each suit. club to If South and South they must must He ace leads logical lead do a trump thinking. TRICK focus on can in then paper. the spade possible club 18A SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2024 THE TENNESSEAN columns basic technique trick, Cynic East wins and self-restraint returns a club, Cy the setting to up resist the temptation club until the ability something better comes along. Players the temptation to draw must resist something trumps when else East takes the king and returns a At four hearts, declarer wins with the king and counts losers.
has one each suit. trumps. avoid losing to the red aces South and may lose a spade, but he can hope to South pitch his club loser on a spade winner in 4 dummy. You hold: 9 5 4 A 4 Club trick If South leads a trump at the second trick, East wins and returns a club, set- ting up the club trick. South can draw trumps and try a spade with the queen, but East wins and re- BOGGLE BRAINBUSTERS turns a club for down one.
South must lead a spade to the queen INSTRUCTIONS: Find as many words as at Trick Two, gaining time. East takes you can by linking letters up, down, the king and returns a club, but South side-to-side and diagonally, writing wins and leads a second spade to the 10. words on a blank sheet He discards his last club on the ace and may only use each letter can then start the trumps. Daily question You hold: 9 5 4 A 4 10 8 6 2 9 7 3. The dealer, at your left, opens one club.
Your partner doubles, you respond one spade and he bids two spades. The opponents pass. What do you say? Answer: Partner has a strong hand. For all he knows, you have zilch; you would have bid one spade on nothing, yet he was willing to contract for eight tricks. Bid four spades.
hand should be no weaker than AQ82, KQ83, AQ2, 82. South dealer N-S vulnerable BRIDGE FRANK STEWART he can hope to pitch his club loser on a spade winner in dummy. Simple Saturday wait for your answers? Find all the puzzle answers at answers.usatoday.com thinking. Cy the Cynic defines self-restraint as the ability to resist temptation hand. For all he knows, you have until something better comes along.
zilch; you would have bid one spade Players must resist the temptation on nothing, yet he was willing to to draw trumps when they must do contract for eight tricks. Bid four something else first. At four hearts, declarer wins the first club with the king and 8 2. counts possible losers. He has one in South avoid losing to the red aces and may lose a spade, but CLUB at the second South can draw trumps and try a spade finesse with the queen, but East A 5 wins and returns a club for down one.
10 4 a spade to the queen at Trick Two, gaining time. club, but South wins and leads a second the ten. He discards his last on the and start the DAILY QUESTION 10 8 6 2 9 7 3. The dealer, at your left, opens one club. Your partner doubles, you respond say? ANSWER: Partner has a strong spades.
hand should be no weaker than A 8 2, 8 3, A 2, South dealer N-S vulnerable NORTH A 10 9 8 9 7 4 3 8 5 2 as WEST EAST trick. 7 6 2 9 5 4 6 3 A 4 10 8 6 2 9 7 3 SOUTH 8 3 10 7 5 2 A 6 West North East 1 Pass 2 Pass All Pass Opening lead Tribune Content Agency, LLC We put special brain-busting words into the grid of letters. Can you find them? By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek Boggle BrainBusters Bonus INSTRUCTIONS: Find as as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side and diagonally, writing words on a blank with a friend sheet of paper. You may only use each letter box once within a single word.
and compare word crossing out Play with a friend and compare word finds, crossing out common words. of within a single word. A Play I 5-18-24 BOGGLE is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. 2024 Hasbro, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency.
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