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SATURDAY
Friday’s answers
under “Solutions”
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ACROSS
1 Dollop
4 ATM output
8 Developed
12 On a voyage
14 Mead’s island
15 Broad valley
16 Eggy dessert
17 Geometric solid
18 Let pass
19 Fodder seekers
21 Rum drink
(2 wds.)
23 Frilly
24 “Bon —,
monsieur!”
25 Appreciates
28 Raised the rent
(2 wds.)
32 Poem of lament
33 Twice-baked
breads
34 Road map info
35 Stiff
36 Low scores
(var.)
37 Lobster traps
38 Flow back
39 Georgia city
40 “Luncheon
on the Grass”
painter
41 Infamy
43 Soda pop buys
44 Norse god
45 Per capita
46 Received
49 Cinch
53 Classical poet
54 Act like a ham
56 Healing plant
57 TV host Jay —
58 Cloys
59 Football cheer
60 Pull along
61 Glimpsed
62 Gown go-with
DOWN
1 Spear, as a fish
2 Kon-Tiki
Museum site
3 Endure
4 Deal in
5 Pierre’s friends
6 Coast Guard
alert
7 Lawn extras
8 Think highly of
9 Canter or trot
10 Joy Adamson
lioness
11 Ricky Ricardo
13 Comparison
14 Builder’s sheet
20 Indiana port
22 Razor-billed
birds
24 “Friday the
13th” villain
25 Fixed a seam
26 Perpetrator’s
need
27 Action words
28 Verdict giver
29 Male honeybee
30 Make a sound
31 Genuine
nuisances
33 Spy mission
36 Buffoonery
37 Trail
39 Manner of acting
40 Rodents
42 Ballgame fare
(2 wds.)
43 Water-ski locales
45 Gobbled up
46 Rustproof metal
47 Done with
48 Singer —
Turner
49 Sheepfold
50 Mr. Baldwin of
“Beetlejuice”
51 “Run — Run”
52 Sushi ingredient
55 West of
“Klondike Annie”
Unscramble these Jumbles,
one letter to each square,
to form four ordinary words. |
KEYRP
NGIRW
GNOREL
NTOAAS
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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
call and we’ll you those contacts
do lunch. I told you about.
WHEN THE TENNIS PLIERS
TALKED BUSINESS PURINS
THEIR MATCH, THEY WERE —
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
Answer
here:
rVN
SUDOKU
DIFFICULTY RATING:
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BRIDGE
WEDNESDAY
A SURE THING
Both vulnerable. West deals
NORTH
A A K Q J 10 2
9? Void
O AQ 10
* AK J5
WEST EAST
*9 A 8 6 3
S? A K 8 3 2 S? Q J 10 7
OK97 08652
*Q842 *96
SOUTH
*754
09654
OJ43
* 10 7 3
The bidding:
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
1<? Dbl 3<?* Pass
Pass 40 Pass 4*
Pass 6* All pass
*Pre-emptive
Opening lead: Ace of S?
South must have been eagerly
awaiting the sight of dummy. South
breathed a sigh of relief and ruffed
the opening heart lead high in dummy
in case the trumps split 2-2. East
contributed the queen of hearts to
clarify the heart position for partner.
This play also clarified a few things
for declarer. West, for his opening
bid, was certain to hold the king of
diamonds. Probably the queen of
clubs also, but certainly the king of
diamonds.
An entry to his hand forthe diamond
finesse was all South needed, so
he started by cashing dummy’s
ace and king of spades. He was
disappointed that the spades split 3-1,
but he continued smartly by leading
the jack of clubs from dummy. Had
either opponent won with the queen,
the 10 of clubs would provide the
needed entry. West ducked his queen,
however, so South continued with
the ace and king of clubs. He did not
care if East ruffed a club. Whatever
East chose to do, South could force
an entry to his hand by ruffing the
fourth round of clubs. The lead of
the jack of diamonds would allow
South to repeat the diamond finesse,
if necessary, and bag up the 12 tricks
that he needed.
This was another complex looking
hand that was really quite simple.
All declarer had to do was realize
the problem — creating an entry to
his hand.
(Bob Jones welcomes readers'
responses sent in care of this
newspaper or to Tribune Content
Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr„
Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001.)
THURSDAY
THE WAY TO BET
East-West vulnerable. North deals
NORTH
*32
S? 10 8 7
O AKJ9876
*4
EAST
* Q J84
9AK J93
053
*92
SOUTH
* A965
04
02
*AKQJ 10 85
The bidding:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
10 IV Dbl* 20
30 Pass 30** Dbl
Pass Pass 6* All pass
*Exactly four spades
**Asking for a heart stopper
Opening lead: Two of O
Damon Runyan is often credited
with this bit of advice for gamblers:
“The race is not always to the swift,
nor the battle to the strong, but that's
the way to bet.” That is great advice
for bridge players as well. We always
want to place our bets, or make our
plays, based on their likelihood of
success. The play may not work this
time, but in the long run, that’s the
way to bet.
North's opening bid would not be
everyone’s choice. South, knowing
that his partner didn’t have heart
values, must have strength in spades
and diamonds for his opening bid, so
he made the reasonable decision to
bid a slam. East in today’s deal was
Australian expert Paul Dailey. He
had to decide where to place his bet
at trick two after winning the opening
heart lead with the king. He knew
that declarer had exactly four spades
with long, strong clubs, and surely
only one heart. Should he shift to a
spade at trick two?
Dummy’s diamonds were
intimidating. A diamond to the
jack would be risky for declarer,
but it would provide all the needed
tricks for slam unless West had a
trump trick. Dailey decided that his
best bet at trick two was to lead
a diamond into dummy’s powerful
suit. The winning bet! South won
with dummy's jack and discarded a
spade on the ace. When he tried to
cash the king, Dailey ruffed and the
contract drifted down two. Nice play!
(Bob Jones welcomes readers’
responses sent in care of this paper
or tcaeditors@tribpub.com)
WEST
* K 10 7
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OQ 10 4
*763
FRIDAY
THINKING AHEAD
North-South vulnerable. North deals
NORTH
* K J5
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OQ43
* AQ52
WEST
* 10 9 8 7 4
S? K Q J 10 7 6
05
*9
EAST
* AQ62
0942
06
* K J 10 4 3
SOUTH
* 3
03
OAK J109872
*876
The bidding:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
1NT Pass 2NT* iV
Pass Pass 50 Pass
Pass Dbl All pass
*Transfer to diamonds
Opening lead: King of O
The sight of dummy made Hard
Luck Louie regret that he had agreed
to play minor-suit transfers. Had he
just raised to three no trump, North
would have had the same 10 tricks
that Louie had in diamonds. The
transfer had been too tempting. On
the plus side, East’s double marked
him with both the king of clubs and
the ace of spades. Louie won the
opening heart lead with dummy’s
ace, led a diamond to his ace,
drawing the trumps, and led a spade
to dummy’s jack, hoping to force the
ace. When that lost to the queen, East
exited with a heart and Louie had to
fall back on the doomed club finesse
and he finished down one. “My luck
is unbelievable!" said Louie. “Three
out of three cards offside.”
When Lucky Larry played this
deal in a subsequent round, he bid
five diamonds over his partner’s one
no trump opening and played it there
undoubled. He won the opening heart
lead in dummy and immediately
ruffed a heart. He cashed the ace of
diamonds, led a diamond to dummy's
queen, and ruffed dummy's last heart.
He led a spade to the jack and lost
to East’s queen, but East had no
answer. Rather than leading a club
into the ace-queen, East tried a tricky
low spade. Larry discarded a club
on this not caring who had the ace.
The defense couldn't prevent Larry
from bringing home 11 tricks. Well
played!
(Bob Jones welcomes readers'
responses sent in care of this
newspaper or to Tribune Content
Agency. LLC.. 16650 Westgrove Dr..
Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001.)
SOLUTIONS
FOR TUESDAY PUZZLES
UPEND ONION HUBCAP METHOD
The winner of the dog bone eating contest was
the - “CHOMPION”
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FOR WEDNESDAY PUZZLES
TEMPT TIGER HOOPLA LOOSEN
Napoleon really thought he could win at
Waterloo, but he came up — A LITTLE SHORT
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FOR THURSDAY PUZZLES
SPELL TASTY SUBDUE WINERY
The scuba divers got married underwater and be
gan their new life together in — “WETTED” BLISS
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FOR FRIDAY PUZZLES
SATURDAY
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ
Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
*760AK40AQJ874*97
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
10 Pass 1* Pass
9
What call would you make?
Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as
South, you hold:
*AJ74 3<7Q5OA*A10 976
As dealer, what call would you make?
Q 3 - East-West vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
*K8 94 3 0AQ875*K874
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
Pass Pass 10 Pass
1* 20 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass ?
What call would you make?
Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
* Q J 10910 8 640Void* A10 6 532
Partner opens ID and right-hand
opponent passes. What call would
you make?
Q 5 - North-South vulnerable, as
South, you hold:
*AKQ85<?AQJ6 0K9 3*2
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
10 Pass 1* Pass
1NT Pass ?
What call would you make?
Q 6 - East-West vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
*AKQ75<?8 6095*A86 3
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1* Pass 1NT 3*
Pass Pass 30 Pass
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What call would you make?
Look for answers on Monday.
(Bob Jones welcomes readers’
responses sent in care of this paper.
Please send your e-mail responses
to tcaeditors@tribpub.com)
INEPT GUIDE BETTOR TOWARD
If the newspaper reporter was going to turn in the
story in time, he’d need to — GET “WRITE” ON IT
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