Crossword Puzzle 1
ACROSS
1 Like some questionable characters 6 Buffalo team 11 Pro with a gurney,
briefly
14 Grade of tea
leaves
15 Parting mot 16 Menagerie 17 Mythical hunterʼs
shots of liquor? 19 With 22-Across, Lady Gaga, Madonna et al. 20 Work the bar 21 Remove from
power
22 See 19-Across 24 Law school
accrediting org. 26 Numbered
ballpark souvenir 27 First mortal womanʼs moving supply? 33 Amherst sch. 34 “That was close!” 35HeorI 38 Plywood wood 39 Chicken soup,
some say 42 “Selma” director
DuVernay
43 Plant with fronds 45 Tablet
46 Capp chap 48 Greek heroʼs
stilettos?
51 Paper or plastic,
say
53 Letters for William
or Catherine 54 Mill fodder 55 Shop clamp 58 Free speech org. 62 N.L. West, for
one
63 Early manʼs
computers? 66 Genesis name 67 Lazybones 68 Lyric poem 69 Where Schumer
is a sen.
70 Stalks in a marsh 71 Royal-ly made?
DOWN 1 Shout target 2 “Take it” 3 Similar (to) 4 Whatsits 5 Currency with the
ISO code JPY 6 Hindu title of
respect 7 Mid-month day 8 Light air
9 Chair umpireʼs
call
10 Harry, Duke of __ 11 Toll plaza choice
in many states 12 Mandy of “This
Is Us”
13 __-turvy
18 Rise dramatically 23 Willow, but not
Buffy
25 Bartlett
alternative
26 Bit of slack facial
flesh
27 __ pastry 28 Parisian gal pal 29 Stories
30 Time for fooling 31 Narrow racing
boat
32 Memphis music
festival street 36 Robbieʼs
daredevil father 37 Where Mark Watney grew potatoes in a 2015 film
Horoscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19):
Don’t take criticism to heart. Learn from the experience someone offers you. Don’t let your emotions take the reins. Being patient will pay off and will lead to better options.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
Take advantage of an opportunity. Don’t let uncertainty lead to hesitation and regret. Let your intuition take charge, and trust your ability to take care of business.
Sudoku
40 __ the air 41 Comic actor
Bert
44 Mark Harmon TV
drama
47 Advice from
Bobby McFerrin 49 Bloviatorʼs
output
50 Kind of butter
used in skin care 51 Poet Nash
52 In on, with “to”
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
Events that focus on information, knowledge and technology will be beneficial. Check your bank balance before you spend money on unnecessary items. Don’t fall victim to a polished sales pitch or pressure tactics.
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
Take the path that excites you. Let your mind wander, and enjoy life. A change someone makes will interest you. Find out more and consider how you can benefit from doing something similar. 55 Lowland 56 Wrote online,
briefly
57 Old pol. divisions 59 Sound made by hitting coconut halves together 60 News article
intro 61 Employed 64 Ikeʼs monogram 65 Adopt-a-thon
adoptee
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
4/1/20
Travel will cost more than anticipated. The people you encounter along the way will be eager to part you from your money. Caution, coupled with penny-pinching, will pay off.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
Expand your interests, friendships and knowledge. Attend functions offering information that will help you get ahead and connect you to people who can further your interests.
DEAR ABBY » My father has been mostly absent from my life. We reconnected when I was an adult. I have always had feelings of abandonment, and because of this, I have constantly tried to build a relationship with him and allow him to have one with his grandchildren.
Dad met my friend of 10 years, “Danielle,” two months ago when I threw him a birthday party. Since then, he and Danielle have begun a relationship on the sly. The problem is, Danielle tells Dad things I confided to her over the years, and he is coming back to me with whatever she has told him.
Bridge
Hermann Hesse wrote, “Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke.”
I doubt today will last for an eternity, but if you know a funny, clean joke, please email it to me at phillip@bridgeforeveryone.com.
This deal features a declarer-play technique that is almost sure to be right. How should South plan the play in four spades after West leads the club seven to the six, king and ace?
When the opener has 5-4-3-1 shape and 12 to 14 high-card points, opens in his five-card suit and hears partner respond in his three-card major, he should raise to two of that major. Even if opener has 4=3=5=1 or 4=3=1=5, rebidding two hearts will
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23):
Simple plans will be less expensive. If you overdo it, you will end up backtracking. Don’t overreact if met with opposition. Channel your energy into something that counts.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22):
Pursuing projects that stimulate your mind and challenge your imagination will bring you the most satisfaction. Don’t limit what you can do by the company you keep.
Dad has been separated for 14 years, and Danielle insisted that she wouldn’t date him under those circumstances, but she did. Since the start of this, my relationship with my dad is even worse, and my long friendship with Danielle has been ruined because I know I can’t trust her. Dad spends all of his time with her and her child now and hasn’t begun to build a bond with me or his own grandchildren, which has been the story of my life, and my friend knows this. Abby, am I being selfish? What do you think I should do? usually work better than one spade. Note also that if South’s spade two were in either minor suit, he would rebid three notrump, not four spades, to offer his partner a choice of games.
In four spades, South
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21):
Get involved in challenging activities. You will learn a lot about yourself in competitive situations. Everyone you encounter will admire your honesty and fair play.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
Don’t let your emotions interfere with your professional integrity. Someone you care about may let you down or criticize the way you do things. Take charge of your happiness and please yourself.
Crossword Puzzle 2
DEAR MORE » I don’t think you are selfish. You have good reason to be hurt and disappointed. Your father is remaining true to character, but your friend has betrayed your trust. You may need the help of a licensed therapist to move beyond this, and that is what I recommend you do.
Believe me, you have my sympathy. But you can’t change your father or Danielle. You can, however, change the way you react to them, and a therapist will help you do that more quickly than you can do it on your own. saw four potential losers: one heart, one diamond and two clubs. However, declarer knew that any time he could ruff a loser in the shorter trump hand, it would be the right line of play.
So, he ruffed a club at trick two, played a heart to his ace and ruffed his last club. Then he cashed the spade ace, getting the surprising news about the 5-0 split. After checking that West wasn’t having a little joke, momentarily reneging, declarer played a diamond to his jack. West won with his ace and gave his partner a diamond ruff, but that cost East one of his natural trump tricks. South took five spades, two hearts, one club and the two club ruffs on the board.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19):
Follow your heart and do what you enjoy most. Your determination and discipline will bring good results and make you feel good about who you are and what you do.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20):
Step up and prepare to take control. You’ve got what it takes to turn your ideas into reality. Follow your heart in both personal and professional matters. Romance is favored.