C6 EZ RE THE WASHINGTON POST.TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 , 2021
BREWSTER ROCKIT: SPACE GUY! TIM RICKARD
CURTIS RAY BILLINGSLEY
SHERMAN’S LAGOON JIM TOOMEY
RED AND ROVER BRIAN BASSET
FRANK AND ERNEST TOM THAVES
RHYMES WITH ORANGE HILARY PRICE
LIO MARK TATULLI
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE CHRIS BROWNE
BLONDIE DEAN YOUNG & JOHN MARSHALL
MIKE DU JOUR MIKE LESTER
AGNES TONY COCHRAN
WUMO MIKAEL WULFF & ANDERS MORGENTHALER
MARK TRAIL JULES RIVERA
MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM MIKE PETERS
BALDO HECTOR CANTU & CARLOS CASTELLANOS
SALLY FORTH FRANCESCO MARCIULIANO & JIM KEEFE
CLASSIC PEANUTS CHARLES SCHULZ
CLASSIC DOONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU PICKLES BRIAN CRANE
SUDOKUNORTH
♠ 3 2
♥ 4 2
♦ A 9 8 7 5 4 3
♣ J 10
WEST
♠ A J 6 4
♥ 6 5 3
♦ 10 2
♣ K Q 9 8EAST
♠ 5
♥ 9 8 7
♦ K J 6
♣ A 7 6 5 4 3
SOUTH (D)
♠ K Q 10 9 8 7
♥ A K Q J 10
♦ Q
♣ 2The bidding:I
n October 1929, four years
after the birth of contract
bridge, the Bridge World
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aspiring players. In an
“Improve Your Play” fea-
ture, South declares at four
spades, and West leads the
K-Q of clubs. After ruffing,
how should South operate?
South must keep trump
control so he can take his
heart tricks. He is at risk
if West has A-J-x-x. Then,
if South leads the king of
trumps next, West will duck,
win the next trump and force
again with a club. South
loses control, and West
scores a third trump trick.
South must lead the 10 of
trumps. West can’t prevail by
taking the jack and leading
another club: Dummy can
ruff, and South preserves his
own trump length.
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DAILY QUESTION
You hold:
♠ A J 6 4 ♥ 6 5 3
♦ 10 2 ♣ K Q 9 8
Your partner opens one
diamond, you respond one
spade, he bids two clubs
and you raise to three clubs.
Partner then bids three
spades. What do you say?
ANSWER: Your three clubs
invited game, and partner
would have passed if not
interested. His three spades
suggests a good hand with
3-1-5-4 distribution. Since
you have no “wasted” heart
honors, bid five clubs.
Partner may hold K 7 3, 2, A
K 8 6 3, A J 10 5.N-S VULNERABLESOUTH WEST NORTH EAST
1 ♠ Pass 1 NT Pass
3 ♥ Pass 3 ♠ Pass
4 ♠ All pass
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