Document 6433943

THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE
ACROSS
1 “Little Red Book”
chairman
4 Hardly enough
9 Online memo
14 School URL ending
15 Like most white bears
16 Bedsheet material
17 Body art, briefly
18 *Mood
20 Self-images
22 Scornful look
23 One of a Valentine’s
Day dozen
24 Vandalizes
26 Made amends
28 Map that may show
land subdivisions
29 Longed (for)
31 Conger catcher
33 River through Russia
34 Auburn rival in the
SEC
37 *Philatelist’s prize
possession
40 Salary
41 Author Joyce Carol __
42 One of India’s official
languages
43 Hang in midair
44 Surrender, as territory
45 Words that attract
shoppers
48 Nothing-to-do feeling
51 Planted
52 Equip with new
weapons
55 Lass of La Mancha:
Abbr.
56 Store posting, and
what the first words of the
answers to starred clues
could literally be doing
59 “__ now or never”
60 Put on the radio
61 Waited-for show
character who never
showed
62 Pet doc
63 Angling gear
64
Signs June
of things
to
Monday,
16, 2014
come
65 EMTs’ destinations
DOWN
1 Doled (out)
2 Old saw
3 *Like a baseball
fouled into the seats
4 Tanning lotion letters
5 Constricting garment
6 Greenspan and Ladd
7 Title
8 Genealogical chart
9 Santa subordinate
10 Idiot
11 Bermuda veggie
12 On edge
13 Concluded
GOREN BRIDGE
19 Southern California
county
21 Witch trials setting
25 Commuting convenience
27 One working with
pupils
29 Gondola helmsman
30 Pandora’s boxful
31 So-called sixth sense
32 Letter after zeta
33 Go to the polls
34 *Solid baseball hit
35 Ready-to-go lawn
starter
36 Prefix with cycle
38 Spot for spelunkers
39 In-and-out ocean
phenomena
43 Gretel’s brother
44 Ordinary
45 Actor’s prize
46 “I kid you not!”
47 Took an oath
48 Woman often followed by a train
49 Aquatic frolicker
50 Sail supports
53 Frozen waffle brand
54 Quark locale
57 SSNs, e.g.
58 UFO crew, supposedly
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.
WITH BOB JONES
©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO
TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS
WEST NORTH EAST
Pass
Pass
1♥
SOUTH
?
What call would you make?
A - Pass. Quickly. Do not even think
about overcalling. A two-level minor
suit overcall should be a six-card suit
or a good five-card suit in a good
hand. Double is better than an overcall, but we prefer pass.
Q 2 - Neither vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
♠AQJ765♥ 65♦ Q2 ♣J84
The bidding:
NORTH
1♥
1NT
EAST
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
1♠
?
WEST
Pass
What call would you make?
A - A three-spade bid would be invitational, showing 11-12 points, and
this hand technically qualifies. The
lack of intermediate cards and the
two isolated queens, however, would
cause us to downgrade this hand. We
like two spades.
Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
♠ K 2 ♥ Q 3 ♦ Q 8 6 ♣ A K Q 10 4 2
As dealer, what call would you
make?
A - There are modern-day bridge
cowboys who open these hands with
one no trump. We don’t object to the
six-card minor, but the two majorsuit doubletons are a worry. Should
partner be 5-5 in the majors, he will
drive to the four-level expecting you
to have three cards in at least one of
them. Bid one club.
♠ A ♥ A 10 9 6 ♦ K 8 7 3 ♣ 9 8 7 3
Right-hand opponent opens one
spade. What call would you make?
A - Were the spade ace located in the
club suit instead, this would be a routine take-out double. The short-suit
ace is a flaw, but the distribution is
perfect. Double.
Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
♠ K J 9 2 ♥ 7 4 ♦ 4 2 ♣ A K 10 6 2
The bidding:
WEST NORTH EAST
1♠
Dbl
Pass
SOUTH
?
What call would you make?
A - The spade honors, sitting in front
of the opener, tempers our enthusiasm. A simple jump to three clubs,
showing 9-11 points, is enough.
Should partner bid again, we’ll try
three no trump.
Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
♠K972♥ K96♦ A97 ♣K95
The bidding:
SOUTH
1♣
?
WEST NORTH EAST
Pass
1♥
Pass
What call would you make?
Answer:
The bidding:
BUDDY AFTER PULPIT EXCESS
♠ Q 10 7 5 ♥ K ♦ Q 9 7 5 4 ♣ A 7 4
Q 4 - North-South vulnerable, as
South, you hold:
He was this after hearing the details
of his job severance package —
FIRED UP
Q 1 - East-West vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
A - Some experts today, looking at
their flat distribution, would re-bid
one no trump. We have seen hands
where a no trump contract was a
struggle, with two or even three
spades easy to make. Bid one spade.
The Star’s on TWITTER
(Bob Jones welcomes readers’
responses at tcaeditors@tribune.com.)
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
DUBYD
©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
All Rights Reserved.
FREAT
PIPTUL
XESESC
Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app
Unscramble these four Jumbles,
one letter to each square,
to form four ordinary words.
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
Print answer here:
Saturday’s
(Answers tomorrow)
Jumbles: PRANK
AVOID
DILUTE
ENGAGE
Answer: H.G. Wells’ concept to write a book about a
time machine was a — NOVEL IDEA
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com
THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE
ACROSS
1 “Little Red Book”
chairman
4 Hardly enough
9 Online memo
14 School URL ending
15 Like most white bears
16 Bedsheet material
17 Body art, briefly
18 *Mood
20 Self-images
22 Scornful look
23 One of a Valentine’s
Day dozen
24 Vandalizes
26 Made amends
28 Map that may show
land subdivisions
29 Longed (for)
31 Conger catcher
33 River through Russia
34 Auburn rival in the
SEC
37 *Philatelist’s prize
possession
40 Salary
41 Author Joyce Carol __
42 One of India’s official
languages
43 Hang in midair
44 Surrender, as territory
45 Words that attract
shoppers
48 Nothing-to-do feeling
51 Planted
52 Equip with new
weapons
55 Lass of La Mancha:
Abbr.
56 Store posting, and
what the first words of the
answers to starred clues
could literally be doing
59 “__ now or never”
60 Put on the radio
61 Waited-for show
character who never
showed
62 Pet doc
63 Angling gear
64
Signs June
of things
to
Monday,
16, 2014
come
65 EMTs’ destinations
DOWN
1 Doled (out)
2 Old saw
3 *Like a baseball
fouled into the seats
4 Tanning lotion letters
5 Constricting garment
6 Greenspan and Ladd
7 Title
8 Genealogical chart
9 Santa subordinate
10 Idiot
11 Bermuda veggie
12 On edge
13 Concluded
GOREN BRIDGE
19 Southern California
county
21 Witch trials setting
25 Commuting convenience
27 One working with
pupils
29 Gondola helmsman
30 Pandora’s boxful
31 So-called sixth sense
32 Letter after zeta
33 Go to the polls
34 *Solid baseball hit
35 Ready-to-go lawn
starter
36 Prefix with cycle
38 Spot for spelunkers
39 In-and-out ocean
phenomena
43 Gretel’s brother
44 Ordinary
45 Actor’s prize
46 “I kid you not!”
47 Took an oath
48 Woman often followed by a train
49 Aquatic frolicker
50 Sail supports
53 Frozen waffle brand
54 Quark locale
57 SSNs, e.g.
58 UFO crew, supposedly
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.
WITH BOB JONES
©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO
TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS
WEST NORTH EAST
Pass
Pass
1♥
SOUTH
?
What call would you make?
A - Pass. Quickly. Do not even think
about overcalling. A two-level minor
suit overcall should be a six-card suit
or a good five-card suit in a good
hand. Double is better than an overcall, but we prefer pass.
Q 2 - Neither vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
♠AQJ765♥ 65♦ Q2 ♣J84
The bidding:
NORTH
1♥
1NT
EAST
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
1♠
?
WEST
Pass
What call would you make?
A - A three-spade bid would be invitational, showing 11-12 points, and
this hand technically qualifies. The
lack of intermediate cards and the
two isolated queens, however, would
cause us to downgrade this hand. We
like two spades.
Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
♠ K 2 ♥ Q 3 ♦ Q 8 6 ♣ A K Q 10 4 2
As dealer, what call would you
make?
A - There are modern-day bridge
cowboys who open these hands with
one no trump. We don’t object to the
six-card minor, but the two majorsuit doubletons are a worry. Should
partner be 5-5 in the majors, he will
drive to the four-level expecting you
to have three cards in at least one of
them. Bid one club.
♠ A ♥ A 10 9 6 ♦ K 8 7 3 ♣ 9 8 7 3
Right-hand opponent opens one
spade. What call would you make?
A - Were the spade ace located in the
club suit instead, this would be a routine take-out double. The short-suit
ace is a flaw, but the distribution is
perfect. Double.
Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
♠ K J 9 2 ♥ 7 4 ♦ 4 2 ♣ A K 10 6 2
The bidding:
WEST NORTH EAST
1♠
Dbl
Pass
SOUTH
?
What call would you make?
A - The spade honors, sitting in front
of the opener, tempers our enthusiasm. A simple jump to three clubs,
showing 9-11 points, is enough.
Should partner bid again, we’ll try
three no trump.
Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
♠K972♥ K96♦ A97 ♣K95
The bidding:
SOUTH
1♣
?
WEST NORTH EAST
Pass
1♥
Pass
What call would you make?
Answer:
The bidding:
BUDDY AFTER PULPIT EXCESS
♠ Q 10 7 5 ♥ K ♦ Q 9 7 5 4 ♣ A 7 4
Q 4 - North-South vulnerable, as
South, you hold:
He was this after hearing the details
of his job severance package —
FIRED UP
Q 1 - East-West vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
A - Some experts today, looking at
their flat distribution, would re-bid
one no trump. We have seen hands
where a no trump contract was a
struggle, with two or even three
spades easy to make. Bid one spade.
The Star’s on TWITTER
(Bob Jones welcomes readers’
responses at tcaeditors@tribune.com.)
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
DUBYD
©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
All Rights Reserved.
FREAT
PIPTUL
XESESC
Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app
Unscramble these four Jumbles,
one letter to each square,
to form four ordinary words.
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
Print answer here:
Saturday’s
(Answers tomorrow)
Jumbles: PRANK
AVOID
DILUTE
ENGAGE
Answer: H.G. Wells’ concept to write a book about a
time machine was a — NOVEL IDEA
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com
THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE
ACROSS
1 “Little Red Book”
chairman
4 Hardly enough
9 Online memo
14 School URL ending
15 Like most white bears
16 Bedsheet material
17 Body art, briefly
18 *Mood
20 Self-images
22 Scornful look
23 One of a Valentine’s
Day dozen
24 Vandalizes
26 Made amends
28 Map that may show
land subdivisions
29 Longed (for)
31 Conger catcher
33 River through Russia
34 Auburn rival in the
SEC
37 *Philatelist’s prize
possession
40 Salary
41 Author Joyce Carol __
42 One of India’s official
languages
43 Hang in midair
44 Surrender, as territory
45 Words that attract
shoppers
48 Nothing-to-do feeling
51 Planted
52 Equip with new
weapons
55 Lass of La Mancha:
Abbr.
56 Store posting, and
what the first words of the
answers to starred clues
could literally be doing
59 “__ now or never”
60 Put on the radio
61 Waited-for show
character who never
showed
62 Pet doc
63 Angling gear
64
Signs June
of things
to
Monday,
16, 2014
come
65 EMTs’ destinations
DOWN
1 Doled (out)
2 Old saw
3 *Like a baseball
fouled into the seats
4 Tanning lotion letters
5 Constricting garment
6 Greenspan and Ladd
7 Title
8 Genealogical chart
9 Santa subordinate
10 Idiot
11 Bermuda veggie
12 On edge
13 Concluded
GOREN BRIDGE
19 Southern California
county
21 Witch trials setting
25 Commuting convenience
27 One working with
pupils
29 Gondola helmsman
30 Pandora’s boxful
31 So-called sixth sense
32 Letter after zeta
33 Go to the polls
34 *Solid baseball hit
35 Ready-to-go lawn
starter
36 Prefix with cycle
38 Spot for spelunkers
39 In-and-out ocean
phenomena
43 Gretel’s brother
44 Ordinary
45 Actor’s prize
46 “I kid you not!”
47 Took an oath
48 Woman often followed by a train
49 Aquatic frolicker
50 Sail supports
53 Frozen waffle brand
54 Quark locale
57 SSNs, e.g.
58 UFO crew, supposedly
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.
WITH BOB JONES
©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO
TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS
WEST NORTH EAST
Pass
Pass
1♥
SOUTH
?
What call would you make?
A - Pass. Quickly. Do not even think
about overcalling. A two-level minor
suit overcall should be a six-card suit
or a good five-card suit in a good
hand. Double is better than an overcall, but we prefer pass.
Q 2 - Neither vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
♠AQJ765♥ 65♦ Q2 ♣J84
The bidding:
NORTH
1♥
1NT
EAST
Pass
Pass
SOUTH
1♠
?
WEST
Pass
What call would you make?
A - A three-spade bid would be invitational, showing 11-12 points, and
this hand technically qualifies. The
lack of intermediate cards and the
two isolated queens, however, would
cause us to downgrade this hand. We
like two spades.
Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
♠ K 2 ♥ Q 3 ♦ Q 8 6 ♣ A K Q 10 4 2
As dealer, what call would you
make?
A - There are modern-day bridge
cowboys who open these hands with
one no trump. We don’t object to the
six-card minor, but the two majorsuit doubletons are a worry. Should
partner be 5-5 in the majors, he will
drive to the four-level expecting you
to have three cards in at least one of
them. Bid one club.
♠ A ♥ A 10 9 6 ♦ K 8 7 3 ♣ 9 8 7 3
Right-hand opponent opens one
spade. What call would you make?
A - Were the spade ace located in the
club suit instead, this would be a routine take-out double. The short-suit
ace is a flaw, but the distribution is
perfect. Double.
Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
♠ K J 9 2 ♥ 7 4 ♦ 4 2 ♣ A K 10 6 2
The bidding:
WEST NORTH EAST
1♠
Dbl
Pass
SOUTH
?
What call would you make?
A - The spade honors, sitting in front
of the opener, tempers our enthusiasm. A simple jump to three clubs,
showing 9-11 points, is enough.
Should partner bid again, we’ll try
three no trump.
Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
♠K972♥ K96♦ A97 ♣K95
The bidding:
SOUTH
1♣
?
WEST NORTH EAST
Pass
1♥
Pass
What call would you make?
Answer:
The bidding:
BUDDY AFTER PULPIT EXCESS
♠ Q 10 7 5 ♥ K ♦ Q 9 7 5 4 ♣ A 7 4
Q 4 - North-South vulnerable, as
South, you hold:
He was this after hearing the details
of his job severance package —
FIRED UP
Q 1 - East-West vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
A - Some experts today, looking at
their flat distribution, would re-bid
one no trump. We have seen hands
where a no trump contract was a
struggle, with two or even three
spades easy to make. Bid one spade.
The Star’s on TWITTER
(Bob Jones welcomes readers’
responses at tcaeditors@tribune.com.)
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
DUBYD
©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
All Rights Reserved.
FREAT
PIPTUL
XESESC
Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app
Unscramble these four Jumbles,
one letter to each square,
to form four ordinary words.
Now arrange the circled letters
to form the surprise answer, as
suggested by the above cartoon.
Print answer here:
Saturday’s
(Answers tomorrow)
Jumbles: PRANK
AVOID
DILUTE
ENGAGE
Answer: H.G. Wells’ concept to write a book about a
time machine was a — NOVEL IDEA
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com