DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
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Duck that lends its name to a color
Word from the wise 100-mile-an-hour fastball, often Vent opening? Stein filler Classy neckwear Total confusion Made public Summer Games org. Admission of fault
Less clumsy Back up a step, as in an app 39 “__ is me!”
40 For all to hear 41 Good feature 42 Bike storage
bags, e.g. 45 Partner of to 46 22.5 deg.
47 What a plus sign indicates on a golf match scoreboard 55 Pick up gradually 56 Crafted, as a tale 57 Keep for later 58 Wonderland
cake message 59 Morales of
“NYPD Blue” 60 Express line unit 61 Jacket material 62 Bakery product 63 Fiddling
emperor 1 5 9 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 33 34 35 36 37 38
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1 Soaks (up) 2 Wood imperfection 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 Cake finisher Part-time players Glossy fabric Layered Nabisco treat Belle’s counterpart Basic food preservative Was behind in the match Herbal brew Apple since 1998 Soon to happen Suffix with urban Songwriter Kristofferson School research assignment Slap the puck toward the goal Get to the point? Cameroon neighbor Prepare for a bodybuilding competition Middle Corleone brother
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
“What’s the most important part of being a dad?” I asked Unlucky Louie. He has five kids at home, a couple at college and a married daughter.
“Being able to wait in the car, probably,” Louie shrugged.
Louie’s answer surprised me; he is seldom patient at the bridge table. He plays too fast and inevitably comes to grief.
At today’s five clubs, Louie took the queen of spades and promptly let the 10 of trumps ride. When East won, he led the queen of hearts. Louie took dummy’s ace and drew trumps, but he had to lose a diamond and a heart. Down one.
Louie needed to wait to draw trumps. After he wins Salon procedure Rich ore deposits Many a clan member Farm moms “Take __ at this!” Signals the arrival of, as a new era 40 Dressed like a
chef 41 Embarrassing
spots
43 Typical chalet 30 31 32 33 37 38 the first spade, he must lead the A-K and a third diamond. When the suit breaks 3-3, Louie can win East’s heart shift, cash the ace of trumps and pitch his losing heart on the 13th diamond.
Say diamonds had split 4-2, and — the worst case — East won the third diamond and led a fourth. Louie could pitch his heart loser and still make his game if the trump finesse won.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 62 ♥ A73 ◆ A7 52 ♣ A J 6 4. You open one club, your partner responds one spade, you bid 1NT and he tries two hearts. What do you say?
ANSWER: Partner’s bidding is not encouraging; he has a weak hand with five spades and probably 44 Launch, as a new
product
47 Side with a
sandwich
48 Head of Haiti 49 Vessel with a
spout
50 Ho-hum 51 Avocado
shape
52 Canapé spread 53 Say with
certainty
54 San __, Italy
55 “__ it?”:
“Comprende?” four hearts. Though a pass might be a winning call, the textbook action is a return to two spades to play at the probable 5-2 fit.