DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Feature of distressed jeans 4 Condé __: Vanity
Fair publisher
8 It may be set on
a smartphone 13 Qualified
15 Dead set against 16 Show with skits 17 Good thing to
bring to the table 20 Strunk and White
topic
21 Colour suffix 22 False front 23 Tailless Atlas Mountains monkey
27 Hog heaven 29 Close friend 30 Hang around 34 Hockey trophy 35 Arizona’s thirdlargest city 38 Sound from one with 37-Down, perhaps 39 SunTrust Park
MLB team 40 Past due salary ... and what’s literally hidden in 17-, 23-, 52- and 63-Across
42 Big Band __ 43 Apartment
agreement 45 Deadly septet 46 Polo or tee 47 Mescaline-yielding cactus 49 Evian water 51 Day divs. 52 Sugary snack on
a stick
56 “No harm done” 59 Livy’s lucky
number?
60 Sub shops 63 1995 Woody
Allen film 67 Hospital prep
area
68 Orderly
69 From square one 70 Trickles
(through) 71 Namesake of the sports-oriented Courage Award 72 Ambulance
letters
DOWN
1 Shouts from the stands
2 “Fat chance!” 3 Detailed sports commentary 4 “No can do”
5 At all
6 Part of an angled case
7 Buzzed
8 “Odds __ ...” 9 Admission demand
10 Nike competitor 11 Dirt road features 12 Timid 14 “Enchanted” fantasy film girl
18 U. of Maryland athlete
19 Big ring
24 “Roll Tide” school 25 Smart ones? 26 Bride’s throwaway 27 Massage target 28 Daniel LaRusso,
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
It would be nice if when we’re playing the dummy, we could hit Control-AltDelete and start over. Alas, even if the rules would allow such a thing, your opponents wouldn’t.
In today’s deal, West led the six of hearts against 3NT, and declarer carelessly played low from dummy. East took the queen and returned the 10. Even if the clubs broke 3-2, South had only eight winners. He had to force out the ace of spades, and then West won and cashed three hearts. Down one.
South booted 3NT, and after the first trick, it was too late to reboot. His contract is in danger only if West has long hearts plus an entry. But if West has five hearts, East will have to Mr. Miyagi 31 Follow orders 32 Muffed grounder, e.g. 33 Harvests
36 Take part in a biathlon
37 Sleep clinic focus 40 __ carotene 41 Often-barked letters
44 Dance in a gym 48 Reason to go green?
50 Bun, e.g. two honors: If West’s heart holding were K-J-10-6-3 or Q-J-10-6-3, he would have led an honor.
South should put up dummy’s ace on the first heart to block the suit. When he forces out the ace of spades next, the defenders have four heart tricks to cash but can’t get them untangled. South will have at least nine winners.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ KJ74 ♥ A4 ◆ K 76 ♣ A 6 5 2. The dealer, at your right, opens two hearts (weak). You double, and your partner bids two spades. What do you say?
ANSWER: Your double promised opening values — really, more than that since your partner might have been obliged to respond at 53 __ Prince, Wonder Woman’s alias 54 “Holy cow!” 55 Helen of Troy’s mother
56 Little tricksters 57 Boggy area 58 Double-curved arch
61 Tabloid twosome 62 Tends to tears 64 Pulls a Charmin shenanigan, briefly
65 “That’s a laugh!” 66 GPS output the three level — plus support for the unbid suits, especially the other major. You have little more than you promised. Pass.