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style
35 Source of suds 40 Label on some
foreign goods 42 Colorful
almanac pg. 46 For calorie
counters 47 Enjoying the Smithsonian, briefly
48 Pirates rival 50 Fire starter 51 Drama set in
’60s Manhattan 52 Music genre 54 Spare a friend’s
feelings, maybe 55 “Your turn” 56 One level higher
than
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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
“Simple Saturday” columns are meant to help advancing players improve technique.
The most basic principle: It’s best to get to play last. Declarer may do well to force the defenders to lead at a crucial stage, but he must also see that they have nothing safe to lead.
Today’s declarer ruffed the second diamond and led a trump, and East took his ace and led the ace of diamonds. South ruffed, led a club to dummy and returned the jack of hearts. East’s king covered, and South then lost two hearts to West.
Declarer wants the defenders to break the hearts. After he ruffs the second diamond, he leads a club to the ace, ruffs a 33 36 37 38 39 41 42 Landlocked Normandy department Light and fluffy dessert Garment in a Gilbert and Sullivan title Like a car in storage Syncopated rhythmic element Frozen Wasser Loftiest diamond, takes the king of clubs and ruffs the last club. South then leads a trump.
As it happens, East is end-played when he wins. If he leads a minor-suit card, South discards a heart and ruffs in dummy. If instead East leads a heart, South plays low, and when West takes the queen, he is endplayed.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ K1062 ♥ J54
◆ K74 ♣ A K 6. Your partner opens one spade, and you respond 2NT, a conventional forcing raise. Partner next bids three hearts. What do you say?
ANSWER: Partner’s bid of a new suit shows a singleton there, letting you judge whether you have fitting cards. Most of your Cosmic energy, in Hinduism 44 Tiny Tootsie
Roll
45 __ butter 49 Amazed
50 One of four ...
and of thirteen 52 Service with
painted nails 53 Gp. with many
barrels 57 Youngster’s
address 58 Youngster 59 Loud sound 43 points are “working,” so slam is likely. Cue-bid four clubs. If partner cue-bids four diamonds, you will try five clubs or five diamonds.