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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1975
Page
5
An intricate bridge problem presents Seven Hearts with South aiming for a grand slam after West opens eight of diamonds. Solve by analyzing all four hands, assuming best defense. Win diamond ace, ruff with nine, then return a low trump. the task is notably difficult and many have failed.
The excerpt outlines a bridge sequence where West must follow with numbers eight ten queen or jack, then dummy plays the king of hearts and East’s discard dictates defense. If East ruffs or discards spade or club, the player in dummy establishes trumps and suits accordingly, detailing strategic ruffing and overtake options.
Puzzle clues mix general knowledge with names and places. Entries include Turkish hostel function lyric por Chinese pagoda plug or cork and various down clues such as water lily naval call and famous soprano. The page ends with a teaser Tomorrow Technique.
Saturday's Cryptoquote presents a quote by Edwin Markham: Bread Beauty and Brotherhood. The line appears amid a cryptogram discourse and a reference to King Features Syndicate, Inc. from 19765.
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