Daily Mail - 16.08.2019

Page 46 Daily Mail, Friday, August 16, 2019

BRIDGE MASTERCLASS

WIN

£500

PETER DONOVAN

East-WEst are vulnerable. What should you,
as south, bid next?

BY now, it won’t be necessary to repeat what
north has promised by his redouble of west’s
take-out double, so all we have to do is consider
the situation in the light of your own cards.
Is this really a defensive hand? Clearly, the
answer is no. Do you want to leave the onus of
the next bid on north? Again, no.
So, clearly, your only alternative is to take out
2 ♣ into hearts again. But you must not make
the mistake of bidding just 2♥, announcing a
minimum hand with a six-card suit.
Bid 3♥, announcing that you are better
than minimum, with a suit that needs little
or no support from him, and would prefer to
reach a game contract for your side, despite
the vulnerability.
The chances are high that north’s promised
values will back yours, and he will almost
certainly raise you either to 4♥ or 3nT.

South

♠ 9 2

♥ A K Q J 10 7

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SMALLEST, HARDEST CROSSWORD — ACROSS: 1 Eggy.

5 Yob. 6 Par. 7 Pled. DOWN: 2 Gyal. 3 Gore. 4 Yb. 6 Pp.

NINE TO FIVE

KENKEN

HIDATO KAKURO

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SOLUTIONS TO YESTERDAY’S PUZZLES

WORD WHEEL:

Cite, epic, etic, incept, incipient,

incipit, incite, inept, innit, inti,

intine, nepit, nice, nine, nite,

pectin, penni, pice, picine, pine,

pinite, pint, tein, tenpin, tiepin,

tine, tipi.

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

CROSSWORD — ACROSS: 1 Michael

Jordan. 8 Tsar. 9 Coriolanus.

10 Saluki. 11 Pitchers. 12 Carbonate.

14 Finn. 15 Reid. 16 Triathlon.

20 Gujarati. 21 Torode.

23 Tannhauser. 24 Papa. 25 Black

Eyed Peas. DOWN: 1 Mascara.

2 Corfu. 3 Auction. 4 Lord Peter

Wimsey. 5 Oporto. 6 Death Wish.

7 Neutron. 13 Britannia.

15 Rhubarb. 17 Attired. 18 Oedipus.

19 Damask. 22 Rupee.

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SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

QUICK QUIZ: 1 Italy.

2 Spanish. 3 Benedict

Cumberbatch. 4 Peanut.

5 Rob Cross.

MINDBENDER:

1 Twelve years old.

2 They are all rare stamps.

3 Chelsea Pitman.

4 Darius; the others are

Babar the elephant’s

children. 5 Arthritis,

cirrhosis, dysphagia.

MASTERQUIZ: 1 August.

2 Rugby League. 3 Japan.

4 Clive Swift. 5 Ludwig Mies

van der Rohe. 6 O’Hare.

HONEYCOMB: 1 Shorts.

2 Hairdo. 3 Drunks.

4 Kneels. 5 Slopes. 6 Polite.

7 Tinier. 8 Impede.

9 Demons. 10 Nodule.

11 Legate. 12 Stages.

KUROSU:

Missing word: INDONESIA

ACROSS:

6 Indirect

speech.

9 Ocelot.

10 Gendarme.

11 Cinnamon.

13 Icecap.

15 Bourse.

17 United.

19 Lesson.

20 Underdog.

22 Skirting.

24 Outrun.

26 Free

enterprise.

DOWN:

1 Circuit

breaker. 2 Idol.

3 Pro tem.

4 Asuncion.

5 Beta. 7 Cogent.

8 Command

modules.

12 Nouns.

14 Ester.

16 Sentient.

18 Budgie.

21 Droopy.

23 Reef.

25 Trio.

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS DOWN

1 Put in a silly line to

do with wedding (7)

5 What makes a vast

difference travelling

round north? (3-3)

9 Bowler aims for

these, and more

than one miss (7)

10 Stupid son’s

wearing new vest

continuously (7)

11 Club flyer (3)

12 To all intents

and purposes,

writer’s useless (11)

13 It’s shocking

but legal to

sack trainee (5)

14 Where it’s impossible

to see jardiniere

behind screens (5,4)

16 Euros sold

everywhere without

causing a stink? (9)

17 Get rid of scene

with Polish (5)

19 Choose Rhode

Island conurbation?

That’s shocking (11)

22 Put away a note (3)

23 Dish is funny?

So laugh! (7)

24 Worst possible place

to get new tyres

in Monaco? (3,4)

26 Contingent

occasionally

sends team (6)

27 Slated staff drinking

exotic teas (7)

1 Busy main airline

goes over one

African country (7)

2 Reason for single

fare for critical stage

of journey? (5,2,2,6)

3 What Arctic explorers

have to overcome (3)

4 Large isolated

piece of land

stocking yarn (5)

5 They pester you

on beach and find

sales difficult (9)

6 First note in scale

transposed into C (5)

7 Acrobat hosts MP in

it angrily opposing

rule extension? (4-11)

8 Optimistic conductor

often starts

with this (6)

12 Sluggard Mike

avoids Bette (5)

14 Top people from

Flanders in plot

showing flaws (9)

15 Swarthy duke

followed by superior

TV company (5)

16 Tense, like 3

skaters (2,4)

18 Famously loud

actor burbles

seductively in part (7)

20 Vehicle overturns in

dry area of land (5)

21 Bury side in Italy (5)

25 King interferes during

each period (3)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 16,119

No 16,122

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7 6 9 8 3 1 4 2 5

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ANSWERS

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

30-SECOND CHALLENGEwww.30secondchallenge.com

Beginner 22

¼

OF IT x10 -7 ÷3-4

TIMES

ITSELF ÷6-3÷^3

Advanced 61 -27 x125

4%

OF IT

LESS

10%

(^5) / 9
OF IT
PLUS
40% +9
LESS
25% x25
Intermediate 80
(^3) / 5
OF IT x12
25%
OF IT -11
(^6) / 7
OF IT +7
(^6) / 11
OF IT +70
(^5) / 8
OF IT
30-SECOND CHALLENGE:
Beginner: 7.
Intermediate: 85.
Advanced: 2,400.