Nail and Key Enter Houston for Brisk Bridge Tryouts
Bobby Nail and Mervin Key, Houston bridge partners, qualified in New York and shine with a decade of high performance and strong slam bidding. In a sample hand, Bobby rebid to three clubs on a doubleton ace king, prompting Mervin to jump to six diamonds and prompting a lengthy partner-communication debate. Bobby then settled on seven no trump after a long huddle, illustrating their precise partnership style and tactical depth.
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Bridge puzzle: respond to six spades after diamond ace shown
In the given auction South holds 4AQ54 YAK8642 O65 and "&3" with partner showing the ace of diamonds. With hearts and diamonds as weaknesses, bid six spades to risk the contract. The rationale is that partner can establish hearts to ruff or discard, enabling you to ruff out diamond losers and gain on the long spade side. TODAY'S QUESTION
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Dinner Bell refers to a puzzle-like list of clues with varied terms. The items include vegetable, Scottish cap, and phrases resembling archaic spellings or playful renderings such as was borne and Sega of ar. The sequence hints at a cryptic crossword style key or code, with numbers suggesting positions or enumerations. The notes appear as a lexicon fragment rather than a connected narrative.
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Almanac News: Dates and Historic Events
The entry notes November 17 1961 as day 21 of the year with 44 remaining, Venus in the morning sky Saturn and Jupiter visible at night. It lists historical milestones including Congress convening in 1800 and Suez Canal opening in 1869. A thought cites Mark Twain on soap and education.
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