Survive a Backed Declarer Play in Bridge Tips
In a six spade contract West leads clubs. South must decide trump play after dummy shows clubs and East signals. The column outlines counting West’s hand by discarding, then a confident trump finesse and elimination method to claim. Phillip Alder invites reader questions via the newspaper for answers.
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Ed Gardner
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Phillip Alder
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Birthday insight sparks handling a current challenge
A reflection on a recent birthday idea helps shape a steady approach to a present problem. The note emphasizes calm analysis, patience, and applying a familiar successful method to the ongoing situation for clearer resolution.
Across 1 Mouse catcher 4 Satelites 9 Comedian Philips
A compact crossword style clue list with various filled items and partial hints across multiple rows including names and terms such as Comedian Philips and Mouse catcher.
Fragmented clue list from Purzia 21 issue fragment
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