus a heart.
But when hearts broke 4-1, all bets were off. South next led a spade to his jack. West won and failed to find the club shift, but South still went down one.
South either knew little about percentages or Ice Cube’s
“It __ Good Day” Hosp. staffer Get stuck in traffic, say Campfire residue
40 Had a good day
on the links 41 Sommeliers, often 44 Attached by
thread
45 __ Paulo 46 Longtime Mass. senator’s monogram 36 37 38 39 thought they are overrated. A 3-2 heart break is a 68 percent chance, but South does better to lead a heart to dummy at Trick Two and return a spade to his jack.
If West continues diamonds, South wins and leads a heart to dummy and a spade to his 10. Two spade finesses yield about a 75 percent chance for a seventh trick.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 543 ♥ AK82 ◆ 6 43 ♣ 9 6 2. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one heart and he bids two clubs. What do you say?
ANSWER: Bid two diamonds. Partner promises longer diamonds, so although your hand is weak, you must return to your 48 Italian cheese 49 James of the Lakers
’50s Hungarian premier Nagy 52 Diet-friendly 53 Hometown of St. Teresa 54 Showed once more
58 On the double, in memos 59 __-mo
61 Suffix with west 62 Set eyes on 50 longer combined trump suit. If you preferred clubs, you would pass; your actual preference is no stronger than a pass.