DAILY CROSSWORD
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44 Color from the French for “mole” 46 Multiplex theater
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49 Cat owner’s
purchase 51 Deeply
engrossed 52 Nest-building
flier 53 Wordsmith’s ref. 56 Verdict
challenge 59 Tabloid pair found in 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across Throwing money around, in slang
62 __ urchin 63 Central 64 Chinese bamboo
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66 Tom Stoppard creation
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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
“You never compliment your opponents on a good play,” I scolded Cy the Cynic. “Don’t you appreciate good bridge?”
“I’ll give credit when it’s due,” Cy replied. “What I mind is giving payment when it’s due, and that happens every day with Ed.”
Ed, the club expert, takes Cy’s money in our penny games. Ed was declarer at today’s six spades, and Cy, West, found a good trump lead.
“I thought I had him for once,” Cy told me. “It looked as if I would win a diamond trick eventually. Then I could lead a second trump, and Ed’s crossruff would come up a trick short.”
Ed won the first trump with the king and led a club: seven from the Cynic, 10 (!) Semicircular church area Doesn’t guzzle Sharpie, e.g. On vacation “Cupcake Wars” appliance Drinks with scones Opposite of slack Game played with one’s “little eye” 39 Dramatist Coward 40 Level
45 Go to 27 28 29 32 34 35 37 38 from dummy. East won and led a diamond, but Ed took the ace and played thus: ace of hearts, heart ruff, king of clubs, heart ruff, ace of clubs to pitch dummy’s last diamond.
Ed had won seven tricks and still had three trumps in dummy and two in his hand. He crossruffed the rest and pocketed some more of Cy’s money.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ KQ1094 ♥ 5
◆ AJ62 ♣ A 6 4. You open one spade, your partner responds two clubs, you bid two diamonds and he tries 2NT. What do you say?
ANSWER: To pass might be right, but it’s hard to imagine making exactly 2NT but no other contract. Bid three clubs. Since your bid 46 Declares 47 Diagnostic pic 48 Loan default risk 49 Iota follower 50 “If only”
51 Rough file 53 Iridescent gem 54 “East of Eden” director Kazan 55 Say no to 57 MouthHealthy. org initials 58 Lille lily 60 Diamond authority of two diamonds did not limit your strength, your three clubs now is forcing in theory. You will hope for the best whether partner bids again or passes.