Four Spades Triumph and a Misplay in Diamonds
In a four spades contract at equal match, South leads a clever ruff and cashes trumps to secure tricks at the first table, while at the second table misdefensive play by East in discarding a diamond allows declarer to overcome the ruff and heart sequences but still go down one. East’s overruff decision and later discard shape the outcome, illustrating timing and endplay ideas in the Mayfield bridge contest.
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Cryptoquote puzzle sample with code hints
A King Features service presents DAILY CRYPTOQUOTES with code letter substitution. The sample shows how A stands for L and X for O, indicating a decoding puzzle. The lines provide a long encrypted quote and yesterday's decrypted line about Santa Claus and Francis P. Church.
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Horoscope by Jacqueline Eigar predicts a favorable day for many signs
The star forecast for Aries through Pisces highlights care from others, social ease, and opportunities to indulge loved ones. Readers are urged to enjoy the day, share joy, and plan relaxing tonight. A dated closing notes 2001 King Features and a garbled credit line appear.
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