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Monday’s Puzzles Jumble Crossword edited by David L. Hoyt

Los Angeles Times Crossword edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS

CLUE

1. 5. 6. 7.

4 5

Damp ____ Dean Rule, dominion Recoil

1. 2. 3. 4.

ANSWER

Entice, entrap Fleet commander Assignment, undertaking ____ pad

ACELOJ ARIAMLD NOISMSI UACLNH

How to play - Complete the crossword puzzle by looking at the clues and unscrambling the answers. When the puzzle is complete, unscramble the circled letters to solve the BONUS.

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MYLMCA ESJMA EIRNG FCLHIN

DOWN

CLUE 6

ANSWER

CLUE: Early in his career, ____ ____ took acting lessons

from Gordon Hunt, father of actress Helen Hunt.

ANSWERS: 1A-Clammy 5A-James 6A-Reign 7A-Flinch 1D-Cajole 2D-Admiral 3D-Mission 4D-Launch B-Jimmy Fallon

Across 1 Book of maps 6 Pots’ cookware partners 10 Read, as a bar code 14 Not dry, as a cake 15 Rectangle calculation 16 “Alice’s Restaurant” singer Guthrie 17 Word with bear or vortex 18 Put in order 19 Single __ whisky 20 *”Come to your senses!” 23 So-so grade 24 Chicago Bulls’ org. 25 Stallone’s boxer 27 Cellphone bill statistic 30 __ Artois: Belgian beer 32 Dadaist collection 33 Hourly charge, e.g. 35 Mustard named for a French city 38 Pitcher’s goof 39 Hunting dog’s pickup 41 Response to “Marco!” in a pool game 42 “Ghostbusters” goo 44 Raggedy doll 45 Rubber-stamped 46 Popular Campbell’s soup 48 Window sections 50 “You’ve got to be kidding” 51 Ruby or emerald 52 Airport safety org. 53 Kit Kat bar slo-

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3/7/22

By Janice Luttrell

gan ... and hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues 60 Corrosive stuff 62 Small-town parade street 63 “__ no choice” 64 Farm building 65 Voting against 66 Spooky 67 Bear in two constellation names 68 Dieter’s beer choice 69 Stuffy-sounding Down 1 Concert blasters 2 Bart Simpson, e.g. 3 Country singer McCann 4 “I need it now!” letters 5 Stiff, as a drink

6 Ziti, for example 7 Suffix with buck 8 Spongy ball brand 9 Stephen Colbert device 10 “Cheers” bartender 11 *Do some standup 12 Bowling venue 13 Musical scale part 21 Taxi alternatives 22 Let the cat out of the bag, so to speak 26 Pre-tied tie, e.g. 27 Eurasian range 28 *Debate tiny details 29 Dad’s punting words 30 Shorthand ace 31 Work the bar 32 Core muscles

Solution on Page 20

34 “Never try to outstubborn __”: Heinlein 36 World Cup cheers 37 Wordless consent 40 Ultracompetitive personality 43 Online periodical 47 Zoo inhabitant 49 Sleep aid brand 50 Hollywood award 51 Fabled lamp occupant 52 “Forbidden” perfume 54 __-pedi 55 Catcher’s glove 56 Actress Seehorn 57 Corn units 58 Reebok rival 59 Boat backbone 61 Forensic evidence

Cryptoquote King Features Here’s how to work it: A is

Solution on Page 21 L

One letter stands for another. Above, the A is used for the three L. The X is used for the two O, etc. Single letters, apostrophes, the length and formation of the words are hints. Each day code letters change.

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CryptoQuip Puzzle Junction

Solution on Page 23

The CryptoQuip is a quote in substitution code, where A could equal R, H could equal P, etc. Break the code by looking for repeated letters. E, T, A, O, N and I are the most often used letters. A single letter is usually A or I; OF, IS and IT are common 2-letter words; and THE and AND are common 3-letter words.

Hint: G=N KQH

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SHBB 3/7/22

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Monday’s Puzzles Tribune Content Agency

Jumble

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Scrabble Grams 1

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Solution on Page 22 Solution on Page 23

Universal Sudoku Andrews McMeel

Wonderword

To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique.

by David Ouellet

Crossword by Thomas Joseph ACROSS 1 Supermarket section 6 Hardly a fan 11 Elevator stop 12 Spanish resort isle 13 Choir member 14 Saloon orders 15 Couch 17 Drake’s music 18 Be sociable 22 Royal address 23 Leg parts 27 Clickable pictures 29 Ice house 30 Roosevelt and Kennedy 32 Hawaiian dance 33 Paint mess 35 Sty dweller 38 Jekyll’s evil alter ego 39 Boise’s state 41 Really impressed 45 Visit unexpectedly 46 Painter Degas 47 Winter gliders 48 Software buyers

DOWN 1 Toward the stern 2 — de France 3 Junior, to senior 4 Things to tie up 5 Slip 6 Small grill 7 Lincoln nickname 8 Stratum 9 Poet Pound 10 Grating sound 16 Diet no-no 18 “— something I said?“ 19 Pleasant 20 Stepped on 21 Strong side players 24 Surfeit 25 Golf goal 26 Fly high 28 Drawing-off tubes 31 Cunning 34 French farewell 35 Card symbols 36 Pop star 37 Stare in disbelief 40 Concealed 42 Grow older 43 Combat 44 Hosp.

Solution on Page 20

Solution on Page 21 Tampa Bay Times

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Tuesday’s Puzzles Jumble Crossword edited by David L. Hoyt

Los Angeles Times Crossword edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS

CLUE

1. 5. 6. 7.

4 5

____ Broncos Film South American animal ____ shell DOWN

CLUE

1. 2. 3. 4.

ANSWER

ENDERV MEIOV LAALM ETORYS ANSWER

EMODET NYOVTEL E A LT E N G PIARRE

Downgrade Trinket, gadget Beautiful, tasteful Fix

How to play - Complete the crossword puzzle by looking at the clues and unscrambling the answers. When the puzzle is complete, unscramble the circled letters to solve the BONUS. CLUE: This is the southernmost country

3-8-22

capital city in the Americas.

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3/8/22

By Catherine Cetta

road 63 Like dark clouds 64 “Quiet!” 66 Lair 67 Many pop-ups 68 Thick fog metaphor ... and what each set of circled letters is? 69 Joule fraction 70 Home run, for one 71 Put two and two together 72 Recipe amt. Down 1 Heart charts, for short 2 Blunt-tipped sword 3 Popular smoothie veggie 4 Business card no. 5 Drizzles, say 6 Playground retort

7 __ bean 8 Part of HOMES 9 [OMG!] 10 Paces oneself, maybe 11 Amelia Earhart, e.g. 12 Like 20 Questions questions 14 Jogger’s speaker 19 Clog or Croc 22 Stern, at sea 24 “Relax, soldier” 26 Student stats 27 “Nessun dorma,” e.g. 28 Common coffee break time 30 Revel (in) 31 Just sitting around 32 Knock off the track 34 Plant places

Solution on Page 20

ANSWERS: 1A-Denver 5A-Movie 6A-Llama 7A-Oyster 1D-Demote 2D-Novelty 3D-Elegant 4D-Repair B-Montevideo

Across 1 Frightened cry 4 The-lower-the-better MLB stat 7 Relay segment 10 James Bond, for one 13 Wannabe IRS agent’s test 15 Glass of “This American Life” 16 Make, as a knot 17 Vitamin capsule material 18 Prayer books 20 Crystal ball gazer 21 “When Harry Met Sally...” screenwriter 23 Turkey roasting instruction 25 Name for a man going either way? 26 Full range 29 Puts up with 33 Annual LGBTQ celebration 36 Sign of success 39 Help 40 Green New Deal co-sponsor, initially 41 35mm camera type 42 Bagel go-with 43 Frodo’s sidekick 44 Mug for the camera 47 “Be right there!” 49 Cedar Rapids resident 50 Taj Mahal city 52 Pandora’s box emanations 55 Slippery slapstick prop 59 Slide on the icy

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35 43,560 square feet 37 Parks who took a seat to take a stand 38 Team in a yoke 45 Slurpee rival 46 Wild West enforcers 48 Bread with palak paneer 50 Condo or co-op 51 Minecraft player 53 Italian scooter 54 “That part was made-up” 56 Ark builder 57 Q5 automaker 58 Soft “Over here!” 60 Sea speed unit 61 Hosp. areas 62 “Pirates of the Caribbean” star 65 “Wee” boy

Cryptoquote King Features Here’s how to work it: A is

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CryptoQuip Puzzle Junction

Solution on Page 23

Hint: S=C VRCOQFM

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Solution on Page 21

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Tuesday’s Puzzles Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

LUDFI TBYAT ROVSAY RONWRA

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Jumble by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Kakuro The Mepham Group

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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To solve Kakuro, you must enter a number between 1 and 9 in the empty squares. The clues are the numbers in the white circles that give the sum of the solution numbers: above the line are across clues and below the line are down clues. Thus, a clue of 3 will produce a solution of 2 and 1 and a 5 will produce 4 and 1, or 2 and 3, but, of course, which squares they go in will depend on the solution of a clue in the other direction. No digit can be repeated in a solution, so a 4 can only produce 1 and 3, never 2 and 2.

“

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Solution to Monday’s puzzle

Solution on Page 22

Wonderword

by David Ouellet

Crossword by Thomas Joseph ACROSS 1 Autobiography 7 Hunted animal 11 Go by 12 Bee’s home 13 Louisa May Alcott book 15 Car type 16 Fishing need 18 Tiara adorners 21 Small seabird 22 “Forget it!” 24 “Exodus” hero 25 Try for office 26 Put down 27 Tyrant 29 Quite uncommon 30 Time in office 31 Egg layers 32 Man of morals 34 1980 Fellini film 40 Land unit 41 Sea rover 42 Keg contents 43 Notice DOWN 1 Singer Tormé 2 Quarterback Manning

Solution on Page 22

3 Yoga need 4 Chooses to participate 5 Key 6 Oboe part 7 Gave a ring 8 Brink 9 Genesis name 10 Hankering 14 Hayride need 16 Floppy cap 17 Get up 19 Italian city 20 Battle souvenirs 21 Wee bit 22 Pistachio or pecan 23 Retina setting 25 Juliet’s love 28 Grace, for one 29 School paper 31 TV’s Mandel 33 Dirty Harry’s org. 34 Truck part 35 Glacier makeup 36 Uno plus due 37 West of films 38 Series-ending abbr. 39 Tennis need

Universal Sudoku Andrews McMeel To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique.

Solution on Page 20

Solution on Page 21 Tampa Bay Times

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Wednesday’s Puzzles Jumble Crossword edited by David L. Hoyt

Los Angeles Times Crossword edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS

CLUE

1. 5. 6. 7.

4 5

1. 2. 3. 4.

POMPMO NOYEJ ERPOD RGAAGE

DOWN

CLUE 6

ANSWER

Type of fluffy ball Take pleasure in Lassoed ____ door

ANSWER

HCRPEA ROAJCAM MYLAIOP ELDENE

Deliver a sermon Spanish island ____ Dukakis Space ____

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into a Whopper in a Burger King commercial.

ANSWERS: 1A-Pompom 5A-Enjoy 6A-Roped 7A-Garage 1D-Preach 2D-Majorca 3D-Olympia 4D-Needle B-John Goodman

Across 1 Expand, as bread dough 5 Lift option 9 Guard’s order 13 Responsibility 14 It borders It. 15 Crown-wearing literary elephant 16 Work out like a hairdresser? 19 Time worth naming 20 Late time, in ads 21 Bills worth a hundo 22 Enjoy a La-Z-Boy 24 “Didn’t hear you” interjections 25 A lot, to Auden 26 Mother of life, in Greek myth 27 Needing to be settled 30 Work out like a bartender? 35 Evidence of shortages, for short 36 Catch, as a flick 37 __ menu 38 Work out like a fine artist? 43 Good buddy 44 Little winged singer 45 Slice (off) 46 Crew implement 47 Top-flight 51 Training song in “Flashdance” 55 Protagonist of the “Divergent” novels 56 Exec with the purse strings 57 Work out like a stockbroker? 60 Be worthy of

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3/9/22

By Stella Zawistowski

61 Cons’ counterparts 62 Destine for failure 63 Partner of ends 64 Avonlea adoptee 65 Numero dopo le sette Down 1 Rodeo performer 2 Accustom (to) 3 Component of the spice blend za’atar 4 Medium ability 5 Take advantage of 6 Raised landform 7 Tennis immortal 8 U.S. __1, East Coast hwy. 9 Saintly symbol 10 Share a border with 11 Tinseled fabric

12 Half of seis 15 Literally, “tray planting” 17 Bring together 18 Parental control option 23 Much, casually 24 Relaxed 26 Golfer’s target 27 Gregorius of the Phillies 28 Either of two Monopoly properties that can’t be built on: Abbr. 29 Ballpark figs. 30 Have trouble with one’s sisters? 31 Where much of “Children of the Corn” was filmed 32 Coal, for one 33 Arena worker 34 Harvests

Solution on Page 20

39 Like many a Broadway musical 40 Bingham of “Baywatch” 41 Conic section 42 Canapé base, often 47 Sing like Michael Bublé 48 Slide (over) 49 Otherwise 50 “Fun Fearless Female” mag 51 Company message 52 Cut 53 “__ alert!” 54 Centenarian fashion icon Apfel 55 Fork-tailed flier 58 Relaxing resort 59 Courtroom affirmation

Cryptoquote King Features Here’s how to work it: A is

Solution on Page 21 L

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CryptoQuip Puzzle Junction

Solution on Page 23

Hint: G=T BZDW

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Sunday, March 6, 2022

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Wednesday’s Puzzles Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

UGEGA THHCA SCYMIT BIRFDO

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Jumble by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Kakuro The Mepham Group

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Solution to Tuesday’s puzzle

3/9/22

Answer here:

“

”

Solution on Page 22

Wonderword

Solution on Page 22

by David Ouellet

Crossword by Thomas Joseph ACROSS 1 Checkout act 5 Frau’s spouse 9 Mistake 11 Mideast peninsula 12 Mission man 13 Reversed 14 Had dinner 15 Purpose of some machines 17 Bank business 19 Neckline shape 20 Motionless 21 Wine choice 22 Grab 24 Snapshot 26 Looks upon 29 Sermon subject 30 Showing flexibility 32 Looking after 34 Zero 35 Isolated 36 Wed in haste 38 Assesses 39 Zellweger of “Chicago” 40 Realized 41 Crew need

DOWN 1 Rose part 2 Packing boxes 3 Fiery 4 Neither follower 5 Hart’s mate 6 Salad green 7 Came down 8 Corduroy feature 10 Abuse verbally 11 Warbled 16 Pep up 18 Brake type 21 Marsh plant 23 Snappy retort 24 Baking need 25 Deep-seated 27 Ryder of “Beetlejuice” 28 Skilled shooter 29 Unadorned 30 Comic’s stock 31 Chorus songs 33 Sketched 37 Summer sign

Universal Sudoku Andrews McMeel To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique. Solution on Page 20

Solution on Page 20

Solution on Page 21 Tampa Bay Times

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Thursday’s Puzzles Jumble Crossword edited by David L. Hoyt

Los Angeles Times Crossword edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

ACROSS

CLUE

1. 5. 6. 7.

4 5

Discern, understand Glenn ____ ____ passages Calm, undisturbed

1. 2. 3. 4.

FOAHMT SELCO AANSL ERSEEN

DOWN

CLUE 6

ANSWER

ADFEAC RCEOTUN EVESORE AOEIGL

Deceptive appearance Defeat, clobber Supervise Hockey ____

How to play - Complete the crossword puzzle by looking at the clues and unscrambling the answers. When the puzzle is complete, unscramble the circled letters to solve 3-10-22 the BONUS. CLUE: This person said, “The only true wisdom 7

is in knowing you know nothing.”

ANSWERS: 1A-Fathom 5A-Close 6A-Nasal 7A-Serene 1D-Facade 2D-Trounce 3D-Oversee 4D-Goalie B-Socrates

Across 1 Conventioneer’s freebie 8 Slightly 12 Energy snacks whose flavors include Carrot Cake and Cherry Pie 14 Complete 15 “Snow White” antagonist 17 Shot, perhaps 18 Galileo’s birthplace 19 Words said with a shrug 21 Holiday when one might eat bánh chung 22 Relatable female character 25 Nearly four By Joe Deeney octaves, for Freddie Mercury schedule (for) 27 Traditional spring59 Villainous literary erle spice alter ego 28 Shook on it 60 Atypical 32 Floors 33 Toy sold with cake Down mix packets 1 Nodded off 37 Ctrl-__-Del 2 Not as straight, as 38 Salt’s savior hair 39 Query rendered 3 Milli Vanilli label moot by laughter 42 Doesn’t hold back 4 Bash 45 Title teen in a 2015 5 Common beach party, briefly musical 6 Non-pro sports org. 49 Go bad 7 Diving bird 51 Level 8 Expands, with “to” 52 Winter festival 9 Audio setup involv53 Huber of tennis ing a horizontal 54 Neither lose nor pole gain... and a hint to four long answers 10 Like farmers’ market produce 57 Ratings unit 11 Kickoff aid 58 Adjusted one’s

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13 Fortuneteller 16 Old-style uh-uh 20 Former flier 22 Like custard 23 Rank and file, e.g. 24 Mario Bros. console 26 “Too Many Rappers” rapper 29 Chow down 30 Manage, with “out” 31 Conduct exhaustive research (into) 33 “I am __-one today!”: Bilbo Baggins, a year after his110th birthday 34 Smear campaign tactic 35 Comet, to some 36 Super Bowl 50

MVP __ Miller 37 Spend time in a cellar, maybe 40 “Psst” follower 41 Not just any 43 Splenda alternative 44 Sincere, as an oath 46 Edmonton’s prov. 47 Benchmark 48 Golfer nicknamed “The Slammer” 50 Article of faith 52 Apt cooler brand 53 Incomplete combustion product 55 Fruity cooler 56 Fred Savage’s “The Wonder Years” role, informally

Cryptoquote King Features Here’s how to work it: A is

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3/10/22

CryptoQuip Puzzle Junction

Solution on Page 23

Hint: E=F

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Solution on Page 20

Solution on Page 21

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Sunday, March 6, 2022

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Thursday’s Puzzles Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

PAOER NUDOM HOCCUR HORDSU

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Solution to Wednesday’s puzzle

3/10/22

“ Solution on Page 22

Wonderword

Crossword by Thomas Joseph

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Jumble by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Kakuro The Mepham Group

by David Ouellet

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ACROSS 1 Antlered animal 5 Kick off 10 Flaring star 11 Painter’s place 12 N. Mex. neighbor 13 Sentence ender, of a sort 14 Rebate 16 It’s behind home plate 20 Earlier 23 Flamenco cry 24 Be real 25 Boat’s load 27 Pulled off 28 Buckeye 29 Journey break 32 Catch up with and pass 36 Changing room fixture 39 Region 40 Set straight 41 Wee bites 42 Fruit basket items 43 Designer Spade

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 28 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 38

Tel — Garden pavilions Pancake order Ankara natives Say further Carnival city Great weight Word separator Homer’s son Matador’s foe Gymnast Korbut Lowly worker Hotel units Way to go Rover’s pal “Believe” singer Scuba need Plain to see Game of hands Pizzeria sights Sills song Retained Comfort Cut short Lode material Snoop grp.

DOWN 1 Unseen problem 2 Singer Amos

Solution on Page 22

Solution on Page 20

Solution on Page 21 Tampa Bay Times

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Friday’s Puzzles Los Angeles Times Crossword edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

CLUE

1. 5. 6. 7.

4 5

Type of grain Place confidence in Angry Court ____ CLUE

1. 2. 3. 4.

ACROSS

ANSWER

R B AY E L SUTTR TIAER SEERJT

DOWN

ANSWER

AETBTL NOURETI RAETXTC ALERIN

Conflict Daily grind Siphon, draw out Straight

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in the world (land area).

ANSWERS: 1A-Barley 5A-Trust 6A-Irate 7A-Jester 1D-Battle 2D-Routine 3D-Extract 4D-Linear B-Australia

Across 1 “’And hast thou __ the Jabberwock?’”: Carroll 6 Steady guy 10 Event involving hidden matzo 15 Shell material 16 Loads 17 Horror film burden 18 *Crèche, for example? 21 Geode feature, perhaps 22 Dressed 23 Current type 26 *Recent president scrutinizing a book on jurisprudence? 34 Grammy-winning pianist Peter 35 2020 N.L. batting champ Juan 36 “Sula” author Morrison 37 “That describes me, right?” 40 Paradise 42 *Animal rights goal in the Andes? 47 Sugar suffix 48 Clear thought 49 Spirit that’s also a game 50 “Molto __”: “Very good” 52 Trough fill 53 Huge amounts 54 Altered, in a way ... and a hint to the org. that helped create the answers to starred clues 59 Plain 62 Soviet-born ballet immortal 66 Broad-topped trees

Jumble Crossword edited by David L. Hoyt

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3/11/22

By Jeffrey Wechsler

67 Catch 68 Safekeeping 69 Poker-faced Down 1 ‘60s civil rights gp. inspired by student sit-ins 2 Lion player Bert 3 “__ in the Dark”: 1988 Neill/Streep film 4 Bearded bloom 5 Iced drink brand 6 Irish liqueur made by an English company 7 LAX stat 8 Chicago’s __ Center 9 Experience 10 Really burn 11 Catalan cash 12 Colorless

13 Girl in a Salinger title 14 Curl up with a good book, say 19 Story 20 D.C. part?: Abbr. 24 AFL partner 25 Blasted stuff 26 Out working 27 Puzzle 28 Ascended 29 __ Blanc 30 Shorthand for unlisted items 31 Romantic-sounding herb 32 Lethargy cause 33 CeCe with12 Grammys 38 Natural resource 39 Horned Frogs’ sch. 40 Seuss cat’s trademark

41 English cathedral town 43 Sheer joy 44 Baklava dough 45 Smell 46 Came to fruition 51 Official proclamation 53 Use plastic, say 55 Miscellany 56 Wearing, with “in” 57 Beach feature 58 Up-there bear 59 Brief cleaner 60 Pressure opening? 61 “Illmatic” rapper 63 Jabber 64 Live-ball __: baseball period 65 S.A. country, to the IOC

Cryptoquote King Features Here’s how to work it: A is

Solution on Page 21 L

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CryptoQuip Puzzle Junction

Solution on Page 23

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Sunday, March 6, 2022

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Friday’s Puzzles Jumble

The Mepham Group

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

GIGON MYHET IDNOIG DTOLED Solution to Thursday’s puzzle

3/11/22

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Kakuro

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Solution on Page 22

Wonderword

Solution on Page 22

by David Ouellet

Crossword by Thomas Joseph ACROSS 1 Pink shade 6 Granite, once 11 Home 12 Slip 13 Cleaner scent 14 Do refinery work 15 Lyricist Gershwin 16 Serving collections 18 Take in 19 Resistance unit 20 Tab, for one 21 In the past 23 “Graceland” singer 25 Capp and Capone 27 Knight’s title 28 Travel aid 30 Money sources 33 Tough wood 34 Ran into 36 All the rage 37 Mall patron 39 Mine matter 40 From the Arctic 41 Supply with a grant 43 Writer Jong 44 Came up 45 Bottle parts 46 Burdened

DOWN 1 Multihued cat 2 King of the fairies 3 Major religion 4 Fuss 5 Slow, in music 6 My friends, to Poirot 7 Prepares for war 8 Major religion 9 Like lava 10 Pretentious 17 Noncommittal grunts 22 Building wing 24 Soccer’s Hamm 26 Tennis star Pete 28 On the beach 29 Spot 31 Ill-humored 32 Plastered 33 Colorado resort 35 Pay for everyone 38 Prepare for a trip 42 Gun owner’s org.

Solution on Page 20

Solution on Page 21 Tampa Bay Times

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Saturday’s Puzzles Los Angeles Times Crossword

edited by David L. Hoyt

ACROSS

CLUE 4

1. 5. 6. 7.

____ fire Distance, extent European river Around the longest

1. 2. 3. 4.

ANSLIG RGANE HEORN SLOEDT

DOWN

CLUE

ANSWER

SCTITR AEENLGR SWEMAOE RITEDC

Stern Attorney ____ Fantastic Honest, frank

How to play - Complete the crossword puzzle by looking at the clues and unscrambling the answers. When the puzzle is complete, unscramble the circled CLUE: Smug letters to solve the BONUS.

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DOUBLE

BONUS

CLUE: A member of the sunflower family

The circled letters can be unscrambled to form two different BONUS answers.

ANSWERS: 1A-Signal 5A-Range 6A-Rhone 7A-Oldest 1D-Strict 2D-General 3D-Awesome 4D-Direct B-Arrogant B-Tarragon

Across 1 Alaska’s flag includes the bestknown part of it 10 Stop orders 15 2002 Emmy winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 16 Caribbean sorcery 17 Bagel-shaped confection 18 First Japanese tennis player with a WTA #1 ranking 19 Cute 20 Shrink 22 Get it, in slang 23 Blinking aids 24 Fugu danger 26 Ars __: chiromancy, e.g. 29 Feline defense 31 Jewish month after Av 32 Go-ahead 35 Clay, beginning in 1964 36 Thingamabobs 37 Verbal shrug 38 Means of filling up for less? 40 Swain 41 Attacked en masse 42 Puts on a coat 44 Dazed 45 Guaranteed, as a victory 46 Surly sort 47 Like Oz, but not Kansas 50 Banana Boat no. 53 Ram among the stars 55 Its formal name

Jumble Crossword

edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

3/12/22

By Debbie Ellerin

includes “Patient Protection,” informally 57 Sanjay of CNN 58 Kept track of 59 Literary work that sounds like two of its letters 60 Doves Down 1 Bing results 2 Something to travel by 3 “Resident Alien” network 4 I won’t use it, but you will 5 Assembled artwork 6 “The Hill We Climb” poet 7 Diner cupfuls

8 Torts taker 9 “Gilmore Girls” girl 10 Birds named for their sounds 11 Six-pack makeup 12 Phoenix and Washington, e.g. 13 Subjected to flak 14 Uneven do 21 Rock or Rivers 23 Word in some rap handles 25 Letters atop a face 26 Lake formed by the Hoover Dam 27 Utah’s state fossil 28 Unpleasant journeys 29 Turned over 30 Tend 33 Sports radio host

Solution on Page 20

Jim 34 Conclusion beginning 36 “IMHO ... “ 39 LAPD unit? 40 Nod, at times 43 Deal with lawn thatch 45 Glazer of “Broad City” 46 Batting practice setting 48 Freebie 49 The duck, in “Peter and the Wolf” 50 It’s a wrap 51 Head Start class 52 DEA agents 54 Flight board abbr. 56 Scam

Cryptoquote King Features Here’s how to work it: A is

Solution on Page 21 L

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Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

Solution to Friday’s puzzle

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Answer here:

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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

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Crossword by Thomas Joseph ACROSS 1 Cry from the crib 5 Reporter’s hope 10 Lab liquids 12 Engine booster 13 Viewed anew 14 “Hello” singer 15 UFO pilots 16 Stirrup setting 18 Procured 19 Apelike 21 Oxford VIPs 22 Moving to the middle 24 Prepared to fire 25 Guru’s specialty 29 Glass section 30 “Don’t bother” 32 Imitating 33 Little, in Lyons 34 “The Bells” writer 35 Unbilled role 37 Commerce 39 Online message 40 Conger catcher 41 Jockey’s garb 42 Shop holder

DOWN 1 Stable mothers 2 Vinegar-based 3 “Are you glad I’m back?” 4 Oklahoma city 5 Flag feature 6 Cow’s chew 7 Portland setting 8 Stretched square 9 Meter pros 11 Worry 17 Showy flower 20 Silly 21 Murdered 23 Send another way 25 Zambia neighbor 26 Tooth layer 27 Kathmandu native 28 Crystal-filled stones 29 Summit goals 31 Plow pioneer 33 Chef’s collection 36 Mouse-spotting cry 38 Gun

Solution on Page 22

Universal Sudoku

Andrews McMeel

To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique. Solution on Page 20

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Sudoku

Solution on Page 23

Puzzle Junction

To play: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3-by-3 framed box contains the numbers 1 through 9 exactly once. The solution is unique.

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ACROSS 1 __ Savcic; actress on “Big Sky” 5 __ Lim; role on “FBI” 8 “__ Wolf”; popular 2011-17 MTV series 9 Trudy __; “Chicago P.D.” role 12 Kelly of “The O.C.” 13 Role on “Fantasy Island” 14 “Two and Half Men” role 15 Airhead 16 Steiger or Stewart 18 “A Nightmare on __ Street” 19 Allen & Daly 20 Athletic shoe brand 21 “Beat it!” 23 Role on “Ghosts” 24 Where Graceland is located: abbr. 25 Sitcom for Sherman Hemsley 26 “Men in __” (2006-08) 28 Beyond risqué 29 “__ Copy”

(1989-99) 30 Canter or gallop 32 List-shortening abbr. 35 “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s __” 36 Author Leon 37 “__ Man”; movie for Robert Downey Jr. 38 Actor James __ 40 Lee or Alexander 41 Shed crocodile tears 42 “__ the Sun in the Morning”; Irving Berlin song 43 Stir-fry dish 44 Nights we watch “Ordinary Joe”: abbr.

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DOWN 1 Coral island 2 Series for Ryan Eggold 3 Stapleton or Smart 4 Ms. Jillian 5 Apple tablets 6 Singing voice 7 “The __ King Cole Show” 10 Actress on

“NCIS: Hawai’i” 11 __ fancy to; liked from the git-go 12 Charlotte __ 13 Role on “Home Economics” 15 Singer Celine 17 Busiest mo. at the mall 19 Great quantity 20 Vane letters 22 Pay attention to 23 “How __ Your

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Mother” 25 MacGraw & Larter 26 “__ West Wing” 27 “Home on the __” 30 “My Big Fat __ Wedding” 31 “The Fresh Prince of Bel-__” 33 Sounds from a ferry’s horn 34 “The Situation

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Puzzle Junction

This and That 1. What president worked as a tailor and made his own suits? (a) John Tyler (b) Millard Fillmore (c) Andrew Johnson 2. What color was considered appropriate for baby boys in the 17th century? (a) Brown (b) Lavender (c) Pink 3. When did January1st become the first day of the new year? (a) 46 B.C. (b)120 A.D. (c)12 B.C.

Room with Wolf Blitzer” network 36 “Do __ others…” 37 Villain in “Othello” 39 “Pretty Maids All in a __”; Rock Hudson film 40 Belushi or Carrey

4. The first TV commercial for a toy featured what? (a) Barbie (b) Mr Potato Head (c) Slinky 5. In which country is the world’s busiest domestic air route? (a) South Korea (b) India (c) France 6.1060 West Addison Street is home to what Chicago landmark? (a) Willis Tower (b) The Bean sculpture (c) Wrigley Field 7. What president was the first to officially recognize Hanukkah? (a) Jimmy Carter

(b) Richard Nixon (c) Gerald Ford 8. What is the space between your nostrils called? (a) Olfactory bulb (b) Columella nasi (c) Cribriform plate 9. The word “serendipity” comes from a former name of what island? (a) Java (b) Sri Lanka (c) Malta 10. Who is fourth in line to the throne in the United Kingdom? (a) Princess Charlotte (b) Prince Louis (c) Prince George

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edited by Stan James

Solution on Page 21

Across 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Supreme Teutonic 14 15 16 god 6 Annoyance 17 18 19 10 Like a stuffed shirt 20 21 22 14 Make amends 15 Sonja Henie’s 23 24 25 26 birthplace 16 München mister 27 28 29 30 31 32 17 Hoagy 33 34 35 36 Carmichael, for one 37 38 39 40 41 19 New York’s state flower 42 43 44 45 20 Currency replaced 46 47 48 49 by the euro 21 School of thought 50 51 22 Not at home 23 Room at the top 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 25 Pioneering 62 63 64 Dadaist 27 They have an 65 66 67 effect on vision 33 Dickensian cry 68 69 70 35 Small ornamental Copyright ©2022 PuzzleJunction.com (3/11) purse 33 Criticize harshly 65 Cry like a baby 8 Martinique et 36 Administrative 34 Greek city or 66 Novelist ___ Mae Guadeloupe, divisions (Abbr.) gulf Brown briefly 37 Jack-in-the-pulpit, 38 Physics bit 67 Lying facedown 9 Standard e.g. 40 Altogether 68 Philatelist’s 10 Grenade pellets 39 Browning’s Ben 43 Small dog purchase 11 Feline line Ezra, e.g. 47 Chicken 69 Like a billionaire’s 12 Constellation 41 Booty 48 Barge in pockets animal 42 Razor sharpener 49 Hord d’___ 70 Circus sights 13 Western writer 44 Common street 52 Office fill-in Zane name 53 Not docked Down 18 Overhead beam 45 Switch settings 54 Croquet site 1 Bee’s cousin 24 Japanese mat 46 Psychotic belief 56 Keystone State 2 Part of the 26 River to the 50 Kind of trip port Winnebago Mississippi 51 Hot under the 57 Novel nation 27 Boorish sort collar conclusion? 3 Heaps 28 High-quality cigar 52 It’s softer than 59 Light on 4 San ___, Tex. 29 Shinbones gypsum Broadway 5 English 30 After sugar or 55 Minuscule 60 Influential mathematician soup 58 Magician’s travel German idealist and physicist 31 George Orwell’s accessories philosopher 6 Polynesian paste alma mater 62 Jacob’s brother 61 Takes to court 7 Piedmont wine 32 Jet-setters’ jets, 63 It was popular in 64 Short snooze center once the 1890s

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Word Find

Creators

This is a theme puzzle with the subject stated below. Find the listed words in the grid. (They may run in any direction but always in a straight line. Some letters are used more than once.) Ring each word as you find it and when you have completed the puzzle, there will be 17 letters left over. They spell out the alternative theme of the puzzle.

Word Wheel Knight Features

Scrabble Grams 5

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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or counterclockwise. Solution on Page 20

Playing to win

Solution: 20 Letters

Ace Adept Amuse Ante Beat Bets Blackjack Bluff Call Cash Change Chess Deal

Debt Dice Drinks Envy Euchre Five hundred Flush Gain Gold Heart Keno Kits

Land Loser Lotto Luck Ludo Mastermind Money Move Odds Operate Outwit Pawn Pick

Solution on Page 23

Pit Pokies Punt Skip Solo Tap Trip Trump Two-up Upset Watch Winning

Solution on Page 21

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The Bridge Club by Frank Stewart Monday

Tuesday

South dealer N-S vulnerable

North dealer N-S vulnerable

EAST ♠843 ♥62 ♦A987 ♣9543

WEST ♠J63 ♥ Q J 10 3 ♦4 ♣J9763

South 1♠ 3♥ 4♥

West Pass Pass All Pass

North 1 NT 3 NT

East Pass Pass

Opening lead — ♦ Q I feel finesses are overrated. A finesse will win half the time or more; a bigger issue is whether a winning finesse will gain anything. At today’s four hearts, South ruffed the second diamond and led the jack of spades. West rose with his ace and led another diamond, and South ruffed again. Declarer next led a trump to dummy’s king and returned a trump ... for a finesse with his jack. West won and led a fourth diamond, and when South had to ruff with the ace of trumps, West’s ten was high and won the setting trick. South didn’t need a trump finesse (or a club finesse, if he had chosen to try it). After South ruffs the third diamond, he must take the K-A of trumps. When East-West follow low, South runs the spades, pitching four clubs from dummy. West can ruff the fifth spade, but South wins the last three tricks with trumps and the ace of clubs. QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 7 ♥ K 7 4 ♦ K 6 4 3 ♣ J10 8 7 2. The dealer, at your left, opens one heart. Your partner doubles, you respond two clubs and he bids two spades. What do you say? ANSWER: Expert opinions would vary. Stranding partner at two spades seems wrong when he has promised a strong hand and you have a decent hand. To try 2NT would be reasonable, but you have only a single heart stopper and no obvious source of tricks for notrump. Bid three clubs. 030722

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North 1♣ 1 NT

East Pass Pass

EAST ♠ K 10 9 4 2 ♥K85 ♦62 ♣ K 10 8

South 1♦ 5♦

West Pass All Pass

WEST ♠A5 ♥43 ♦AQJ96 ♣ Q J 10 4

Louie was today’s South in a penny game. I suppose I can sympathize with his leap to five diamonds, but if he had raised to the nine-trick notrump game, North would have wrapped up at least11 tricks in short order. Against five diamonds, West led the queen of hearts, and Louie took his ace and drew trumps. When he next led a spade to dummy’s queen, East took the king, and the defense cashed two hearts. Down one. “No luck,” Louie shrugged. “I could have tried a club to the queen instead, but that finesse wouldn’t have won either.” How would you play at five diamonds? Louie should combine his chances. He takes the ace of clubs at Trick Two, ruffs a club, leads a trump to dummy and ruffs a club. When the king falls from East, Louie draws trumps and discards a heart on dummy’s queen of clubs. If nothing good happened in clubs, Louie could try the spade finesse. QUESTION: You hold: ♠ K10 9 4 2 ♥ K 8 5 ♦ 6 2 ♣ K10 8. The dealer, at your left, opens one heart. Your partner doubles, and the next player bids two hearts. What do you say? ANSWER: Since partner promises opening values or more with support for the unbid suits, you can certainly bid two spades. If your hand were K10 9 4 2, 9 8 4, K 2, K10 8, you would jump to three spades to invite game, but with your actual hand, the king of hearts is probably 030822 a worthless card.

West 1♦ 2♣ All Pass

North Pass 2♠

Friday South dealer Both sides vulnerable NORTH ♠Q762 ♥Q92 ♦A43 ♣ 10 8 3

NORTH ♠ Q 10 2 ♥64 ♦A86 ♣K5432 EAST ♠6 ♥KQ762 ♦ 10 8 5 ♣8763

WEST ♠J543 ♥ 10 5 2 ♦QJ92 ♣ J 10

SOUTH ♠ K Q 10 7 4 3 ♥ A 10 ♦K42 ♣K5

Opening lead — ♥ Q

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South dealer Both sides vulnerable

NORTH ♠J982 ♥J985 ♦73 ♣A92

SOUTH ♠75 ♥A94 ♦AKQ9753 ♣2

SOUTH ♠ K Q J 10 9 ♥AJ985 ♦5 ♣AQ

Thursday

West dealer N-S vulnerable

NORTH ♠AQ8 ♥762 ♦ J 10 8 ♣AQ54

NORTH ♠7 ♥K74 ♦K643 ♣ J 10 8 7 2 WEST ♠A652 ♥ Q 10 3 ♦ Q J 10 2 ♣K6

Wednesday

East 1♥ Pass

WEST ♠K3 ♥86 ♦ K Q 10 9 5 ♣AQ94

South 1♠ 4 ♠(!)

It’s a bad sign when you hold South’s hand, and West bids diamonds and clubs; both your minorsuit kings may be worthless. South knew the positional value of those kings might be nil, but he bid game anyway. Dummy tabled the ace of clubs, putting pants on the king, but South still went down. He captured West’s queen of clubs with the king and led a trump. West took his ace and led a second high club to the ace. Dummy next led a heart, and East split his honors. South took the ace, drew trumps and led another heart, but when East won and shifted to a diamond, West got two diamonds. At Trick Four, South must lead a heart from dummy; king, ace. He leads a trump to dummy and returns the nine of clubs, pitching his ten of hearts: a loser on a loser. If West leads another heart, South ruffs East’s queen. He leads a trump to dummy and discards diamonds on the jack and nine of hearts. QUESTION: You hold: ♠ A 5 ♥ 4 3 ♦ A Q J 9 6 ♣ Q J10 4. Your partner opens one spade, you bid two diamonds, he rebids two spades and you try three clubs. Partner then bids three hearts. What do you say? ANSWER: Partner shows six spades, four hearts and minimum strength. With a stronger hand and the same pattern, his second bid would have been three spades or two hearts. Bid three spades, forcing. A jump to four spades would suggest K10 5, 6, A Q J 9 6, A 7 6 3.

South 2 NT

West Pass

EAST ♠ J 10 4 ♥754 ♦J87 ♣J762

SOUTH ♠A985 ♥ A K J 10 3 ♦62 ♣K5

SOUTH ♠AK76 ♥KQJ3 ♦K5 ♣A87

Opening lead — ♣ Q

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EAST ♠98 ♥A987 ♦ 10 7 4 3 ♣Q96

North East 3 NT All Pass

Opening lead — ♦ Q Most ACBL face-to-face tournaments in 2021 were canceled. In December, the League felt able to stage the “Fall Nationals” in Austin, masks and vaccination required. Today’s deal (reported by Barry Rigal) arose in a Board-a-Match Teams, a demanding form of competition. If you play two spades, making two for plus110, and at the other table they play at1NT making two, plus120, you lose the board. So, overtricks may matter. Against 3NT, a “normal” contract, West leads the queen of diamonds. East signals with the seven. You play low (questionably) and win the second diamond. What is your best play for10 (or more) tricks? To attack the clubs is tempting but may not do. Perhaps it is best to lead a club to dummy’s king and return a heart. If East rises with the ace to return a diamond, you have at least10 tricks. If instead he plays low and your queen wins, you can shift to clubs. Your chances for at least one overtrick will be excellent. QUESTION: You hold: ♠ Q10 2 ♥ 6 4 ♦ A 8 6 ♣ K 5 4 3 2. Your partner opens one heart, you respond1NT, he bids two clubs and you raise to three clubs. Partner next bids three spades. What do you say? ANSWER: Partner apparently likes your chances for game and has “bid out his pattern” to help you discern whether you have useful cards. Since your hand is limited to nine points, and slam is possible, cue-bid four diamonds. Partner may hold A 9 3, A K10 7 2, 4, A Q10 7. 031022

South 1♥ 2♠

West 2♦ Pass

North 2♥ 4♠

East Pass All Pass

Opening lead — ♦ K Bridge is a game of error, even among experts. All you can do is try to keep your errors to a minimum. At today’s four spades, South ducked West’s king of diamonds and won the next diamond. Dummy then led a trump: four, ace, three. West won the next trump and led another diamond. Declarer ruffed, drew the missing trump with dummy’s queen and ran the hearts to pitch clubs from dummy. He lost a club at the end, making four. Mistakes were made. When South leads a trump to his ace at the third trick, not taking a finesse, West can infer that East has the jack. If West dumps his king under the ace, East will get in and lead a club to beat the contract. Declarer can come to a high heart at Trick Three and lead a low trump. If West plays low, dummy wins and returns a trump, and even if East plays the jack, South can guess to play low from his hand. He will make his game. QUESTION: You hold: ♠ K 3 ♥ 8 6 ♦ K Q10 9 5 ♣ A Q 9 4. Your partner opens one spade, you bid two diamonds, he rebids two spades and you try three clubs. Partner bids three hearts. What do you say? ANSWER: Partner suggests six spades, four hearts and minimum opening strength. (It’s possible he might hold A Q 9 7 5 2, A 7 4, A 4, 6 5, a hand with which he is not eager to bid 3NT.) Bid three spades, forcing. A jump to four spades would show a hand such as K 9 2, 6, A Q10 9 5, A Q 9 4. 031122

The Bridge Club and Puzzles Saturday South dealer N-S vulnerable

Kriss Kross Puzzle Junction Moods, Feelings & Vibes

NORTH ♠7643 ♥KQ87 ♦Q ♣Q753 WEST ♠Q52 ♥A32 ♦ K 10 5 ♣ J 10 9 8

South 1 NT 2♥

EAST ♠ J 10 9 8 ♥54 ♦J97642 ♣K

3 Letter Words

Joyous

Low

Morose

Sad

Scared

4 Letter Words

Superb

Calm

7 Letter Words

Edgy

Anxious

SOUTH ♠AK ♥ J 10 9 6 ♦A83 ♣A642

Envy

Dubious

Glad

Fretful

Hate

Gleeful

West Pass Pass

Pity

Hopeful

5 Letter Words

Hostile

Anger

Nervous

Jolly

Rapture

Naive

8 Letter Words

Proud

Agitated

Shame

Cheerful

Sorry

Felicity

6 Letter Words

Mournful

Bitter

Scornful

Grumpy

Tranquil

North East 2♣ Pass 4♥ All Pass

Opening lead — ♣ J To play bridge well, you must operate with a sense of urgency in some deals and with the extreme patience in others. Against today’s four hearts, West led the jack of clubs. South considered playing the queen from dummy, but eventually he played the three ... and East played the king. Mentally congratulating himself, declarer took his ace and led a trump. West grabbed his ace and led the ten of clubs, and East ruffed dummy’s queen. South then had two unavoidable club losers, and the result was down one. South fell victim to impatience. He was so pleased with his play at Trick One that he lost focus: South must let East’s king of clubs win. South wins a spade shift and leads a trump. West can take the ace and lead a second club, but dummy plays low. If East ruffs, he is ruffing a loser, and South plays low from his hand and loses only three tricks in all. QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 7 6 4 3 ♥ K Q 8 7 ♦ Q ♣ Q 7 5 3. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one heart and he bids two clubs. What do you say? ANSWER: This case is close. Your partner might have as many as18 high-card points, and if you pass, you might miss a game. Still, he might have as few as12 points, and if you raise to three clubs, he would bid again with only15 or16. Pass. I would raise to three clubs with a hand such as 7 6 4 3, A 9 8 7, Q, K 7 5 3. 031222

Solution on Page23

Word Wheel Knight Features Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or counterclockwise. Solution on Page 20

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Solutions Los Angeles Times Crossword Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Universal Sudoku Tuesday

Monday

Tuesday

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Friday

Saturday

Thursday

Saturday

Wonderword

Word Wheel

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 2 3 4

Trivia

from Page 14

1. c 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. a 6. c 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. a

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Solutions James Crossword

W A S P

B A S H T E M P

O T O E

A R T A A S E A

T O N S

A N G E L C O H U M R O L L E L C A U W L N E

from Page 16

N E W T O N

P A I N O S L O R I T E R I S M A F T A T A C T L E T U I R A B B I M A I N P U C I N A T G O S O W E E T A R T N O R I T A D E E P

TV Crossword

S H R A R P E N D E L I R R U P T

M E O W

U R S A

G R E Y

S P O O O N E U N V E R O E N

E T O N

S S T S

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Joseph Crossword

Monday: The way I see it,

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. — Dolly Parton

Tuesday: As far as I’m con-

cerned, “whom” is a word that was invented to make everyone sound like a butler. — Calvin Trillin

Wednesday: If it weren’t for

K A N T

S U E S

the coffee, I’d have no identifiable personality whatsoever. — David Letterman

Thursday: Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees. — Karle Wilson Baker

from Page 14

Friday: I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. — Douglas Adams

Saturday: The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. — Kobe Bryant

Word Find

from Page 17

Solution: High rollers big stakes

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Solutions Kakuro Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Jumble Monday Jumbles: SWEPT GLOAT SHRANK NEATLY Answer: Teaching someone about using a hammer is simple because it’s — EASY TO GRASP

Tuesday Jumbles: FLUID BATTY SAVORY NARROW Answer: Navigating the passage between Spain and Morocco proved to be — “STRAIT”-FORWARD

Wednesday

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Jumbles: GAUGE HATCH MYSTIC FORBID Answer: No one told them what to purchase. After some research, they were there — “BUY” CHOICE

Thursday Jumbles: OPERA MOUND CROUCH SHROUD Answer: If you want more zeros, an addition problem can make it easy to — ROUND “SUM” UP

Friday Jumbles: GOING THYME INDIGO TODDLE Answer: The beagle who escaped to use the neighbor’s pool thought — HOT DIGGITY DOG

Saturday Jumbles: MESSY FLUKE COOKIE SIDING Answer: The clairvoyant doctor had a — “SICK” SENSE

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Saturday

Big Crossword A R E A W E I R L A R A D E B I O P A A D O C O P A R G U I S O L E T M R S O A T N T H T I E D H O W D E S S P A P E S I R E N I L

A G A R I A N H E P L E S D E A N E T N E M O Y P A R R U T I N

from Page15

M M A N O O S E L I K E L S O R O B A N O N D I C T S E A H U F E R H A M T A R O A T E N T S E N T S Y E O O W O U D O O B E A F I T N O F T H T L E S E E D

N Y A L A E N D O F S T O R Y

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S A D I E L E S

E M E A C O

O M S N O O K T O R Y N E O T L I N O A N O C T N R E M K O T A E S R N B I A N A R T A V E S E D T P A C O O I L L S E L M F Y

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F E W A N D F A R B E T W E E N

L A I R

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Solutions Sudoku from Page 14

5 1 4 9 7 8 3 2 6

7 2 3 5 1 6 4 8 9

8 6 9 3 4 2 5 7 1

6 8 5 1 9 3 2 4 7

3 9 7 6 2 4 8 1 5

1 4 2 7 8 5 6 9 3

4 3 1 2 5 9 7 6 8

2 7 6 8 3 1 9 5 4

9 5 8 4 6 7 1 3 2

CryptoQuip

Scrabble Grams

Monday: The most successful

from Page 3

men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. ~ Alexander Graham Bell

Tuesday: Liberty is the right to

discipline ourselves in order not to be disciplined by others. ~ Georges Clemenceau

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Wednesday: Life isn’t about

finding yourself; it’s about creating yourself. So live the life you imagined. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Thursday: Just cause you got

the monkey off your back doesn’t mean the circus has left town. ~ George Carlin

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Friday: In my youth, I wanted to be a great pantomimist -- but I found I had nothing to say. ~ Victor Borge

Saturday: The secret of life is

honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made. ~ Groucho Marx

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