090213 - Comics/Puzzles

Monday, September 2, 2013

The Anniston Star

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Mutts

Garfield

Zits

Born Loser

Jump Start

Wizard of Id

B.C.

Pickles

Dilbert

Baby Blues

Get Fuzzy

Bound & Gagged

Mother Goose and Grimm

Dennis the Menace

Family Circus

THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Beach lotion letters 4 Piece of information 9 Like a visit from Francis 14 Lao Tzu principle 15 Really angry 16 Musical in which Madonna set a Guinness World Record for “Most costume changes in a film” 17 That, to Teresa 18 *File folder material 20 Book of maps 22 Police force member 23 Eye drop 24 *Halloween bash with costumes 28 Only brother not in any Marx Brothers films 29 Belgian river 30 “Stop, horse!”

32 The Spartans of the Big Ten: Abbr.

34 Old Russian leaders 38 “You’ve got mail” company 39 The Kettles, or a hint to the answers to starred clues 42 Lav of London 43 Cowboy contest 45 Onassis nickname 46 Barristers’ degs.

47 Norse prankster 50 First of four Holy Roman emperors 52 *Law firm bigwig 58 Bird sacred to Tut 59 T, to Socrates 60 Pong producer 61 *Foam bedding item 65 Fishing pole 66 Trap during a winter storm, maybe 67 Chopin work 68 “__ to Joy” 69 About, date-wise 70 Managed somehow 71 Filmmaker Craven

2 Carb-loader’s entrée 3 Forty-niner’s disillusionment 4 Bite-sized Chinese dish 5 Parseghian of football 6 Light brown 7 Mohawk River city 8 Something to hum 9 Energy 10 Blog posters’ self-images 11 Peter, the pickledpepper picker 12 Dined in 13 Comedic Cable Guy DOWN 1 Monday, Cook, as asparagus September 2, 2013 19 Jungle swingers

21 Color of water 25 Actress Thompson 26 Civil rights pioneer Parks 27 Animal rights org.

30 Civil __ 31 “Yoo-__!”

33 One, to Juanita 35 Aligned perfectly 36 Hold up 37 Sailor’s distress signal 39 Synthesizer pioneer Robert 40 Fall 41 Pocket bread 44 Stretchy, as a waistband

46 Former Senate majority leader Trent 48 Flying toy 49 “Be right there!”

51 Dealt players 52 Act like 53 Calculators often made with bamboo frames 54 Compound in fireworks 55 Exuberance 56 Gradually wear away 57 Fair attractions 62 Genetic letters 63 Newborn dog 64 Fruity drink

GOREN BRIDGE

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.

WITH TANNAH HIRSCH

©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

BRIDGE

SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS

NORTH 1♦ 2♦

EAST Pass Pass

SOUTH 1♥ ?

WEST Pass

What action do you take?

A - Where would you like to go?

Partner’s diamond rebid in this sequence guarantees a six-card suit and a minimum opening bid. With your eight high-card points, game is unlikely, and you have no assurance there is a better spot. Pass, though we won’t quibble with a raise.

Q 2 - As South, vulnerable, you hold: ♠ J 8 3 ♥ A K 10 ♦ A 10 8 5 4 ♣ J 6

The bidding has proceeded: SOUTH 1♦ ?

WEST NORTH Pass 1♥

EAST Pass

What do you bid now?

A - Obviously, the choice lies between a heart raise and one no trump. Despite the quality of your three-card heart support, we prefer your describing a balanced minimum to raising with three-card support.

Bid one no trump.

Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠J95♥ AK983♦ 86 ♣A98

The bidding has proceeded: SOUTH 1♥ ?

WEST NORTH Dbl 1♠

EAST Pass

What action do you take?

A - These days, you ignore an opposing takeout double after you bid a major suit at the one level.

Therefore, partner could have a fair hand for the one-spade response which, by the way, is forcing, and you should raise to two spades. That does not show extra values.

Q 4 - As South, vulnerable, you hold: ♠A♥ 65♦ K96542 ♣KQ98

The bidding has proceeded: NORTH 1♦

EAST 1♠

SOUTH ?

What do you bid now?

WEST

Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠KJ8♥ AJ76♦ KJ9 ♣QJ5

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH 1NT 2♥ ?

WEST NORTH Pass 2♣ Pass 3♥

EAST Pass Pass

What action do you take?

A - Regardless of whether your notrump range is 15-17 or 16-18, the answer is the same. If the latter, you have a dead minimum notrump opener, so you must reject partner’s invitation. If the former, where you are in the middle of your range, it becomes a judgment call. With a flat hand and substantial secondary values, pass is the prudent choice.

Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 10 8 5 ♥ K J 7 ♦ A 10 6 4 ♣ Q 2

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH 1♦ ?

WEST NORTH Pass 1♥

EAST Pass

What action do you take?

A - Obviously the choice is between whether to bid your major suit or to support partner’s. It might seem that one spade is automatic, but what would you do next should partner bid one no trump or two clubs? Your hand is not strong enough for a third bid, and you might be losing a partial or even game. Raise to two hearts.

Should partner hold four spades and at least invitational values, you can still find that suit!

Answer:

The bidding has proceeded:

ADAPT VIGIL DRENCH WEASEL

♠ 10 8 3 ♥ A 9 8 3 2 ♦ 9 7 ♣ A 9 6

A - You have a hand which could produce slam even opposite a dead minimum opener. The way to get this across to partner is to start with a cuebid of two spades, then bid strongly thereafter, probably by repeating the cue-bid to show first-round control.

Your first cue-bid was simply strength-showing and did not promise control.

The zombie bride was hard to carry over the threshold because she was — DEAD WEIGHT

Q 1 - As South, vulnerable, you hold:

(Tannah Hirsch welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC, 2010 Westridge Drive, Irving, TX 75038. E-mail responses may be sent to gorenbridge@aol.com.)

The Star’s on TWITTER THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

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

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LIVIG CRENDH SLAWEE Answer here: Saturday’s

Jumble puzzle magazines available at pennydellpuzzles.com/jumblemags

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: GUILT WHEEL COPPER FROSTY Answer: When her priceless Ming vase crashed to the floor, she — FELL TO PIECES

For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com

THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Beach lotion letters 4 Piece of information 9 Like a visit from Francis 14 Lao Tzu principle 15 Really angry 16 Musical in which Madonna set a Guinness World Record for “Most costume changes in a film” 17 That, to Teresa 18 *File folder material 20 Book of maps 22 Police force member 23 Eye drop 24 *Halloween bash with costumes 28 Only brother not in any Marx Brothers films 29 Belgian river 30 “Stop, horse!”

32 The Spartans of the Big Ten: Abbr.

34 Old Russian leaders 38 “You’ve got mail” company 39 The Kettles, or a hint to the answers to starred clues 42 Lav of London 43 Cowboy contest 45 Onassis nickname 46 Barristers’ degs.

47 Norse prankster 50 First of four Holy Roman emperors 52 *Law firm bigwig 58 Bird sacred to Tut 59 T, to Socrates 60 Pong producer 61 *Foam bedding item 65 Fishing pole 66 Trap during a winter storm, maybe 67 Chopin work 68 “__ to Joy” 69 About, date-wise 70 Managed somehow 71 Filmmaker Craven

2 Carb-loader’s entrée 3 Forty-niner’s disillusionment 4 Bite-sized Chinese dish 5 Parseghian of football 6 Light brown 7 Mohawk River city 8 Something to hum 9 Energy 10 Blog posters’ self-images 11 Peter, the pickledpepper picker 12 Dined in 13 Comedic Cable Guy DOWN 1 Monday, Cook, as asparagus September 2, 2013 19 Jungle swingers

21 Color of water 25 Actress Thompson 26 Civil rights pioneer Parks 27 Animal rights org.

30 Civil __ 31 “Yoo-__!”

33 One, to Juanita 35 Aligned perfectly 36 Hold up 37 Sailor’s distress signal 39 Synthesizer pioneer Robert 40 Fall 41 Pocket bread 44 Stretchy, as a waistband

46 Former Senate majority leader Trent 48 Flying toy 49 “Be right there!”

51 Dealt players 52 Act like 53 Calculators often made with bamboo frames 54 Compound in fireworks 55 Exuberance 56 Gradually wear away 57 Fair attractions 62 Genetic letters 63 Newborn dog 64 Fruity drink

GOREN BRIDGE

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.

WITH TANNAH HIRSCH

©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

BRIDGE

SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS

NORTH 1♦ 2♦

EAST Pass Pass

SOUTH 1♥ ?

WEST Pass

What action do you take?

A - Where would you like to go?

Partner’s diamond rebid in this sequence guarantees a six-card suit and a minimum opening bid. With your eight high-card points, game is unlikely, and you have no assurance there is a better spot. Pass, though we won’t quibble with a raise.

Q 2 - As South, vulnerable, you hold: ♠ J 8 3 ♥ A K 10 ♦ A 10 8 5 4 ♣ J 6

The bidding has proceeded: SOUTH 1♦ ?

WEST NORTH Pass 1♥

EAST Pass

What do you bid now?

A - Obviously, the choice lies between a heart raise and one no trump. Despite the quality of your three-card heart support, we prefer your describing a balanced minimum to raising with three-card support.

Bid one no trump.

Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠J95♥ AK983♦ 86 ♣A98

The bidding has proceeded: SOUTH 1♥ ?

WEST NORTH Dbl 1♠

EAST Pass

What action do you take?

A - These days, you ignore an opposing takeout double after you bid a major suit at the one level.

Therefore, partner could have a fair hand for the one-spade response which, by the way, is forcing, and you should raise to two spades. That does not show extra values.

Q 4 - As South, vulnerable, you hold: ♠A♥ 65♦ K96542 ♣KQ98

The bidding has proceeded: NORTH 1♦

EAST 1♠

SOUTH ?

What do you bid now?

WEST

Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠KJ8♥ AJ76♦ KJ9 ♣QJ5

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH 1NT 2♥ ?

WEST NORTH Pass 2♣ Pass 3♥

EAST Pass Pass

What action do you take?

A - Regardless of whether your notrump range is 15-17 or 16-18, the answer is the same. If the latter, you have a dead minimum notrump opener, so you must reject partner’s invitation. If the former, where you are in the middle of your range, it becomes a judgment call. With a flat hand and substantial secondary values, pass is the prudent choice.

Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 10 8 5 ♥ K J 7 ♦ A 10 6 4 ♣ Q 2

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH 1♦ ?

WEST NORTH Pass 1♥

EAST Pass

What action do you take?

A - Obviously the choice is between whether to bid your major suit or to support partner’s. It might seem that one spade is automatic, but what would you do next should partner bid one no trump or two clubs? Your hand is not strong enough for a third bid, and you might be losing a partial or even game. Raise to two hearts.

Should partner hold four spades and at least invitational values, you can still find that suit!

Answer:

The bidding has proceeded:

ADAPT VIGIL DRENCH WEASEL

♠ 10 8 3 ♥ A 9 8 3 2 ♦ 9 7 ♣ A 9 6

A - You have a hand which could produce slam even opposite a dead minimum opener. The way to get this across to partner is to start with a cuebid of two spades, then bid strongly thereafter, probably by repeating the cue-bid to show first-round control.

Your first cue-bid was simply strength-showing and did not promise control.

The zombie bride was hard to carry over the threshold because she was — DEAD WEIGHT

Q 1 - As South, vulnerable, you hold:

(Tannah Hirsch welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC, 2010 Westridge Drive, Irving, TX 75038. E-mail responses may be sent to gorenbridge@aol.com.)

The Star’s on TWITTER THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

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

ATPAD ©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

LIVIG CRENDH SLAWEE Answer here: Saturday’s

Jumble puzzle magazines available at pennydellpuzzles.com/jumblemags

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: GUILT WHEEL COPPER FROSTY Answer: When her priceless Ming vase crashed to the floor, she — FELL TO PIECES

For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com

THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Beach lotion letters 4 Piece of information 9 Like a visit from Francis 14 Lao Tzu principle 15 Really angry 16 Musical in which Madonna set a Guinness World Record for “Most costume changes in a film” 17 That, to Teresa 18 *File folder material 20 Book of maps 22 Police force member 23 Eye drop 24 *Halloween bash with costumes 28 Only brother not in any Marx Brothers films 29 Belgian river 30 “Stop, horse!”

32 The Spartans of the Big Ten: Abbr.

34 Old Russian leaders 38 “You’ve got mail” company 39 The Kettles, or a hint to the answers to starred clues 42 Lav of London 43 Cowboy contest 45 Onassis nickname 46 Barristers’ degs.

47 Norse prankster 50 First of four Holy Roman emperors 52 *Law firm bigwig 58 Bird sacred to Tut 59 T, to Socrates 60 Pong producer 61 *Foam bedding item 65 Fishing pole 66 Trap during a winter storm, maybe 67 Chopin work 68 “__ to Joy” 69 About, date-wise 70 Managed somehow 71 Filmmaker Craven

2 Carb-loader’s entrée 3 Forty-niner’s disillusionment 4 Bite-sized Chinese dish 5 Parseghian of football 6 Light brown 7 Mohawk River city 8 Something to hum 9 Energy 10 Blog posters’ self-images 11 Peter, the pickledpepper picker 12 Dined in 13 Comedic Cable Guy DOWN 1 Monday, Cook, as asparagus September 2, 2013 19 Jungle swingers

21 Color of water 25 Actress Thompson 26 Civil rights pioneer Parks 27 Animal rights org.

30 Civil __ 31 “Yoo-__!”

33 One, to Juanita 35 Aligned perfectly 36 Hold up 37 Sailor’s distress signal 39 Synthesizer pioneer Robert 40 Fall 41 Pocket bread 44 Stretchy, as a waistband

46 Former Senate majority leader Trent 48 Flying toy 49 “Be right there!”

51 Dealt players 52 Act like 53 Calculators often made with bamboo frames 54 Compound in fireworks 55 Exuberance 56 Gradually wear away 57 Fair attractions 62 Genetic letters 63 Newborn dog 64 Fruity drink

GOREN BRIDGE

EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.

WITH TANNAH HIRSCH

©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC

BRIDGE

SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS

NORTH 1♦ 2♦

EAST Pass Pass

SOUTH 1♥ ?

WEST Pass

What action do you take?

A - Where would you like to go?

Partner’s diamond rebid in this sequence guarantees a six-card suit and a minimum opening bid. With your eight high-card points, game is unlikely, and you have no assurance there is a better spot. Pass, though we won’t quibble with a raise.

Q 2 - As South, vulnerable, you hold: ♠ J 8 3 ♥ A K 10 ♦ A 10 8 5 4 ♣ J 6

The bidding has proceeded: SOUTH 1♦ ?

WEST NORTH Pass 1♥

EAST Pass

What do you bid now?

A - Obviously, the choice lies between a heart raise and one no trump. Despite the quality of your three-card heart support, we prefer your describing a balanced minimum to raising with three-card support.

Bid one no trump.

Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠J95♥ AK983♦ 86 ♣A98

The bidding has proceeded: SOUTH 1♥ ?

WEST NORTH Dbl 1♠

EAST Pass

What action do you take?

A - These days, you ignore an opposing takeout double after you bid a major suit at the one level.

Therefore, partner could have a fair hand for the one-spade response which, by the way, is forcing, and you should raise to two spades. That does not show extra values.

Q 4 - As South, vulnerable, you hold: ♠A♥ 65♦ K96542 ♣KQ98

The bidding has proceeded: NORTH 1♦

EAST 1♠

SOUTH ?

What do you bid now?

WEST

Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠KJ8♥ AJ76♦ KJ9 ♣QJ5

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH 1NT 2♥ ?

WEST NORTH Pass 2♣ Pass 3♥

EAST Pass Pass

What action do you take?

A - Regardless of whether your notrump range is 15-17 or 16-18, the answer is the same. If the latter, you have a dead minimum notrump opener, so you must reject partner’s invitation. If the former, where you are in the middle of your range, it becomes a judgment call. With a flat hand and substantial secondary values, pass is the prudent choice.

Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 10 8 5 ♥ K J 7 ♦ A 10 6 4 ♣ Q 2

The bidding has proceeded:

SOUTH 1♦ ?

WEST NORTH Pass 1♥

EAST Pass

What action do you take?

A - Obviously the choice is between whether to bid your major suit or to support partner’s. It might seem that one spade is automatic, but what would you do next should partner bid one no trump or two clubs? Your hand is not strong enough for a third bid, and you might be losing a partial or even game. Raise to two hearts.

Should partner hold four spades and at least invitational values, you can still find that suit!

Answer:

The bidding has proceeded:

ADAPT VIGIL DRENCH WEASEL

♠ 10 8 3 ♥ A 9 8 3 2 ♦ 9 7 ♣ A 9 6

A - You have a hand which could produce slam even opposite a dead minimum opener. The way to get this across to partner is to start with a cuebid of two spades, then bid strongly thereafter, probably by repeating the cue-bid to show first-round control.

Your first cue-bid was simply strength-showing and did not promise control.

The zombie bride was hard to carry over the threshold because she was — DEAD WEIGHT

Q 1 - As South, vulnerable, you hold:

(Tannah Hirsch welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC, 2010 Westridge Drive, Irving, TX 75038. E-mail responses may be sent to gorenbridge@aol.com.)

The Star’s on TWITTER THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

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

ATPAD ©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.

LIVIG CRENDH SLAWEE Answer here: Saturday’s

Jumble puzzle magazines available at pennydellpuzzles.com/jumblemags

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: GUILT WHEEL COPPER FROSTY Answer: When her priceless Ming vase crashed to the floor, she — FELL TO PIECES

For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com