Percentage Play Adds Up In BeCker Contract Bridge
South dealer at 6NT opens and, after a spade lead, the plan counts ten sure tricks with three spades two hearts two diamonds and three clubs. The key is to execute four diamond tricks by a 4-1 division without risking the ace and queen finesse. Start by winning the spade lead, play king of diamonds, return to hand, then run a low diamond to dummy J-4, and use a safe sequence to gain the four diamond tricks even if the opponents hold Q-10-x-x.
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Notramp
King Fe
West
East
Tures Syndicate
Across and Down Puzzle Clues From A Historic Page
A cryptic style crossword list presents numbered across clues including abbreviations for ships and other terms. It features names such as Loewe and Blocker, with various definitions like evildoing and ascent, plus a range of 2 word and 1 word answers to fit a newspaper puzzle page.
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McGees
Unwilling
Intrepid Flyer
Bakery
Loewe's
Caprice
New War
Alliance
Storm
Fourbageer
Arden Or Others
Boozer
Ascent
Mr. Blocker
Beiderbecke
Praduate
Cryptograms Hint Puzzle and Quote From 1977 Syndicate
A mixed puzzle page features cryptogram hints with letter substitutions and a full quote by Julie Andrews. It lists clue numbers for a crossword like grid and includes the sample quote ABOUT discipline as a kind of order that sets me free to fly.
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Julie Andrews
King Features Syndicate. Inc
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EREO
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