Unusual Diamond Overcall Leads to Slam in Bridge
South leverages a diamond overcall and a diamond club squeeze to establish 12 tricks. Declarer wins opening diamond, uses dummy's spades, ruffs, and a king of spades sequence to force East into a discard misstep. East's club discard is costly as South cashes clubs and diamonds to seal the slam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
East
Maki
Declarer
Crossword CROSSW By THOMAS ACROSS 1 Shopping aid
Readable puzzle clues include shopping aid armor for a crossword grid plus a long cryptoquote and several garbled entries that hint at a themed wordplay puzzle with names and numbers from a past paper. The mixed text references 1968 events and classic wordplay headlines, with a cryptoquote explanation and yesterday's quote in fragmentary form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Davis of
Lennon
Myrna Movies
Scoundar
Malice
Buddy
Tony
Horoscope Summary for June 8 2019 by Jacqueline Eigar
Aries plans fed by flair may fatigue midday and invite a late nap. Taurus prioritizes home and family morning, then fun with a child. Gemini visits friends early, late brunch, humor grows sharp. beware. Cancer contacts a friend and budgets. evening freedom. Leo pursues a favorite pastime with a token gift. Virgo shifts gears toward a project with a birthday surprise. evening gatherings. Libra honors change with a late nap. exclusive tonight. Scorpio may be on call while a relative needs help. weekend becomes theirs after late afternoon. Sagittarius handles a personal matter and considers a distant friend. immediate departure urged. Capricorn relates to an older person and tries a new restaurant. music tonight. Aquarius allows others to lead and experiment tonight. Pisces may need to adjust plans last minute. go with the flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARIES
Nnx
Taurus
Leo
Virgo
Kiwkke
LIBRA
Scorpio
Capricorn
Aquarius
Also Mentioned on This Page
Steven Becker
North Dealer
NORTH
Blondie
Lois
Aacee
Beetle Bailey
Llegal
Oree Tmorther
Snuffy Smith
Spari
Ohio
Frank
Ernest
Mallard Fillmore
Bki
Gifa
Analeg
PRUBY
North East South West
Ona
Ord Joseph
City of
Southe
France
Canan
Bega
Trumai
Chance
Collins Base
WXR, Azbd Hkxwazrl
Gkmozord KJ
Uxwszmt
RFD
AZMD
Erma Bombeck
Thomas Joseph
Jacqueline Eigar
Ayywvwitehsanta
Zywvwpanamauste
Cat
Panama
King Features, Inc
Bottonline.com