DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
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Manning
42 Proof word 43 “Galveston” singer 48 Caveman Alley 49 Wasn’t active 50 “A Wrinkle in Time” director DuVernay 53 Bewitch 56 Rhodes __
59 Title subject of a children’s song that ends with “cheese stands alone” 63 Underpass concern 64 Renée’s
“Chicago” role 65 Corporate symbol 66 Bit of news 67 Floorboard
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1 Many a Robin Williams bit 2 Overused 3 Taquería bowlful 4 “Orinoco Flow” singer 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Flabbergasted Grated spice Tree with “helicopter” seeds Suffix with salt Loo Restaurant workers with lots of keys Not occupied __ review
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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
“I was Christmas shopping online,” Rose told me, “and looked at some Amazon product reviews. Someone posted a negative review of a Bic pen, saying it worked fine when he wrote with his right hand but terrible with his left.”
When you’re declarer, your right-hand opponent may be “dangerous”: You don’t want him in the lead. Left-hand opponent may be “safe.” At 3NT, you win the first heart in dummy. If East wins an early trick and returns a heart, West can set up his suit, and you may go down. East is dangerous.
If you lead a diamond to your hand and pass the nine of clubs, you fail. East takes the queen and leads a heart, and you have only eight tricks. French 101 infinitive 2018 Chinese New Year animal Disorganized pile Einstein’s birthplace Salon goop Result of Googling
44 As expected 45 Rising star 46 Like juicy
turkeys
47 Mark for good 32 35 36 37 38 39
Try leading a low club from dummy at Trick Two. East could prevail by putting up the queen (!) to return a heart, but if he plays low, West takes the ace and can’t lead another heart effectively. South wins any return and leads the king and a third club. He has two clubs, two spades, two hearts and four diamonds.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ Q95 ♥ K9763
◆ 842 ♣ A 7. The dealer, at your left, opens one spade. Your partner doubles, you respond two hearts and he bids three diamonds. What do you say?
ANSWER: Partner has a strong hand and a good diamond suit. He has committed your side to a ninetrick 50 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 60 61 62 One taking home orders?
Not expired, as a license Van Gogh’s “Bedroom in __” Ozone-depleting chemicals, briefly Spy Nathan Environs Catnip, e.g.
Air Wick target Unprocessed Italian diminutive suffix ATM giant contract, and he can’t know that you have any strength. Don’t pass. Bid 3NT, four diamonds or four hearts.