European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Premier crossword by to Paquin curtain Call f3 8 know thine enemy both vulnerable. West deals. North a a k q 7 5. A 9 a 7 a. A of j 9 4. A 9 7 0 a a West a Quot j 6 3 vqj9642 0 q 8 6 a East 4 9 8 4 2 9 k 0 a 10 5 2 4 10 6 3 2 South 4 10 9 10 8 5 3 0 7 3 4 k q j 8 5 the bidding a West North East 14 pass 2 0 pass 3 it pass pass pass pass pass opening Lead Queen of 9 South 1 it 3 4 pass a stranger sitting Down in a club rubber Bridge game is at a distinct disadvantage. The regulars know each others ability and foibles while the newcomer is completely in the dark. For example would you play the hand the same Way South did if you had no idea who was sitting in the West seat. North South conducted a perfect auction up to South s bid of three clubs. Since the South hand had been severely limited by the one no Trump response North should have passed. A West one of the Best players in the dub led the Queen of hearts which Declarer correctly won in Dummy with the Ace. The nine of clubs was led to the King and West s Ace. Back came a Diamond and the tables Jack lost to the Ace. The Deuce of diamonds was returned to the Queen and King. How would you continue All the pertinent information has been Given to you. Declarer led Dummy a remaining club and confidently inserted the eight. When that won Declarer was Home with an Over trick scoring five club tricks three Spades and a trick in each red suit. A what made Declarer finesse the club no competent defender in the West seat would win the Ace of clubs at once unless he was forced to. Therefore the finesse on the second round had to succeed against the present company. Had a Novice been sitting West Declarer could not have taken such an inference and the contract might have failed. Incidentally we Hope our readers fully appreciated Declarer a Fine play. South selected the nine of clubs when the suit was first led from the table. Had he instead led the seven he would have been locked in Dummy after running the nine and four Chib tricks would have withered on the Vine. Q. A East West vulnerable As South you hold 4a764 void kj87 4kj1096 the bidding has proceeded North East South West pass 14 pass 2 4 l by 4 4 ? what do you bid now.  is a close decision. Partner does not have a two suiters As a passed hand North would have bid two no Trump to show that Type of hand but a might have Only three clubs. We slightly prefer four no Trump asking partner to select a suit Over five clubs. A penalty double would be our third Choice. Q. A As South vulnerable you hold 47 9akq65 ck654 4aqj the bidding has proceeded. South West North East 19 pass 14 pass ? a what do you bid now  have a very Good hand indeed but As yet you have no idea f v 1 10 ii a in mils  Lihi. 1ivs 111 a in a Hou hiii1vh is idol Anim saw Dak him. Do i Hajj of a a Punj Ouatu where you want to play the contract. As a general principle it is bad to jump shift in a suit where you done to want partner to raise so we would reject three diamonds. Be Content with two diamonds if partner passes we bet you done to have a game. If partner bids again you will be Well placed to judge what to do next. Q. A East West vulnerable As South you hold. 4akj105 9k7 0 k8 4 k1095 the bidding has proceeded South West North East 1 4 dbl 2 4 pass f what action do you take  Kings Are badly placed still partner did raise to two Spades. Gone Are the Days when partner bid two Spades Over the double to say he was too weak to pass one Spade you can expect some 79 Points and since All must be working we would venture four Spades. West is not going to enjoy defending this hand. Q. A As South vulnerable you hold 4 853 9 k763 c 76 4 kj93 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 c pass 1 9�?� pass 14 pass 1 it pass 3 pass ? what action do you take  is not the sort of hand where a 4-3 major fit is a desirable contract More than half your strength is opposite a marked Singleton in partners hand. Since clubs Are firmly under control and partner might produce a source of tricks we would opt for three no Trump. For the conservatives we also would accept a pass before the doubling starts. A i Quot a g 14 a Stone Wall lets go on a Diamond Hunt. Object is to count the Diamond shaped figures of All sizes to be found in the geometrical design r amp a m. A v o 1 \ \ 771 s i 4 a if a j a a or a i random menu food Hunt if just thinking about food gives you an empty feeling skip this test for hidden among letters Are Apple Jam bread soup Cereal cookies cake and Steak. 1. Bob read the log. 2. A Are these my pyjamas a Quot 3. We will close the Gap pledged Sam. 4. Erica keeps fit 5. Why is everyone so uptight 6. The Hull is steel and the deck is teak. 7. Lets All race real fast a a a a a a a 8. Is Chico of i a specially wondered. Can you find them shown at right. Diamond shaped figures have four equal sides two acute and two obtuse angles. More than 50 of them Are present. How Many do you see -ucmejn6iuoo a i i Spur Jeip Godjos Oje a sex a dig digits nine less than six times a certain digit minus twice the digit equals seven More than twice the digit. What digit is that. -14610 is i6ip 0141 Riding High Rover seems to be Riding High in this Dot scene. What a missing add lines in alphabetical order. Hocus focus f ii n Hicl ,1 4 who a cold everybody a out to do his or her Winter a thing above. Add these colors 1�?red. 2�?lt. Blue. 3�?yellow. 4�?ll Brown. 5 flesh tones. 6�?lt. Green. 7�?dk. Brown. 8�?dk. Blue. Can you Trust your eyes there Are at least six differences in drawing details Between top and Bottom panels. How quickly can you find them Check answers with those below. Bure Stuj Sile pod a me jews or Jekot g Jue jaw Sijah it tu8jejjip is Joque Neq e Buis Stuj a duis Uoung a fiut Sotui is  i  Coppi 1 a Inhar a a c l l 13 1 11 win la Al. Score,10 Points for using All the two Complete words ordering. A. A a then score 2 Points each for All found among the letters. Try to score at least 50 Points. -6uu Popoy euro some Obj Issow crypt quip a  Qiu Post Axer no  a m r j cd just Quot or a Xiv a a y g a no a uan finst a today a crypt quip clue y equals b d g a across 1 with 74 Down a popular sin get 5 Faye or Ghostley 10 pianist Nero 15 Singer Paul 19 discharge 20 it might be precious 21 soviet monetary a unit. 22 skin or cat Lead in 23 except. 24 Sailor s a a Stop Quot 25 certain exams 26 Chest sound 27 percussion devices 29 countertenor 30 actress Garr 31 locations 32 a and Cher 34 formerly. Called 36 Coal carriers 38 breach 41 came to rest after flight 42 oust 44 before 45 marshy Meadow 48 French poet novelist. Louis. 50 scrubbed the launch 52 give up an office 54 scholarly language. 55 sentimental 56 common value. 58 Graceful dance 59 Skunk s defense 60 metallic disk 61 ten to a Dot Lar. A. 63 brainstorm 64 he Sang with Art Garfunkel 66 Patricia Neal film 67 they recorded Quot shake it up Quot 69 fortifies a 70 Tennis stroke 71 watch face 72 the Quot mater. Lal girl Quot 76 just hang there 77 British Punk Rocker 82 Barren 83 informal language 85 French Cap 86 warm and snug 87 braid of hair 89 vast amount 90 twinkles 91 grinding. A tooth 92 he wanted to Quot give peace a Chance Quot. 94 figures of speech 96 horsemanship 97 Alfonso s Queen 98 polish 100 makes less intense 101 Rhine feeder 102 a Moines 103 Quot Rise and Shine Quot time 105 foul place 106 place for grandmas trunk 108 coagulated 111 Pueblo Indian of new Mexico 113 witticism 115 keyboard instrument 119 israeli dance 120 Early mexi a can a a a a a 121 Bay window. 123 Nimbus 124 Sandaran tree 125 networks 126 Anagram Tor Laden 127 snatch at 128 military vehicle 129 Short pastoral poem. 130 gives for a while 131 math prob loss Down 1 take five 2 Sharif 3 hindu god 4 Short distances 5 med. Org.6 pianist comic Oscar 7 Europe s Quot Boot Quot 8 throw a. Fishing line. 9 Reginald Kenneth Dwight 10 guard 11 River in France 12 skiers aids 13 islands in the South Pacific 14 Legal matter 15 Hillside dug outs 16 undiluted 17 Green vegetable 18 god of War 28 athenian statesman31 heart or meat Lead in 33 author Anais 35 in Canaiy 37 hockey s Bobby 38 Lively round dance 39 slowed land 40 French Couturier 42 he s Quot bar Naby Jones 43 lukewarm 45 Singer Ron Stadt 46 one who incites .47 celebes wild oxen 49 a a a of the Golden West Quot 50 sedans and coupes51 female Parent 53 levantine Ketch 55 War blooded vertebrates 57 puts Down new flooring 60 fishing reels 61 Confer rank upon 62 biblical verb 65 Quot the Bridge of a Luis Roy 66 Wash or Weed Lead in 68 English Cathedral City 70 fall behind 71 Short daggers 72 Shade tree 73 actor Richard 74 see 1 across 75 Norse god 76 slow moving a one. A a a a a a a 77 czech statesman 78 computer screen image 79 apportioned 80 Orange or Indian 81 stringed instruments. 84 de s opponent 85 he s the Quot piano Man Quot 88 convex molding 90 Cager Chamberlain 91 Singer Lanza 93 Convent Dweller 95  for one 96 Small Rug 99 telephoned 101 minister to 103 sharply outlined 104/glazierts mixture 106 chinese or japanese 107 Rocky pro sections 108 Converse amiably 109 tree Snake 110 algerian seaport 112 playwright Simon 114 Perry s Crea. Tor a 116 hindu teacher 117 ancient Syria 118 snatches roughly 120 biblical lion 122.brit noblemen 1 2 3 4 19 23 27 32 38 c 39 40. 48 49 54 59 a a 64 72 73 74 75 82 87 92 97 108_ 109 110 119 124 128 # 453 i1 1 of 1 i vests pin average time of solution 67 minutes. Sunday january 20, 1991