DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
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Cry from a toon sombrero wearer Scratcher Dog star’s first name?
Hang around Hebrides isle King’s self-allusion Share with followers, in a way Westchester County city known for its Playland Pricey strings Civil rights icon Parks
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31 Put (out) 35 Others, to Ovid 36 “Exodus” hero 37 Ad to lure you in 38 Windshield option Two-time Wimbledon champ Kvitová 41 Ward of “Sisters” 42 Sidesteps 44 Formally seek
justice
45 Take off 46 November 1
honoree 47 24-Across,
briefly
48 Señor’s “some” 49 Leading
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53 Melville narrator 56 County fair sight 60 Classic role for
Carrie
61 Antique photos 63 Supermarket
chain
64 Four Tops
frontman Stubbs 65 Seat of County
Kerry
66 Swelter
67 Didn’t dillydally 1 4 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 24 25 26 39 68 Vinny famously called them “utes” in a “My Cousin Vinny” courtroom scene 69 Amount to pay
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Gets ready for the big game ... and a hint to four puzzle answers
DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
This week’s deals have focused on proper timing by declarer. To test yourself, cover the East-West cards. West leads a low heart against your four spades.
Your immediate impulse might be to finesse with dummy’s queen. If so, you need to curb your impulses. If the finesse loses, East will shift to clubs, up to dummy’s weakness. You can take your ace and draw trumps, but when East takes the king of diamonds, the defense will cash two clubs for down one.
You have 10 winners: six trumps, a heart, a club and two diamonds. You can go down only if you lose four tricks first.
Take the ace of hearts, draw trumps and let the queen of diamonds ride. Utility company listing ’60s-’70s Twins star Tony Scene of frequent Middle East unrest Before, before Apply to “The Most Happy __”: 1956 musical 34 Toga party places 37 EKG reading 40 Robot play 43 Peak seen from
Messina 26 27 28 30 32 33 East can win, cash the king of hearts and shift to a club, but you win, unblock your jack of diamonds and go to dummy to pitch a losing club on the ace of diamonds.
At matchpoint duplicate, you would have an excuse for finessing in hearts; you might make an overtrick. At IMPs or Chicago scoring, assure your contract.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ Q942 ♥ AQ ◆ A 742 ♣ 6 3 2. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one spade, he bids two hearts and you return to three diamonds. Partner next bids three spades. What do you say?
ANSWER: Your partner has “reversed” and promises a strong hand. Since he 47 50 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 62 Ravel work immortalized in “10” Cantankerous Facilitates Misfortunes Flow slowly Queen’s home Tower of Pisa feature
Bit of bickering Fairy tale baddie Madcap Martha Six-time NBA All-Star __ Gasol has also suggested shortness in clubs, your hands fit together perfectly. Bid six diamonds or cue-bid four hearts.