European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 06, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Make sure you can get there neither vulnerable. North deals North j 10 9 7 adj j 8 a q 7 3 East q 4 2 v k9 5 0 4 2 a k j 8 2 South a a 5 9 j 6 4 0 a q. 10 9 7 3 54 .9 0. A West k 6 3 9 10 8 7 3 0 k 6 5 10 9 6 the. Bidding North East 1 pass 1 a pass 3 it pass South 10 2 it pass West pass pass pass opening Lead three of 9 waving a finesse in front of some Bridge players it like taunting a Bull with a red Flag. They Are aware of the risk but they can t resist the had a difficult bid to make after North had shown both Black suits. Two no Trump looks to us to be a somewhat better Choice than three diamonds and three no Trump was an eminently reasonable contract. West led a Low heart and Declarer. Impressed by the possibility of scoring three tricks in the suit followed Low from Dummy. East seized the Opportunity of being of Lead with the King of hearts to shift to the two of Spades. Declarer ducked West won the King and switched to the ten of clubs. Now afraid of what might happen Declarer Rose with the Ace from the table and ran the Jack of diamonds and when that held finessed the Queen. West took the King and reverted to clubs Down two. The Road to nine tricks is quite simple. Instead of worrying about one extra trick in hearts Declarer should have concentrated on making sure of nine. Dum Niyo a Queen of hearts should have been finessed at trick one let s assume the play proceeds As before with East taking the King and shifting to a Spade. Since the Jack of hearts is now an entry Declarer can Rise with the Ace of Spades Cross to the Ace of hearts and run the Knave of diamonds. West can hold up but another Diamond forces the King and Declarer still Hefti a heart entry to hand. South will make one Spade trick two hearts five diamonds and a club just what he needs a a As South vulnerable you hold �T�aqj64 9j652 07 aj8 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 Paisa 1 it pass ? a a a what action do you take have a near minimum opening bid but with a Singleton you Don t want to play in no Trump if it can be avoided show your second suit despite its poor Quality. Bid two hearts. To rebid two Spades Here would Promise a six card suit. Q. A As South vulnerable you hold 4aq6 96 0a752 4q10853 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 pass i it pass ? 9- a what action do you Taka a a again you have a minimum and no liking for a contract but this time there a nothing you can do about it. While you surely have an eight card minor suit fit your club suit is too bad to rebid and two diamonds would be a strength showing reverse. Pass. 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A 4aj852 9kx09 cqj9 k3 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 pass ,2 9 pass what do you bid now Only difference Between this problem and the previous one is in partners response. The most desirable game contract when your Side has a known eight card major suit fit is four of that major. Since North is showing five hearts on this sequence confirm the fit by raising to three hearts. A space Matici Why it there a smile on the face of the Man in the Moon at right because he feels sure that is you can perform thle amazing feat of space magic. Beginning with the letter a connect dots with straight lines proceeding lit the order m-a-g4-c. Result will be another familiar sky figure. A sum twist double this Premier it a i t Rex a a. Fold and tear wits tester see if you can solve this in your head a that is without actually doing what s suggested suppose you take a Sheet of paper and fold it in half then fold it in half again at right angles to the first fold. Four thicknesses will result. Now suppose you tear these four thicknesses in half. Question How Many separate pieces of paper Wilt result remember you Are to try to think Dee exercise through without using paper. A a a. A a a a a a a whet s the answer a of Dot new Dee Mau. Number turn the result upside Down and Divide by three. If the answer is 327, what is the original number. Saiia Mauiu at a Sunu a rocks o Luck if Lucky you May find a Many a 18 or faces chiselled in atone above. What s your count More hocus focus spin off hey thee Bell spinner you re holding up the game. Add the following colors neatly 1�?red, 2�?lt Blue. 3�?yellow. 4�?brown. 5�?fl�h tones. 6�?14. Green. 7�?black, 8�?lt. Purple. Can you Trust your eyes there Are at East six differences m drawing details Between top and Bottom panels. How quickly can you find them Check answers with those below. / _ uflj9wp Seibig a Lueje in St a Agio s jejjot8 Sipus it our Situ it pus Jobos g Lueje Jip a Cleo z Swiss jul Toueg q seouj9yta up ii a Inhar score 10 Point for using Ell the two Complete words. Observer then score Points each for All found among the letters. Try to score at least so Points. Pitta Jos few ipod. Crypt quip by a g q Miro of sigm Hrazo Furu h x g q 6 be Sci his h y z p b a qty. Pc up a cup a a we ufos Gay. 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Shiffe a 96 wrapped up in a Way 97 covenants 93 Herb of the Parsley fam 100 argues the question 102 sex supreme court Jurist 103 leave the stage 105 spoke incoherently 106 shift of work 107 apparitions 111 buttons or Barber 112 tiny fragment 116 to sir with love Singer 117 one beyond help 119 warning signal 121 brazilian \ macaws 122 Swan Genus 123 conjure up 124 slight Trace 125 cannons 126 author Wiesel 127 fixed the hem 128 acetate for one 129 slight advantage Down 1 Bridge coup 2 River to the Volga 3 Currier a associate 4 portraying Rural life 5 musical Stu Dies a Haltan sea it port 7 Broad smile 6 Winter time in . 9 English portrait Painter 10 lacking refinement 11 Indian 12 perform at the met 13 carry away As property 14 sunday talk 15 vinegar seasoning 16 inter a among other things 17 playwright Connelly 18 Quick look 28 Pearl Buck heroine 30 sister of ares 32 work gang 34 sea nymphs 38 Home run King 37 John or Maureen 38 More free of imperfections 39 author Zola 40 moslem Nymph 41 Soto operator 43 Iowa Village 44 lukewarm 45 related on the Mother s Side 47 old card game 49 put off for a time. 52 Servings of Bacon 53 Early per plans 79 choose 80 yearly visitor 61 lock of hair 84 addition to a Bill 86 one of the Kennedy 69 position with Little work 91 come before 92 to stops your circulation 94 Barber s Call 96 roof Edge 97 fit of Tuluii 99 vassals 101 excluded ring 54 Strong-rimningl02 preceding in Bird 57 Dull finish 56 City in Ohk 59 companion of mortise 62 Pierre a denial 64 sheets and pillowcases 66 wander idly time 104 treasure Follower 106. Archaic shield 107 wild Plum 108 effective influence 109 word in. Mark 15.34 66 Bay window 110 Drift or drop 70 decorated with Nail Heads 72 seasoned Rice dish 73 popular old saying 74 Des Moines native 75 valuable Vio tin 77 undercover agents Lead in 112 gasp 113 worthless. Thing Slang 114 director Fritz 115 being 118 supplement 120 Steur de \ 2 i 4 19 23. It 15 i i 1 16 22 126 37 38 39 46 51 5$ v 61 72 73 74 62 a 08. 93 98 107 108 109 116 1 122 126 #451 average time of solution 70 minutes. Sunday january 6, 1991
