DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

Tug or ark First assembly instruction

Mt. Rushmore’s state

Gas brand on the Trans-Canada Highway Word before basin or wave Actress Taylor “Now!” letters Summer month in Argentina

“__ something I said?”

“Fast Times” school (Japan) South Korean capital Bootlegger’s gin container Drag racer’s fuel, briefly

31 Do penance 32 Actress Thurman 35 2014 U.S. Women’s Open champion (France) Hip-hoppers Salt-N-__

Two under par Dexterous North Atlantic stretch with no land borders (Mexico) Fleur-de-__ Ohio natives Skin care prefix Counts up Thinning atmospheric layer Permission from the big boss ... and a hint to the ends of 20-, 35and 42-Across (in the country indicated) 60 “Let’s go!” 62 “Chicago” actress

Zellweger

63 Crass

64 Arctic chunk 65 News article

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56 66 Tiger Woods’ ex 67 Frying liquids 68 Prefix with foam 69 Vaccine fluids

DOWN

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21 22 25 Chicago NFL team Actor Davis Pollo __: Latin American grilled chicken dish Cruise/Kilmer action film Education acronym for four fields of study Ex-Yankee Martinez Genesis garden Medicare option Honolulu hello Snubbed Kitchen cloth Boxer Laila Do-it-yourselfer’s buy

Single __: tournament format, briefly Slanted type: abbr.

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34 36 37 39 43 44 Sugar sources Deadlocks Some TVs 1977 George Burns film Unexpected victory Stiller’s comedy partner Springtime prank Ultimatum word Sideways glance Facial wrinkles F-foxtrot link Latin love West had a five-card diamond suit, he would have led that suit against 3NT.

South should play West for 4-4-4-1 distribution. After South takes the K-Q of hearts, he should lead a heart to dummy’s 10. He wins four hearts, four clubs and a spade.

DAILY QUESTION: You hold: AQ62 J765

Q972 3. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one heart and he bids one spade. What do you say?

ANSWER: The double fit in spades and diamonds improves your chances for game (with fewer than 26 points). Raise to three spades, invitational. If your jack of hearts were the ace, you would bid four spades. 48

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61 Islands west of Portugal British peers

Icy winter weather Developing egg Apex’s opposite Kagan of the Supreme Court Mayberry’s Sheriff Taylor

Look intently (at) Durango dinero Corp. money manager Mid-11th century year If your club and diamond holdings were reversed, you might take a conservative view and raise only to two spades.