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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1972
Page
11
The text presents a dense list of mixed clues and cryptic hints with letter substitutions, word lengths, and cross reference notes. It describes a daily coded puzzle where letters replace others and word shapes guide solution, ending with a remark about shifting cipher rules each day.
In the 1972 spring national open pair championship in Cincinnati Barry Crane and Dr. John Fisher tied Merle Tom and Matt Granovetter after exhaustive play. The final round featured Crane as West opening spades and a dramatic five spades overcall. North doubled, leading to a five no trump misadventure and Granovetter’s down one. The match highlighted how championships are won, lost, or tied with sharp bidding and bold play.
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