The Anniston Star
Monday, October 7, 2013
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Blondie
HOROSCOPE By Bernice Bede Osol
Hagar the Horrible
Beetle Bailey
Snuffy Smith
Look at the big picture and explore your options in the coming months. You will take on responsibilities that will show your capabilities. An innovative plan or idea can turn into a moneymaking endeavor. Don’t let a personal relationship stand between you and success. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Put greater emphasis on money matters and making good use of old ideas, skills and connections that could come in handy now. Opportunity knocks — but you have to open the door. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Find ways to add to your comfort and peace of mind at home. Dealing with people who can offer knowledge and insight will lead to a lifestyle change. You’ll be amazed at all the helpful ideas out there. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Do what you can to improve your surroundings and community as well as help those in need. This will not only make you feel good, it will attract the interest of people who can help you advance. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Take a serious approach to your work, and you will be given an opportunity to show your worth. An interesting offer may not bring high returns. Weigh the pros and cons carefully. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Listen carefully, but don’t be too eager to act on the information you are given. Back away from responsibilities that don’t belong to you. Protect your assets and your heart.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Money matters will surface, allowing you to make extra cash, sign a lucrative deal or win a settlement. It’s a good day to broaden your interests and explore new possibilities. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — You’ll have greater insight into business or personal relationships. Follow your heart and proceed with a low-key approach. Listen carefully and respond with honesty and precision. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Follow simple rules and you will excel. Nurture important relationships by showing patience and tolerance. Positive alterations to the way you live will improve your emotional outlook. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Pretending to be able to do something that’s out of your range will backfire. Honesty will lead to solutions and the chance to learn something valuable. Plan to put in extra hours. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Jump up and be a participant, take on a challenge and show everyone how entertaining and creative you can be. Take time to socialize, but be sure to keep the peace if you encounter controversy. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Step back and review your situation before you proceed. You will meet with opposition, demands and added responsibilities that must be handled with care. Protect your assets. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Speak up, and you will capture the attention of someone interested in your concerns. Jealousy will surface amongst your peers and must be handled with caution.
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 A dromedary has one 5 Smart guy? 10 Exec’s “I need it now!” 14 Black-and-white snack 15 Military training group 16 Actress Hatcher 17 Like a clock reading 5:05 at 5:00 18 “Eat!” 19 Tenant’s expense 20 *Space-saving computer monitor 22 Fateful March day 23 Equipment on a balance sheet, e.g. 24 Immunity builder 26 Cuban dance 30 Defective cars 33 Devious laughs 36 “That stings!” 38 Often __: about half the time 39 Foofaraw 40 Untidy waking-up hair condition, and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can be 42 Historical span 43 Posh 45 Freezer bag feature 46 Bluish hue 47 Go away 49 Southern speech feature 51 Turn out to be 53 Zodiac transition points 57 Arizona Indian 59 *Title racehorse in a 2003 film 63 Mont Blanc, par exemple 64 Rabbit relatives 65 Foreign Legion cap 66 Falsehoods 67 “Fame” singer Cara 68 First family’s garden site? 69 Oater stronghold 70Monday, Tickle October pink 7, 2013 71 Cubicle furnishing
DOWN 1 Labor leader who vanished in 1975 2 Range dividing Europe and Asia 3 Southwestern tablelands 4 Kiln users 5 Adaptable, electrically 6 Wilderness home 7 Rim 8 Reacts to a tearjerker 9 Pet’s home away from home 10 Some hotel lobbies 11 *Start-up capital 12 “Rule, Britannia”
GOREN BRIDGE
composer 13 Depressing situation, with “the” 21 Early Beatle Sutcliffe 25 Enjoy King and Koontz 27 Cohort of Curly 28 Future blossoms 29 Felt pain 31 Director Ephron 32 Kenton of jazz 33 Difficult 34 Falco of “The Sopranos” 35 *Jalape–o, for one 37 Listen to 40 Polar explorer Richard
41 Menu words 44 Most off-the-wall 46 Sounded like a chicken 48 Buttocks, informally 50 Loos, for short 52 Necklace gem 54 Soft leather 55 Plumber’s concerns 56 Reek 57 Football game division 58 Hodgepodge 60 Real estate measurement 61 Curved 62 “That makes sense”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below. WITH TANNAH HIRSCH
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BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:
The bidding has proceeded:
♠ A K ♥ J 9 7 6 5 3 ♦ 10 3 2 ♣ K 6
What do you bid now?
♠ K J 9 6 ♥ 3 ♦ A 10 9 4 3 ♣ Q 3 2
The bidding has proceeded: NORTH 1♥ 2♠
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 1♠ ?
WEST Pass
What action do you take?
A - If partner were certain to have four-card support, we would bid four spades. Partner will sometimes raise on three-card support and that would make any game contract difficult on this hand. The diamond spot cards are good and we would make a game try bid of three diamonds, passing should partner bid three no trump. If partner bids three spades, confirming four-card support, we would carry on to four spades. Q 3 - As South, vulnerable, you hold: ♠ A 10 6 ♥ J 9 8 3 ♦ A K 10 9 5 ♣ 7
The bidding has proceeded: SOUTH 1♦ ?
WEST NORTH EAST 1♠ 2♥ Pass
What do you bid now? A - The auction has improved your hand considerably. Even a jump to four hearts does not do it justice. Cue-bid two spades now, then raise hearts at your next turn. Q 4 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 7 5 ♥ 10 9 7 2 ♦ 9 ♣ K J 6 5 3
WEST
A - We would bid two spades. The poor club spot cards suggest that you will not be able to extract much of a penalty, if any. It is almost always a bad idea to go looking for penalties when you have a fit for partner that he doesn’t know about yet. Q 5 - As North, vulnerable, you hold: ♠ Q 9 6 5 ♥ A 10 9 4 ♦ 10 5 ♣ A 9 6
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH 1♦ 2NT
WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♥ Pass Pass ?
What do you bid now?
A - The modern style after a two no trump rebid is to bid the “new minor,” three clubs in this case, to ask partner if they hold three-card heart support or a four-card spade suit. A bid of three spades instead shows four-four in the majors exactly and partner should not bid four hearts with only three-card support. Bid three spades. Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ J 9 8 ♥ A K 10 5 3 ♦ K J 7 ♣ 8 6
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH 1♠ 2♠
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 2♥ ?
WEST Pass
What do you bid now?
A - Make the same rebid whether you play two-over-one forcing to game or not. Jump to four spades. If your response was a game force, your jump to game shows a minimum for that action — the Principle of Fast Arrival. If the latter, a raise to three spades would be invitational, not forcing, and you are a whit too strong for that.
Answer:
Q 2 - As South, vulnerable, you hold:
SOUTH ?
SEIZE BRAND COFFEE FUNGUS
A - We think the hand is clearly worth an opening bid of one heart. This hand is every bit as good as a balanced 13-point hand. A weak two bid would be a poor choice. This hand has pretty good defense, not a pretty good suit.
EAST 2♣
The beach café was famous for its — SEA-SONING
Do you open the bidding? If so, do you choose one heart or two hearts?
NORTH 1♠
The Star’s on TWITTER
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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
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DARNB FOECEF NUFSUG Answer here: Saturday’s
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
-
ZISEE
Jumble puzzle magazines available at pennydellpuzzles.com/jumblemags
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
(Answers tomorrow) ENACT CHANGE SCRIPT Jumbles: ROYAL Answer: The pony with the negative attitude was — A “NEIGH-SAYER”
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com
THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 A dromedary has one 5 Smart guy? 10 Exec’s “I need it now!” 14 Black-and-white snack 15 Military training group 16 Actress Hatcher 17 Like a clock reading 5:05 at 5:00 18 “Eat!” 19 Tenant’s expense 20 *Space-saving computer monitor 22 Fateful March day 23 Equipment on a balance sheet, e.g. 24 Immunity builder 26 Cuban dance 30 Defective cars 33 Devious laughs 36 “That stings!” 38 Often __: about half the time 39 Foofaraw 40 Untidy waking-up hair condition, and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can be 42 Historical span 43 Posh 45 Freezer bag feature 46 Bluish hue 47 Go away 49 Southern speech feature 51 Turn out to be 53 Zodiac transition points 57 Arizona Indian 59 *Title racehorse in a 2003 film 63 Mont Blanc, par exemple 64 Rabbit relatives 65 Foreign Legion cap 66 Falsehoods 67 “Fame” singer Cara 68 First family’s garden site? 69 Oater stronghold 70Monday, Tickle October pink 7, 2013 71 Cubicle furnishing
DOWN 1 Labor leader who vanished in 1975 2 Range dividing Europe and Asia 3 Southwestern tablelands 4 Kiln users 5 Adaptable, electrically 6 Wilderness home 7 Rim 8 Reacts to a tearjerker 9 Pet’s home away from home 10 Some hotel lobbies 11 *Start-up capital 12 “Rule, Britannia”
GOREN BRIDGE
composer 13 Depressing situation, with “the” 21 Early Beatle Sutcliffe 25 Enjoy King and Koontz 27 Cohort of Curly 28 Future blossoms 29 Felt pain 31 Director Ephron 32 Kenton of jazz 33 Difficult 34 Falco of “The Sopranos” 35 *Jalape–o, for one 37 Listen to 40 Polar explorer Richard
41 Menu words 44 Most off-the-wall 46 Sounded like a chicken 48 Buttocks, informally 50 Loos, for short 52 Necklace gem 54 Soft leather 55 Plumber’s concerns 56 Reek 57 Football game division 58 Hodgepodge 60 Real estate measurement 61 Curved 62 “That makes sense”
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 Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:
The bidding has proceeded:
♠ A K ♥ J 9 7 6 5 3 ♦ 10 3 2 ♣ K 6
What do you bid now?
♠ K J 9 6 ♥ 3 ♦ A 10 9 4 3 ♣ Q 3 2
The bidding has proceeded: NORTH 1♥ 2♠
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 1♠ ?
WEST Pass
What action do you take?
A - If partner were certain to have four-card support, we would bid four spades. Partner will sometimes raise on three-card support and that would make any game contract difficult on this hand. The diamond spot cards are good and we would make a game try bid of three diamonds, passing should partner bid three no trump. If partner bids three spades, confirming four-card support, we would carry on to four spades. Q 3 - As South, vulnerable, you hold: ♠ A 10 6 ♥ J 9 8 3 ♦ A K 10 9 5 ♣ 7
The bidding has proceeded: SOUTH 1♦ ?
WEST NORTH EAST 1♠ 2♥ Pass
What do you bid now? A - The auction has improved your hand considerably. Even a jump to four hearts does not do it justice. Cue-bid two spades now, then raise hearts at your next turn. Q 4 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 7 5 ♥ 10 9 7 2 ♦ 9 ♣ K J 6 5 3
WEST
A - We would bid two spades. The poor club spot cards suggest that you will not be able to extract much of a penalty, if any. It is almost always a bad idea to go looking for penalties when you have a fit for partner that he doesn’t know about yet. Q 5 - As North, vulnerable, you hold: ♠ Q 9 6 5 ♥ A 10 9 4 ♦ 10 5 ♣ A 9 6
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH 1♦ 2NT
WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♥ Pass Pass ?
What do you bid now?
A - The modern style after a two no trump rebid is to bid the “new minor,” three clubs in this case, to ask partner if they hold three-card heart support or a four-card spade suit. A bid of three spades instead shows four-four in the majors exactly and partner should not bid four hearts with only three-card support. Bid three spades. Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ J 9 8 ♥ A K 10 5 3 ♦ K J 7 ♣ 8 6
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH 1♠ 2♠
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 2♥ ?
WEST Pass
What do you bid now?
A - Make the same rebid whether you play two-over-one forcing to game or not. Jump to four spades. If your response was a game force, your jump to game shows a minimum for that action — the Principle of Fast Arrival. If the latter, a raise to three spades would be invitational, not forcing, and you are a whit too strong for that.
Answer:
Q 2 - As South, vulnerable, you hold:
SOUTH ?
SEIZE BRAND COFFEE FUNGUS
A - We think the hand is clearly worth an opening bid of one heart. This hand is every bit as good as a balanced 13-point hand. A weak two bid would be a poor choice. This hand has pretty good defense, not a pretty good suit.
EAST 2♣
The beach café was famous for its — SEA-SONING
Do you open the bidding? If so, do you choose one heart or two hearts?
NORTH 1♠
The Star’s on TWITTER
(Tannah Hirsch welcomes readers’ responses to gorenbridge@aol.com.)
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
DARNB FOECEF NUFSUG Answer here: Saturday’s
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
-
ZISEE
Jumble puzzle magazines available at pennydellpuzzles.com/jumblemags
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
(Answers tomorrow) ENACT CHANGE SCRIPT Jumbles: ROYAL Answer: The pony with the negative attitude was — A “NEIGH-SAYER”
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com
THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 A dromedary has one 5 Smart guy? 10 Exec’s “I need it now!” 14 Black-and-white snack 15 Military training group 16 Actress Hatcher 17 Like a clock reading 5:05 at 5:00 18 “Eat!” 19 Tenant’s expense 20 *Space-saving computer monitor 22 Fateful March day 23 Equipment on a balance sheet, e.g. 24 Immunity builder 26 Cuban dance 30 Defective cars 33 Devious laughs 36 “That stings!” 38 Often __: about half the time 39 Foofaraw 40 Untidy waking-up hair condition, and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can be 42 Historical span 43 Posh 45 Freezer bag feature 46 Bluish hue 47 Go away 49 Southern speech feature 51 Turn out to be 53 Zodiac transition points 57 Arizona Indian 59 *Title racehorse in a 2003 film 63 Mont Blanc, par exemple 64 Rabbit relatives 65 Foreign Legion cap 66 Falsehoods 67 “Fame” singer Cara 68 First family’s garden site? 69 Oater stronghold 70Monday, Tickle October pink 7, 2013 71 Cubicle furnishing
DOWN 1 Labor leader who vanished in 1975 2 Range dividing Europe and Asia 3 Southwestern tablelands 4 Kiln users 5 Adaptable, electrically 6 Wilderness home 7 Rim 8 Reacts to a tearjerker 9 Pet’s home away from home 10 Some hotel lobbies 11 *Start-up capital 12 “Rule, Britannia”
GOREN BRIDGE
composer 13 Depressing situation, with “the” 21 Early Beatle Sutcliffe 25 Enjoy King and Koontz 27 Cohort of Curly 28 Future blossoms 29 Felt pain 31 Director Ephron 32 Kenton of jazz 33 Difficult 34 Falco of “The Sopranos” 35 *Jalape–o, for one 37 Listen to 40 Polar explorer Richard
41 Menu words 44 Most off-the-wall 46 Sounded like a chicken 48 Buttocks, informally 50 Loos, for short 52 Necklace gem 54 Soft leather 55 Plumber’s concerns 56 Reek 57 Football game division 58 Hodgepodge 60 Real estate measurement 61 Curved 62 “That makes sense”
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 Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:
The bidding has proceeded:
♠ A K ♥ J 9 7 6 5 3 ♦ 10 3 2 ♣ K 6
What do you bid now?
♠ K J 9 6 ♥ 3 ♦ A 10 9 4 3 ♣ Q 3 2
The bidding has proceeded: NORTH 1♥ 2♠
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 1♠ ?
WEST Pass
What action do you take?
A - If partner were certain to have four-card support, we would bid four spades. Partner will sometimes raise on three-card support and that would make any game contract difficult on this hand. The diamond spot cards are good and we would make a game try bid of three diamonds, passing should partner bid three no trump. If partner bids three spades, confirming four-card support, we would carry on to four spades. Q 3 - As South, vulnerable, you hold: ♠ A 10 6 ♥ J 9 8 3 ♦ A K 10 9 5 ♣ 7
The bidding has proceeded: SOUTH 1♦ ?
WEST NORTH EAST 1♠ 2♥ Pass
What do you bid now? A - The auction has improved your hand considerably. Even a jump to four hearts does not do it justice. Cue-bid two spades now, then raise hearts at your next turn. Q 4 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 7 5 ♥ 10 9 7 2 ♦ 9 ♣ K J 6 5 3
WEST
A - We would bid two spades. The poor club spot cards suggest that you will not be able to extract much of a penalty, if any. It is almost always a bad idea to go looking for penalties when you have a fit for partner that he doesn’t know about yet. Q 5 - As North, vulnerable, you hold: ♠ Q 9 6 5 ♥ A 10 9 4 ♦ 10 5 ♣ A 9 6
The bidding has proceeded:
SOUTH 1♦ 2NT
WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♥ Pass Pass ?
What do you bid now?
A - The modern style after a two no trump rebid is to bid the “new minor,” three clubs in this case, to ask partner if they hold three-card heart support or a four-card spade suit. A bid of three spades instead shows four-four in the majors exactly and partner should not bid four hearts with only three-card support. Bid three spades. Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ J 9 8 ♥ A K 10 5 3 ♦ K J 7 ♣ 8 6
The bidding has proceeded:
NORTH 1♠ 2♠
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 2♥ ?
WEST Pass
What do you bid now?
A - Make the same rebid whether you play two-over-one forcing to game or not. Jump to four spades. If your response was a game force, your jump to game shows a minimum for that action — the Principle of Fast Arrival. If the latter, a raise to three spades would be invitational, not forcing, and you are a whit too strong for that.
Answer:
Q 2 - As South, vulnerable, you hold:
SOUTH ?
SEIZE BRAND COFFEE FUNGUS
A - We think the hand is clearly worth an opening bid of one heart. This hand is every bit as good as a balanced 13-point hand. A weak two bid would be a poor choice. This hand has pretty good defense, not a pretty good suit.
EAST 2♣
The beach café was famous for its — SEA-SONING
Do you open the bidding? If so, do you choose one heart or two hearts?
NORTH 1♠
The Star’s on TWITTER
(Tannah Hirsch welcomes readers’ responses to gorenbridge@aol.com.)
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
DARNB FOECEF NUFSUG Answer here: Saturday’s
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
-
ZISEE
Jumble puzzle magazines available at pennydellpuzzles.com/jumblemags
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
(Answers tomorrow) ENACT CHANGE SCRIPT Jumbles: ROYAL Answer: The pony with the negative attitude was — A “NEIGH-SAYER”
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com