DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
Uneducated guess Recreation in which players become characters, for short Get rid of Word before or after brand Rooty Tooty Fresh ’N Fruity chain
Pup
Figure skating leap Launched at great speed Place at the track?
Calf’s suckling spot Stuntman Knievel Lioness of film Hard-to-fold bed linens Airport rental Have title to Mexican pyramid builder
Herb in Italian seasoning Lively, musically Ready to bloom No. on a grad’s résumé
43 Va. winter hours 44 Senior British
military rank 49 Unload for cash 50 Yale students 51 “Better in Time”
singer Lewis 55 Phrase including hand gestures symbolized by the puzzle circles Russian ballet company, familiarly Deadly shark Bad-tempered Mario __: Nintendo racing game series 64 “It’s my time to
shine!”
65 Leg joints 1 5 9 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 23 24 28 31 34 35 36 39 41 42 58 61 62 63 66 Iowa State city 67 Screwball
DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 21 25 26 27 29 Major mess No. on an IRS form
Make changes to “You are beyond __!”: “Incredible!” High in calories Early stage of a clinical trial Avenged a wrong Completely forgot, in slang Created, as a web Portmanteau brand for flu symptoms Nonsense Blackjack half Scholar’s deg. Campaign pros __ Lanka
“I got this” Dance moves Fancy necktie Truck weight unit
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
An end play is more properly called a “throwin,” or an “elimination.” Declarer removes a defender’s safe exit cards, then gives him the lead. True, that trick often occurs near the end of the play.
At today’s slam, South won the first club with the king, drew trumps and tried a spade finesse with his queen. That constituted an “end play” of a kind since it ended his chances early. West took the king, and East got a spade trick later for down one.
South wants to avoid taking a spade finesse, which might result in a second spade loser. He wins the first club in dummy, draws trumps, takes the K-A of diamonds, ruffs a diamond, cashes the ace of Fedora, e.g. Elaborate dos Golfer Palmer, to fans
Billy Idol’s
“__ Yell” Easily fooled Use an abacus FedEx Office alternative 40 Dismissive sound 42 “A Time to Kill”
novelist John 45 Kitten cry 46 “North to the
Future” state 30 31 32 33 37 38 39 clubs and ruffs his last club in dummy. South then leads dummy’s last diamond.
As it happens, East shows out, and South can discard a spade — a loser on a loser. When West wins, he has no safe return. A spade gives declarer a free finesse. A club lets him ruff in dummy and discard the queen of spades.
DAILY QUESTION:
You hold: ♠ 1052 ♥ A10 93 ◆ A642 ♣ K 5. The dealer, at your left, opens one spade. Your partner doubles, and the next player bids two spades. What do you say?
ANSWER: Your partner has opening values or more with support for the unbid suits. You should have a chance for game. Bid four Actor Mahershala of Netflix’s “Luke Cage” B’way show with the song “Valjean’s Confession” 44th president Canon competitor Terrible pain Hasbro specialty Oldies, in their day 58 “Shame on you!” 59 Attila the __ 60 Bard’s “before” 47 48 52 53 54 56 57 hearts. That bid is a tad aggressive, but you would compete with a bid of three hearts if your ace of diamonds were the jack.