Daily Mail - 29.08.2019

Page 46 Daily Mail, Thursday, August 29, 2019

YOUR

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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

(a) ♠ Q 8 ♥ K 10 7 6 ♦ Q 6 5 ♣ 9 8 4 3

(b) ♠ Q J ♥ K J 9 4 ♦ K J 3 ♣ 10 8 7 5

(c) ♠ K Q 8 6 5 ♥ 7 4 2 ♦ 3 2 ♣ A 9 4

(d) ♠ K Q 8 5 ♥ 7 4 2 ♦ A 10 6 4 ♣ A 6

(e) ♠ 9 4 ♥ Q J 10 7 6 3 ♦ 8 2 ♣ K J 4

LHO opens 1♥, and partner doubles. What
action would you take on each of these hands,
after next hand passes?
You will get the right answers easily if you have
understood the guidelines.
Hands (a) and (b) are balanced with stoppers in
the opponent’s suit, so you bid 1NT on (a) and 2NT
on the stronger (b). Bid 3♠ on (c), which is highly
invitational — just a bit better than 2♠ would be.
Hand (d) is an opening hand, so you certainly
intend to be in game; start with the forcing cue bid
of 2♥ and wait to hear more about partner’s hand.
Hand (e) is the one exception to which I referred
on Monday; you may pass, thus converting partner’s
take-out double to a penalty double.
Note how long and solid the trump suit needs to
be in order to pass, especially as you are sitting
under declarer.
Partner is expected to start by leading a trump
if he has one. You may as well hope to take a
penalty on this hand, because the prospect of
playing in another contract, including 1NT, looks
pretty gloomy.

SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD — ACROSS: 1 Fig. 4 Bixa.

5 Brig. 6 Lea. DOWN: 1 Fire. 2 Ixia. 3 Gag. 4 BBL.

NINE TO FIVE

HIDATO KAKURO

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to today’s crossword, or call 0901 293 6236. Texts and

calls cost £1 plus standard network charges. Today’s

clues available between 00.01 today and 23.30 only.

PUZZLES PRIZES

30-SECOND CHALLENGE

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shaded boxes. HOW TO ENTER: Call 0901 293 6233 and leave today’s answer and your

details, or TEXT 65700 with the word CRYPTIC, your answer and your name. Texts and

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SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLES

WORD WHEEL:

entry, envoy, envy, eyot,

inventory, irony, ivory, nervy,

ninety, oyer, ryot, tinny, tiny, tiyn,

tory, toyer, trey, troy, tyer, tyre,

tyro, veiny, verity, very, vinery,

viny, yeti, yore.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

CROSSWORD — ACROSS:

8 Columbia. 9 Israel. 10 Piquet.

11 Kedgeree. 12 Leonardo.

13 Indigo. 14 Nottinghamshire.

18 Byelaw. 20 Francome.

23 Ashcroft. 24 Rising. 25 Eugene.

26 Raclette. DOWN: 1 Louise.

2 Huguenot. 3 Obiter. 4 Back to

the Future. 5 Hinduism. 6 Friend.

7 Berenger. 15 Odysseus. 16 New

Model. 17 Huckster. 19 Lecter.

21 Africa. 22 Minute.

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SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

QUICK QUIZ: 1 Paul Simon.

2 Sixtieth. 3 McGovern.

4 Wine. 5 Arsenal.

MINDBENDER: 1 Seventy-

seven children. 2 They all

form new words with an

added k at the end (bark,

teak, sink). 3 Alan Shepard.

4 Taiwan; the others featured

in titles of ‘Road to’ films.

5 One way is a, at, eat, neat,

meant, inmate, animate,

marinate, reanimate.

MASTERQUIZ: 1 50 metres.

2 Not Only... But Also. 3 Italy.

4 Quadrophenia. 5 Edward II.

6 Fairey Swordfish.

HONEYCOMB:

1 Banned. 2 Naevus.

3 Summer. 4 Emends.

5 Droves. 6 Volley. 7 Yelled.

8 Lunate. 9 Tanned. 10 Envies.

11 Sedate. 12 Detain.

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CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS DOWN

1 It helps relationships

quite matily, in a

strange way (7,4)

9 Record one volume,

for example (7)

10 Conservative

registered wearing

wooden shoes? (7)

11 Tree remains (3)

12 Make it a controversial

point (4,3)

13 Difficult time to accept

husband’s theory (7)

14 European coins lying

about in field (3)

15 Priest leaves

platform, showing

repugnance (5)

17 Troops head back

carrying first of

milled grain (5)

18 Scenery is upended

in places (5)

20 Cleric shortly follows

opening of church (5)

22 Senior Mafioso

withdraws approval (3)

24 Furtively approach

unemployed tucking

into drink (5,2)

25 Heads off at first,

very nearly stopping

cattle disease (7)

26 Best spinner (3)

27 Do they conduct Vanessa-

Mae string group? (7)

28 Stories about old

books and old coins (7)

29 Support girl touring clubs,

not quite the best (6-5)

1 Fleet set out twice

with wind, showing

intelligence (5-10)

2 A very old firm

goes round

hoarding fruit (7)

3 IT company hosts

each member

that supports

building (1-4)

4 Sailor that regularly

visits stormy

Caymans (9)

5 Pressmen start to

examine mineral

deposit (4,3)

6 Battle calls of

bands showing

promise (10,5)

7 Pulse, fast one,

light initially (6)

8 Cutter travelled

north to circle it (6)

16 Start to order

first of patches

with nicotine (9)

18 Oil supplier uses

American

imports (6)

19 He has doubts

about getting into

type of tank (7)

21 Make short

work of unusual

French article (7)

23 Fancy English ship

out of the

water? (6)

25 Eye it up in old

postcard (5)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No 16,128

No 16,131

4 5 1 7 6 2 9 3 8

3 8 6 9 4 5 1 2 7

9 2 7 8 3 1 5 4 6

5 9 8 3 2 6 4 7 1

7 6 2 4 1 9 8 5 3

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2 7 9 6 8 4 3 1 5

6 1 5 2 9 3 7 8 4

8 4 3 1 5 7 2 6 9

Beginner 30 -11 x5 +1 ÷6x20

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OF IT -8

÷ 6 x11

Advanced 12 x99 +37

8%

OF IT

(^5) / 14
OF IT -3 x3¾
LESS
17½%
(^4) / 11
OF IT x3
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Intermediate 13
TIMES
ITSELF
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IT +12
(^3) / 14
OF IT
x20
(^12) / 100
OF IT
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OF IT x15
DOUBLE
IT
30-SECOND CHALLENGE:
Beginner: 132.
Intermediate: 1,350.
Advanced: 132.
ACROSS:
1 Homesickness.
8 Hangdog.
9 Insider.
11 Revocation.
12 Harm.
14 Puritans.
16 Bowman.
17 God. 19 Append.
21 Domineer.
24 Then.
25 Rainforest.
27 Czarina.
28 On the go.
29 Black-and-blue.
DOWN:
1 Hanover.
2 Medicating.
3 Sighting.
4 Clip-on.
5 Nosh.
6 Sidearm.
7 Chiropractic.
10 Remuneration.
13 Horizontal.
15 Sod.
18 Download.
20 Prevail.
22 Exegete,
23 Sahara. 26 Disc.