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Longtime employer of 26-Down Double shot? “Geek sighting!” “Mad TV” alum Lange Runway-ready Boarding pass data
Pay stub abbr. Kid gloves, so to speak
Turn down City on Lake Michigan African capital formerly called Salisbury “Cool, dude!” Court dance Hard-to-count quantity Emit a powerful magnetic force? It’s all downhill from here Hoofed it Comics pooch They’re matched by foundations Take forcibly Like milk of magnesia “You Gotta Be” soul singer 40 Old-time feature film preceders Corduroy feature Rose __: reddish mineral
Big name in hair trimmers
44 Big Ten sch. that competes for the Paul Bunyan Trophy
47 Singer __ Marie 48 Exposes to public scorn 50 Goldbrick
51 Ruins things? 52 Pains
53 1790s political
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1 “Honey, I’m 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 21 22 23 24 Good” singer Grammer “Sesame Street” roommate Street __
’60s protest org. Units of pressure Owner of a legendary lantern kicker
Put through the wringer again? “Can’t argue with that” Brand sold at Pep Boys Official cocktail of New Orleans Agent that undermines from within “Cure Ignorance” magazine Victoria, to William IV
One of many taken in school Rhapsodized Britt Reid’s alter ego
Shore weather phenomena Med school
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
On “Simple Saturdays,” I treat basic technique and logical thinking.
Defensive “rules” such as “second hand low” and “cover an honor” are really just tendencies. In a duplicate event, West leads his singleton club, perhaps unwisely, against four spades. (Many Norths would have raised directly to two spades.) Say East plays the jack, and South wins and draws trumps ending in dummy.
South next lets dummy’s 10 of clubs ride. He finesses in clubs again and makes a valuable overtrick.
South has bid clubs, so East knows the club position. East gains nothing by playing “third hand high” on the first club. If instead he plays low, South wins 25 26 27 29 30 31 33 36 37 admissions data __ of time “Miracle on Ice” commentator Cooler
Hog calls Obey a court order Parcel (out) 1980s-90s Notre Dame football coach Lou Medieval TurkoMongol settlers Comfortable and draws trumps, but when he leads a second club from dummy, East plays an honor. South can’t get back to dummy and must guess well to take 11 tricks.
Treat defensive “rules” as guidelines. When your judgment dictates, be willing to break a rule.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 105 ♥ Q932 ◆ K Q6432 ♣ 2. Neither side vulnerable. Your partner opens one diamond, and the next player doubles. What do you say?
ANSWER: If your opponent had passed, you might have bid one heart to seek a major-suit fit. But the double suggests heart length and strength, and the auction may turn competitive. National flower of Mexico 40 Jacket material 41 Strauss piece 42 Common
applicator
43 Like an Irish Terrier’s outer coat 44 Flaky mineral 45 Long-distance
calling org.? 46 “Miracle on Ice”
loser
48 __ Romana 49 Battle of
Britain gp. 39 Give partner a picture of your hand so he will have a chance to judge correctly. Jump to four diamonds, pre-emptive.