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BRIDGE
BY STEVE BECKER

Thisdeal occurrednearthe
end of atightbattlebetween
two U.S. teams inthe semifinal
ofthe 1997 women’sworldteam
championship.
Whenthedeal arose,theU.S.II
teamwasleading U.S.Iby5IMPs.
Atonetable,aU.S.IIpairplayed
infour heartsmaking five.
Attheothertable,Mildred
Breed and TobiSokolow of U.S.I
reachedsixhearts.Breed’sfive-
heartbidinvitedherpartnerto
bidslamifshehad control of
spades, andSokolow obliged.
Southwonthespadelead,
cashedtheK-Qof hearts,then
overtookthejackwiththeace.

The10 of diamondswassuccess-
fully finessed, andthediamond
jackwascoveredbytheking and
ace,Eastshowing out.
Withthediamondsfailingto
divideevenly,itmight seemde-
clarer hadtoloseaspadeand a
club.Sokolowprovedotherwise.
Sherecognizedthather only real
chancewastoplay for asqueeze,
andthattodeveloptherequired
position,shewouldhavetobring
herselftoapointwhereshehad
allthetricksbutone.
Aftertakingtheking of dia-
mondswiththeace,sheconced-
edaspadetoEast, who returned
a clubtothe10,jackand ace.So-

kolowthenruffeddummy’slast
spadetocreatethisposition:

Whentheheart10 wascashed,
Westcould notsafely letgo of a
cluboradiamond, andtheslam
washome,giving U.S.I a 13-IMP
pickup.Sokolow’steamwonthe
match by 5 IMPs, andthenwent
ontodefeatChinatocapturethe
worldtitle.

South dealer.
Both sides vulnerable.

The bidding:

South West North East
Pass Pass 1 [D] 2 [S]
3 [H] Pass 5 [H] Pass
6 [H]
Opening Lead – seven of spades.

MONDAY, MARCH 9, 2020

EAchrowAndeAch
column mustcontAin
thenumbers 1through
6 withoutrepeAting.

Thenumberswithin
the heAvilyoutlined
boxes, cAlled cAges,
mustcombineusing
thegivenoperAtion (in
Anyorder)to produce
the tArgetnumbers in
the top-leftcorners.

Freebies: Fill in
single-boxcAgeswith
thenumbers inthe
top-leftcorner.

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2.

INSTRUCTIONS
1.

CHALLENGE CROSSWORD


CRYPTICCLUES QUICKCLUES


Solutions to today's Sudoku and Kenken can be found in the Life & Arts content
area of the A section. Crossword solutions will be with tomorrow's puzzles.


123456


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FRIDAY'S CRYPTIC

FRIDAY'S QUICK

ACROSS
1 Naughty boy troubled
with local sprain (11)
9 Hippy doctor needs work
away from home (4-3)
10 Remind to come
round for example and
demand money (5)
11 Many may be lost (4)
12 In use can turn into
a problem (8)
14 A shipwreck holds
nothing for her (6)
16 Sad reflection about
everything in Texas (6)
18 Pupil power? (8)
19 Luckily obtain a note
on the side (4)
22 In the translation it
becomes yours (5)
23 Royal symbols from
Algeria (7)
24 Salute members who
are here (7,4)


DOWN
2 Concerning U-boat
modification (5)
3 Not a great deal
of notice? (4)
4 A king badly hurt
in legend (6)
5 No salt! (8)
6 A number making a noise
in an examination (7)
7 Young people arranged
to see Scotland (11)
8 It’s selected by a
backer (7,4)
13 They share an item in
a geometry set (8)
15 The first head of
government (7)
17 Anchor put out by
a ferryman (6)
20 I shut the door on
religion (5)
21 Where to see the Taj Mahal
in a gracious setting (4)

ACROSS: 1 Catch, 4 Dialect, 8 Rot, 9 In any case, 10 Operate, 11 Muted, 13 Stormy,
15 Blithe, 18 Sheer, 19 Explore, 21 Lost cause, 23 Tea, 24 Deplore, 25 Ditch.
DOWN: 1 Curious, 2 To the fore, 3 Haifa, 4 Deaden, 5 Abysmal, 6 Era, 7 Tweed,
12 Tit for tat, 14 Morocco, 16 Eyewash, 17 De luxe, 18 Solid, 20 Plead, 22 Sap.

ACROSS: 1 Spoof, 4 Barmaid, 8 Elf, 9 Entrechat, 10 Violate, 11 Opals, 13 Sports,
15 Offend, 18 Purse, 19 Mission, 21 Carpenter, 23 Ice, 24 Summary, 25 Mason.
DOWN: 1 Sheaves, 2 Off-colour, 3 Freda, 4 Bather, 5 Reel off, 6 Ash, 7 Dates,
12 Aperitifs, 14 Theresa, 16 Dungeon, 17 Smithy, 18 Pacts, 20 Scrum, 22 Ram.

ACROSS
1 Paltry sum (11)
9 South American river (7)
10 Originate (5)
11 Grounds for regret (4)
12 Terminate prematurely (3,5)
14 Brick or stone debris (6)
16 Obstruct (6)
18 Uncommunicative (8)
19 Stylishness (4)
22 To express (5)
23 Aworkof lasting merit (7)
24 Self-important (11)

DOWN
2 An armed robbery (5)
3 Lacking cordiality (4)
4 Mass departure (6)
5 Frightening (8)
6 One part of a TV series (7)
7 Willing to work together (11)
8 Wind-direction vane (11)
13 To abuse (3-5)
15 Support (7)
17 Bulbous flowering plant (6)
20 Plantain lily (5)
21 Indonesian island (4)

© 2020 KENKEN PuzzleLLC. KENKEN is A registeredtrAdemArk of Nextoy, LLC. Dist.byAndrews McMeel
http://www.kenken.com

KENKEN

SUDOKU DIFFICULTY RATING:HIIII

INSTRUCTIONSFill inthegrid sothAteAchrowof ninesquAres,eAchcolumn of nine
AndeAchsection of nine(threesquAresbythree)contAinsthenumbers 1through 9
in Anyorder. Thereis onlyonesolutiontoeAchpuzzle.

AMSTERDAM
ATHENS
BANGKOK
BEIJING
BERLIN
BRUSSELS
COPENHAGEN
FRANKFURT
HONG KONG
JERUSALEM
LAS VEGAS
LONDON
LOS ANGELES
MADRID
MIAMIBEACH
MOSCOW
NEWDELHI
NEWYORK
NICE
ORLANDO
PARIS
PHOENIX
ROME
SANFRANCISCO
SEOUL
SINGAPORE
SYDNEY
TOKYO
WASHINGTON

BANFF
BARRIE
BRANDON
CALGARY
CHARLOTTETOWN
CHICOUTIMI
CHURCHILL
CORNERBROOK
CORNWALL
EDMONTON
HALIFAX
HAMILTON
HUNTSVILLE
IQALUIT
JASPER
KELOWNA
KINGSTON
LONDON
MONTREAL
NIAGARAFALLS
NORTHBAY
OTTAWA
PRINCEGEORGE
PETERBOROUGH
QUEBEC
REGINA
SASKATOON
SAULT S.M.
SAINT JOHN
SEPT-ÎLES
ST.JOHN’S
SUDBURY
THUNDERBAY
THOMPSON
TORONTO
VALD’OR
VANCOUVER
VICTORIA
WHISTLER
WHITEHORSE
WINNIPEG
YELLLOWKNIFE




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14/3S
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9/6S
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20/19C
22/17S
19/12R
14/8R
20/13R
23/12PC
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10/4R
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10/3PC
16/9PC
29/16PC
15/11R
24/16R
18/3S
14/10S
8/-1S
31/25R
24/18R
18/7PC
15/7PC

TODAY TUES. WED.
-3/-13S
11/7R
-7/-14PC
1/-10S
-7/-9SF
-7/-9SN
-23/-30PC
-13/-16PC
10/5R
0/-10S
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-3/-10PC
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-5/-16S
7/-2R
1/-2C
-10/-16S
-6/-13SF
6/1R
-2/-12SF
-16/-23SF
13/8PC
-2/-4SN
7/1PC
8/3S
1/-5PC
0/-9PC
-10/-17PC
-14/-18PC


  • 1/-5PC
    7/-6R
    3/-6PC
    6/-3PC
    -1/-3SN
    -4/-9SN
    -19/-24PC
    -9/-11PC
    8/-3R
    4/-2PC
    4/3FR
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    5/-9R
    -26/-29S
    0/-7SF
    6/1SF
    7/-3R
    9/-3R
    6/-2R
    9/-2R
    2/-12RS
    7/-4R
    5/-4RS
    8/-7R
    -1/-4SN
    7/-1S
    2/-4S
    -2/-7SF
    4/2FR
    -9/-11SN
    -8/-10PC
    1/-12RS
    -1/-9S
    -10/-16PC
    9/-3R
    -2/-13SN
    6/4R
    8/5R
    1/-1SN
    -6/-17SN
    -3/-8PC
    -10/-16PC


1/- 13 SF
-1/-6SF
6/-3PC
4/-8PC
1/-7RS
-6/-12SF
-16/-21SF
-4/-9SN
2/-7PC
3/-8PC
7/-3R
3/-2PC
-2/-9SF
-22/-29S
0/-12SF
7/-6RS
1/-5SF
4/-2RS
1/-6PC
3/-2PC
-5/-10PC
0/-9PC
3/-9PC
1/-7SF
0/-7PC
7/-4PC
2/-7PC
1/-3SF
4/-3R
-7/-11SF
1/-2SN
-2/-10PC
1/-1PC
-4/-11SN
3/-2RS
-7/-14PC
8/1PC
10/4PC
4/-6SF


  • 16/- 26 SF
    2/-3SF
    -13/-20C


TODAY TUES. WED. IQALUIT
-28/-31C

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSEBAY
-20/-25S
ST.JOHN’S
-6/-13SF

HALIFAX
MONTREAL 3/-3PC
5/1R
BOSTON
16/8PC

TORONTO
13/8PC

WASHINGTON
21/13PC

ATLANTA
17/11PC

MIAMI
25/21PC
SAN JUAN
26/23R

NEW ORLEANS
24/18PC

HOUSTON
23/18R

PHOENIX
25/15S

DENVER
14/0PC

CHICAGO
11/3R

WINNIPEG
-10/-17PC

REGINA
-1/-8PC

CHURCHILL
-23/-30PC

YELLOWKNIFE
-14/-18PC

WHITEHORSE
0/-9PC

EDMONTON
0/-10S

VANCOUVER
7/1PC

PORTLAND
11/-1S

LOS ANGELES
23/16PC

LAS VEGAS
21/12PC

Snow Rain Thunder Freezing
storm rain

Jet Warm Cold Occlusion Trough
Stream Front Front ©TheWeatherNetwork 2020

INUVIK
-19/-23SF

OTTAWA
9/4R

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