European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse Amp Premier crossword / by to Paquin author author show and Tell 5 qj8-i neither vulnerable. West deals. North 8 a j 10 7 k 10 9 6 a kj93-West East a a k j 10-4 q 9 7 6 5 3 t void a 7 5 2 a 8 6 5 7 4 2. South a 2 kq986432 3 a q 10 the bidding West North East South 1 dbl i a 6 pass pass pass opening Lead King of a when partner has made an opening Lead your duty in third seat normally is to signal whether you like the suit or not a High card is encouraging while a Low one suggests partner look for Greener pastures. When Dummy has a Singleton in the suit led against a suit contract third hand has additional options. Now you can use the card you follow with to show exactly which suit you want partner to Lead next. This hand dealt in a National championship some years ago illustrates How important signals can be. East s preemptive jump to four Spades robbed North South of All the room they needed to explore whether they held the values for slam. South was afraid to bid four no Trump lest partner construe it As something other than Blackwood and the decision to leap to six hearts is hard to fault. West led the King of Spades and when Dummy appeared it was obvious to East that a shift might be urgently required. Not just any shift but specifically a Diamond. Had North held a double ton Spade East would have had to play a Low card and Hope partner found the right shift. As the cards Lay however East had the Opportunity for a suit preference signal. East followed to the first trick with the Queen of Spades a request for partner to switch to the higher of the remaining sid6 suits in this Case diamonds. West duly obliged and Declarer was Down a trick almost before play started. What other options were available to East a Low Spade would ask for a club shift the lower of the two Side suits. And a Middle Spade would show no Clear preference and allow West to choose How to continue the defense. Q. A both vulnerable As South you hold �T�965 vak6 ckq65i a the bidding has proceeded South West North East 10 1 1 it pass ? what do you bid now were Correct not to open one no Trump your fifth Diamond makes the hand too Strong. But that does no to mean you should go overboard now. North should have a hand of 9-10 Points perhaps less because West a Overall might have improved the positional values. A raise to three no Trump is adequate. Q. A both vulnerable As South you hold qj72 963 c85 kj9 i the bidding has proceeded North East South West i a dbl ? what action do you take a. A Don t let an opposing takeout double Stampede you into an action you might later regret. Simply disregard the takeout double and make the response you would have had there been no interference. Raise to two Spades. A Inao no i Ned nox a a Iviz Viha in Nisi in i i it Imp Mava Miu v no a unions c a it i Ai puns of q. A As South vulnerable you hold �T�q95 tq6542 0q84 73 the bidding has proceeded West North East South 1 dbl 3 pass pass 3 a pass ? what action do you take might have acted Over East a preemptive club raise. However now partner is showing a very Good hand by bidding three Spades vulnerable. You have a sure trick in the Queen of Spades a possible ruffing value and some other goodies. Raise to four Spades. Q. A both vulnerable As South you hold a a 7 4 tq1098653 05 j83 the bidding has proceeded North East South West 1 it pass ? what do you hid now would not fault you for simply bidding two hearts either directly or via a Transfer sequence if that is in your Arsenal. However you can to be sure the hand belongs to you and we would opt for four hearts As a two Way. Action you might make it or you might preempt the enemy out of a Good contract. Q. A neither vulnerable As South you hold a aqj63 j ki3 q7t3 the bidding has proceeded South West North East i a pass 2 pass 3 a pass 3. Pass 9 what do you bid now hand has gotten better by leaps and Bounds and it does t need All that much from partner to be in the slam zone. Nevertheless you still have a minimum opening Bill and unless partner can make another move we would be Content with game. For the monent we would simply bid Lour clubs to confirm Lour card support. I 1 3 to l a a f v a Quot \ i \ a a r h 4 s age stage there Are lots of different a Ages among words. Take postage for instance or mileage or voyage Etc. Just for fun see if you can Puzzle out five such a age words suggested by the pictorial clues at right. To clue you in on no. 1, the object pictured is something made of rubber. Clue to no. 2 is a Structure that holds Back water and so on. Take i from there. Time limit is 2 minutes. W u j a. A i f \ i 1 j a 1 i. H a 1 i 3 4 i 1 g m 0 s t 1 h 3 o 4 s s t a6e66eg g abet Leo it Abenoj boo stirs How often can ghosts be seen once in a boo Moon. What insects resemble ghosts no see us. How can you keep two jumps ahead of a ghost play checkers with it a in we a �7 i a a u i ghost word puzzles four additions words Are required to Complete each of the two ghostly word Square tests above. Definitions follow upper test t. Piece of Parsley. 2. Dog Slang. 3. Cowboy Snow. 4. Cake decorators. 5. Haunted House tenant already in place. Lower test 1. Twin of 5 above.2. Deck opening. 3. Water animal. 4. Pari of a play. 5. A is a crowd. Reminder words used read across and Down. Aan a Juho Ipie it of a Soufi �?~sj931 Capoj Mooc a i Apo a a add in a autos Uio a Amon Iod r i i i Call wajt1ng1 an eerie Halto Weon visitor is at the door. Who cart it be to find out draw lines from Dot to Dot hocus focus Quot do Patch work1 heroes a Happy fellow despite a scary Job. Add colors neatly 1�?red. 2�?dk. Blue. 3�?yellow. 4�?lt Brown. 5�? flesh. 6�?ll Green. 7�?dk. Brown. 8�?dk. Green. 9�?purple. 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 Chack answers with those below. To Soiu a bad g Buis Stuj a sow s Morbius a duo it bus Sui so be Iboje to i 0j1 a a pos a so j z Buss in so do Jas Yonng a i s30n3u3 a dlr Cuci i Rimner . A score 10 Points for using All the two Complete words Aeri form. Then score 2 Points each for All found among the letters. Try to score at least so Points. A Jet a aloft Auto some air Issig crypt quip Kubu fvcm1ig Jim go Kauv b Gnu Zihn Bermu by uhf Jim ill Tymn Csan Zug. Today s crypt quip clue v equals h or m across 1 word before Cracker or water 5 Snake s ammo 10 Calls out 15 lament loudly 19 having a part of 20 Genus of ground beetles 21 swell up or bulge out 22 water Plant 23 served Well 24 certain japanese americans 25 cows first stomach 26 predominant spirit 27 he wrote the egoist 29 Luau souvenir 31 he wrote the Martian chronicles Quot 33 Boring routines 34 rudely concise 36 pillared greek portico 37 he wrote Quot a Bell for Adano 40 morally strict person 42 habituated 46 very spicy stews 47 talk 48 begets 50 ten percenter 51 portray in words 52 Lack of muscle tone 54 mystery writers award 56 Aesop an racer 57 John or Jane 58 he penned the Faerie Queene Quot 60 governed 62 King or Martyr Follower 63 he wrote a Elizabeth and Essex Quot 65 negative Quantity 67 Collar Foks 69 complain about 70 Straw Broom 71 food fish 72 quibbles 75 author of Quot John Brown s body Quot 76 Philip Marlowe a creator 80 Granada Gold 81 spend it in Iran 83 hold Back 85 Brooklyn or journal Follower 86 philippine Negrito 88 state in India 90 Beach boys a Little a Coupe 91 florists Container 92 Stone pillar 94 putrid 96 pose a question 97 pries inquisitively 98 cylindrical and tapering 100 Taka away 102 most discriminating 103 cake decorator 105 Crow or head starter 106 make the contract Legal 107 he wrote Quot my Tan years in a quandary Quot 111 one measurement abbr. 112 he wrote tales of the South Pacific Quot 116 Beehive state 117 French school 119 sea or setter 121 sacrificed 122 Florida county 123 bucolic or rustic 124 French legislature 125 layer of the Iris 126 noisy Impact 127 Metal that describes Superman a Mettle 128 claim or right 129 watch Over Down 1 Anna s second Home 2 Story starter 3 mover and Shaker 4 author of Quot Winterset 5 dressing table 6 discharges 7 he wrote Quot free Wheeling 8 miners find 9 he wrote the executioners song Quot 10 author of Quot and then there were none 11 biblical name 12 metrical foot 13 one of a baseball Trio 14 it does business on the Hill 15 he created the Blue Knight 16 baseball Brothers 17 Stravinsky 18 tramps adored one 28 membership fees 30 sister of ares 32 portuguese lady 34 Short walks 35 tympanic. Membrane 37 wrestling grips 38 he wrote the waste land Quot 39 verifier 40 showy flowering perennial 41 hot wine beverage 43 author of the cloister and the Hearth Quot 44 sign up 45 stalks of bananas 47 noted dutch Painter Jan 49 girl of song 52 loss of speech 53 country on the red sea 55 a me Quot �?T67 hit for e. Hump or Dinck 58 find fault 59 Stair part 61 mends the toe Hole 64 Henri s Friend 66 Well known 68 group of seal3 70 rebukes severely 71 its often in the mail Quot 72 ride on a sled 73 Mountain Crest 74 solid citizen 75 formed a foundation 76 pastry Shell 77 Legal contract 78 dangerous curves 79 rancid Bacon 82 science org. 84 kind of pipe or officer 87 to created Tevy the Milkman 89 author of a gone with the wind Quot 91 a cat s Cradle Quot author 93 engrave with acid 95 bunt or race 97 close 99 Moray fishermen 101 Monet or Manet 102 Gorman philosopher 104 mow a second time 106 Strong agave fiber 107 future Flowers 103 list Ender 109 nothing in Seville 110 Long ago once 112 after dinner treat 113 Hub of a wheel 114 uniform 115 enjoy the newspaper 118 Mew Guinea town 120 portuguese Coin 1 2 3 4 ii 23 21 8 it 12 73 or r 16 17 18 22 amp eos average time of solution 65 minutes. Sunday oct Oder 31, 1553
