European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Goren on Bridge by Charles Loren and Omar Sharif c Tim a Meewo to bum North South West North kj54 v1086 085 a876 West a 86 9kj932 02 4qj95 South 4q1097 s7aq754 0 a10 k2 the bidding West North East pass pass 4 0 Dale pass pass East 32 9 void okqj97643 41043 South 4 pass opening Lead two of 0 Trump coup Tommy had been showing his usual form at the Bridge club his bid Ding was straight out of a horror Story and he had continually found double Dummy ways to convert ten tricks to but the pleasure he obtained from this hand made up for any deficiency in his few sane players Woulff consider a bid of four on tommys those who did elect to compete would choose a that would have led to the completely hopeless contract of four not that four hearts seemed any better you or we would probably have been Happy to Settle for Down two when we got our first look at but not Tommy he was in his he won the first trick in hand with the Ace of Dia monds warned by the double that nothing Good was Likely to happen in the Trump he cashed the Ace and King of clubs and ruffed a club in his his aim was to score As Many of his Low Trumps As possible by Ruff next came a Low Spade to Dummy and the last club was Declarer exited with the Queen of to avoid being end West won the Ace of Spades and exited with his last Declarer and Dummy were each Down to three a Spade and a while West still had All five West was about to learn what people meant when they said that too much of a Good thing can be Tommy led a and West was forced to he had nothing but Trumps to and Dummy eight won the Trump this time Declarer led Dummy West was again forced to Ruff and now he had to Lead away from his King of Trumps into declares a so Tommy racked up ten tricks two a two two club ruffs and three Trumps a routine hand for Tommy you hold 463 s875 oaj954 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 pass 2 0 pass 2 pass what do you bid now partner might have been forced to rebid Spades with Only a five card you cant raise with your you dont have a heart so no Trump is and you surely dont want to rebid your ratty five card Diamond the solution is to make a Tempo izing bid of three that will allow partner to place the contract in no Trump if he has hearts Stop if he rebid his Spades you have enough to raise to you hold 7aq10954 of the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 pass 2 0 pass 3 v pass 3 4 pass 3 it pass 4 v pass what action do you take has shown a Good hand first by responding at the then show ing his Spade control and subsequently supporting he have the ingredients to pro Duce twelve the scientific treatment is to Cue bid your minor suit in Case partner has the right cards for a grand but the pragmatic which appeals to is a direct bid of six both North North k43 y a oakq104 q863 the bidding North East 1 0 pass pass pass pass pass opening four of South West 1 4 Pas 3 0 pass 4 4 pass East 45 4k10742 West 4q762 s k1084 072 4aj9 South 4aj1098 v7532 0 j86 answers for sunday crossword can be a simple Holdup play lured Declarer to his doom on this North conducted a classic he showed a Good hand with five four clubs three Spades a Singleton heart by jump shifting and then raising his partners South had enough for game and no ambitions beyond Declarer won the opening heart Lead in Dummy and took the Spade West allowed Declarer to win the trick impressed with his Declarer crossed to the King of Trumps to repeat the when East showed Declarer found he had already lost he tried he gave up a club and the defenders forced Dummy to Ruff a now Declarer came to hand with a club cashed the Ace of Trump and tried to run but West ruffed the third Diamond and the defenders collected two hearts for Down there was a most unusual line of play available to after he had won the first Spade he should next have take the Trump finesse the other Way while this play might seem it is actually a safety if West follows to the second Spade and East wins the Declarer is still in he can Ruff the heart return in come hand with the Jack of diamonds and draw the last then he can run diamonds for his if West shows out on the second Declarer can Rise with the King to repeat the marked either he cannot be stopped from making ten Premier to Paquin trivia time across i the boys singing group 6 tempter Poe tic 10 soft Mineral 14 smartly dressed 19 follow 20 if would leave you 21 god of love 22 uncanny 23 rage 24 25 ear part 26 Ireland personified 27 japanese Gateway 28 Pri Temps Follower 29 makes a botch of 30 is fond of for one 34 dwell 36 Caesars 551 39 equipment 40 Blanc or Brooks 42 Sandwich shop 43 Conway or Considine 46 restoration 48 address the meeting 50 Garden Flower 52 Kettle drum 59 College foot Ball trophy 55 cures meat the 57 Char 58 angers 60 hebrew Mea sures 61 biblical name 62 mud Volcano 63 Spanish writer 65 Waterloo marshal 66 Witch incantation 68 Legal papers 70 tit for 73 fragrances 76 espionage agents 78 last week 82 the Black vulture 84 Boss tweet shoe 85 desserts 86 numbered Highway 87 a in the to 89 nor 91 earlier 92 Roy Rogers Steed 94 bitterly Pun gent 95 laugh 96 woeful 97 exclamation 99 relatives 100 prejudice 101 indochinese language 102 Star crossed sweetheart 104 grew 107 the archipelago 110 brads 112 ampersand 113 second planet from the Sun 117 wailing cry 118 division word 119 italian Noble House 120 Ham it up 121 great form 122 modified Plant form 123 ending for the or he 124 Crescent 126 Descartes 127 sailors 128 lock of hair Down 1 actress Edna 2 within form 3 hebrew instrument 4 Pierre or Marie 5 he wrote islands in the Stream 6 Reserve Bank 7 incarnation 8 israeli desert 9 hesitation sounds 10iinthe Spiddle 11 love affair 12 delivered a Tennis stroke 13 fir Basket 14 Sweet car Oline Singer 15 High Home 16 Star old to sees 17 prong 18 affirmative votes 29 liberates 32 terrestrial series shaped figures 33 Dominion 125 certain Tus 35 Seine sights Cany resident 36 theater offering 37 pretend 38 senseless 41 Vampire 43 Symbol 44 French River 45 like Oscar Madison 47 German Egypt Logist 48 yellow and Black 49 actor Mai Den 51 not italic 53 playwright Lillian 54 More impoverished 57 drawing room 59 Pintail ducks 62 talk 64 de Defeated him 67 Friend of Van Gogh 69 wild animals Trail 70 Small clusters 71 Palm Cocka too 72 bloated 74 confused 75 adhere 76 egyptian Marvel 77 variegated in color 79 Pody and pm 80 Stone pillar 81 Sandpiper 83 vast 86 Kwh presi Dent 88 scream 90 endeavours 91 food fish 93 Prince of Monaco 95 comic strip Ella 98 mediums Soiree 100 Good natured teasing 102 town in India 103 largest of Saturn Moons 105 italian food 106 hesitate 107 Andy of comics 108 biblical name 109 hauls 111 Mineral Deposit 114 not any 115 indians 116 soap Frame bar 119 corrode answers elsewhere on this Page average time of solution 72 june 1985 by Hal Kaufman Roll pm Roll a of Points on one hocus focus can you Trust your 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apply coloured pencils or crayons offshoot mom seems unnerved by whatever Junior is up to to Complete add lines 1 to spellbinder score 16 for using All the in the word below to form two Complete words Palisade then score 2 Points each for All words of four letters or More found among the try to score at least 50 pies Deai iuej6eub