Daily Mail - 06.09.2019

Page 46 Daily Mail, Friday, September 6, 2019

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BRIDGE MASTERCLASS

WIN

£500

PETER DONOVAN

START on left with number given and follow instructions as you go across. In 30 seconds, beginners have to

complete their own challenge; intermediates have to complete their own challenge and the beginner’s;

advanced players have to complete their own challenge and the intermediate’s. SOLUTION BELOW

Playing Pairs, you decide to make a
competitive double, rather than bidding clubs,
so as not to risk missing a spade fit. What do you
do next when partner makes the feared response
in diamonds?
Of cOurse, if you’re a good Acol bidder, you will
have already prepared your rebid in the event of
partner not holding four spades — it was the risk
you were prepared to take when you doubled.
Now, you have to hope that partner is a thoughtful
and sound partner when you bid 3♣ — and you must
— because you are showing a stronger hand that you
actually hold.
A further bid in a new suit after partner has made
a minimum response isn’t absolutely forcing, but it is
highly invitational to bid on.
If West bids 3♦, either voluntarily making a jump
response or being forced by east raising hearts, you
must just hope he has a 5-or 6-card suit and pass. You
must not risk bidding 4♣, which could be suicidal.
In fact, south held ♠x ♥xxx ♦Qxxxxx ♣KJx, and
he raised clubs when the opponents competed with
3 ♥. 4♣ was doubled and, with trumps dividing 2-2,
declarer just lost a trick in each of the other suits.

SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD — ACROSS: 1 Stag.

5 Rue. 6 Won. 7 Eyed. DOWN: 2 Troy. 3 Aune. 4 Ge. 6 We.

NINE TO FIVE

HIDATO KAKURO

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SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

QUICK QUIZ:

1 Charles Dickens.

2 Soul II Soul. 3 Seventieth.

4 Plant. 5 Celtic.

MINDBENDER:

1 Thirty-six people.

2 They may all precede

knot. 3 Chris Ramsey.

4 Orinoco, in South

America; the other rivers

are in Africa. 5 Gardening,

philately, taxidermy.

MASTERQUIZ:

1 Manchester. 2 Naples.

3 Intaglio. 4 Drums.

5 The Killers. 6 Swiftlets.

HONEYCOMB: 1 Summon.

2 Mutter. 3 Retire. 4 Ripple.

5 Eludes. 6 Edicts.

7 Strand. 8 Narrow.

9 Wolves. 10 Virtue.

11 Utters. 12 Snored.

30-SECOND CHALLENGE:

Beginner: 4½.

Intermediate: 36.

Advanced: 220.

Missing word: CHIEF

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS DOWN

1 Mother hides

a blemish,

using this? (7)

5 Turn one’s back on

racket involving

broadcast (6)

9 Equipped to clothe

knight, did some

needlework (7)

10 Main ringleader’s

office device (7)

11 Does it come with

oriental kitchenware

primarily? (3)

12 Steak prepared

there, or soup (11)

13 Talks at length about

northern tugs (5)

14 Replacement marks

in new exam are

below standard (9)

16 Deliberately run and

oppose changes (2,7)

17 Replace American

insurance firm

after retirement (5)

19 After about three

miles present list

of scores (6,5)

22 Peg these in

odd places (3)

23 Japanese pots,

sort of 26 (7)

24 Overhear a

chemist defending

complaint (7)

26 Colour of old stove (6)

27 Where to do

a 20? (4,3)

1 Create space in^

a London garden

in spring (4,3)

2 Tackling priest’s

wild patch (8,7)

3 It’s often hung up

in pear tree (3)

4 A German

article describing

large tree (5)

5 Break up when

leaving fake (9)

6 Keep quiet about

mum’s accident (5)

7 Big swimmer must

long to cover over

facial hair (6,9)

8 Painful experience

making soldiers

pass out (6)

12 Sitter’s problem (5)

14 Chewing this

biscuit could make

rats choke (9)

15 United in love,

developed part

of plant (5)

16 Duck urge to grab

lecturer wearing

round specs? (6)

18 What actors

do about 10 in

Palladium (7)

20 Complete change

reducing margins of

future navy (1-4)

21 British banks do

this to merge (5)

25 Reverse air inlet (3)

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No 16,137

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KUROSU:
WORD WHEEL: Begild, begird,
berg, bide, bider, bield, bier, bile,
bilge, bilged, bird, birdie, bled,
bred, bride, bridge, bridie, bridle,
brie, brig, dirigible, gerbil, gibe,
gibed, gibel, giber, gibli, glib,
liber, rebid.
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
CROSSWORD — ACROSS:
1 New South Wales. 8 Otto.
9 The IT Crowd. 10 Waffle.
11 Harangue. 12 Flip-flops. 14 État.
15 Lara. 16 Courgette. 20 Highbrow.
21 Brahms. 23 Planimeter. 24 Grit.
25 Windsor Castle. DOWN: 1 Netball.
2 Woolf. 3 Oatmeal. 4 The Shape
of Water. 5 Waters. 6 Lorgnette.
7 Sawdust. 13 Parthenon.
15 Laidlaw. 17 Roberta.
18 Tim Rice. 19 Aramis. 22 Argot.

ACROSS:

6 Cape of Good

Hope. 9 Pliers.

10 Oil paint.

11 Estonian.

13 Martyr.

15 Aviate.

17 Enigma.

19 Stream.

20 Undulate.

22 Acanthus.

24 Permit.

26 All-in

wrestling.

DOWN:

1 Ecclesiastical.

2 Apse.

3 Bonsai.

4 Nobleman.

5 Rhea.

7 Ground.

8 Penny-farthings.

12 Olive.

14 Regal.

16 Tomahawk.

18 Pursue.

21 Deputy.

23 Nail. 25 Rain.