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Monday, October 14, 2013

Blondie

HOROSCOPE By Bernice Bede Osol

Hagar the Horrible

Beetle Bailey

Snuffy Smith

Accentuate what you do best in the coming months. Express your feelings at home and make needed alterations to your living space, but don’t go overboard. Spending should be kept to a minimum -- use your innovative insights to be creative while saving money. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Set the record straight when it comes to how you want things done, at home and in the workplace. Change is imperative and should be initiated before you find yourself hemmed in. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Emotional matters will surface; dealing with them quickly will help you avoid a scene. Be prepared to use a bit of force if necessary. A different approach will keep you in the lead. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Positive change is heading your way. Keep your chin up and your finger on the pulse of events. Participation will be key when trying to impress someone you want to spend more time with. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Stand up and be counted. Persistence will result in being handed the reins of leadership. Don’t let past experience frighten you from taking on more responsibility. A positive change will raise your earning potential. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Apply your knowledge and experience to a job you’ve been given, and you will excel. Someone you meet will change your outlook and your immediate future. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Personal

matters must be handled with integrity and, above all, honesty. There will be no room for vague or misleading information. If you want to take advantage of an opportunity, build on your reputation. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Shy away from anyone who appears to be holding back information. Step into the spotlight and take control of whatever situation you face, but do so with compassion and understanding. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Follow your heart and your dreams. Live in the moment and enjoy what life has to offer. Participate in activities conducive to building a close bond with friends and family. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Disillusionment will set in if you believe everything you hear. Read between the lines, especially when dealing with affairs of the heart. Using force will backfire. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Get out and take time to play. Entertainment or traveling to an unfamiliar destination will brighten your day. Emotional encounters will stimulate your senses. Take action and follow through. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Play it safe when it comes to domestic affairs. Listen carefully and prepare to make whatever changes are necessary to keep the peace. Make sure you think things through carefully before taking a plunge. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Shoot for the stars when it comes to making valuable connections. How you express your desires and ideas will capture the attention of someone willing to help.

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 Actor Damon 5 Like unfizzy soda 9 Relatively cool heavenly body 14 Suffix with buck 15 Grocery section 16 “All done!” 17 Long-running musical variety TV show 19 Hunter’s hides 20 Spiral-shaped __ fries 21 Fair-hiring abbr. 23 Wiesel who said, “Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil” 24 “Just __ suspected!” 25 Pre-playoffs baseball drama 29 Work on, as a vintage auto 31 Sudoku grid line 32 Honorary legal deg. 33 ’30s-’40s film dog 34 Logger’s tool 36 Man and Capri 38 Final triumph after apparent failure 42 Fancy mushroom 45 Metric distances: Abbr. 46 Roadies’ loads 50 Prefix with sex 51 Yale student 54 Kevin Kline’s “French Kiss” co-star 56 Offensive in the First Gulf War 59 __-Caps: candy 60 Bug-killing brand 61 Deer daughter 62 How some stock is sold 64 Sent to the unemployment line 66 Retrace one’s steps, and what ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 56-Across can literally have 69 Key in 70 Mine, to Mimi 71 Java Freeze brand 72 Swiped 73Monday, Tree anchor October 14, 2013 74 Breakfast, e.g.

DOWN 1 Eyelash application 2 Stirs to action 3 One of a vacationing busload 4 Turnpike fee 5 Pres. on a dime 6 “Glee” actress __ Michele 7 Sci-fi invader 8 Karaoke singer’s ineptitude, to the chagrin of the audience 9 Gas additive letters 10 See-through 11 Revealing, as a celeb interview

GOREN BRIDGE

12 “An” or “the” 13 Tends to a lawn’s bare spot 18 AutoCorrect target 22 John’s Yoko 26 Distinctive periods 27 Bagel shop call 28 Itty-bitty branch 30 Fish story 35 Moose relative 37 __-Pei: wrinkly dog 39 Angel or Athletic, briefly 40 Rifle range need 41 Laptop operator 42 Confuses 43 Price of bubble gum,

once 44 Trattoria rice dish 47 Leader in social networking until 2008 48 Cure-all 49 Enjoy coral reefs 52 Inc., in the U.K. 53 Meteorologist’s pressure line 55 Future MBA’s exam 57 Actress Georgia of “Everybody Loves Raymond” 58 Julio’s “I love you” 63 Quick haircut 65 Profitable rock 67 Suitor’s murmur 68 Model-ship-to-be

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

BRIDGE

SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS

A - We would open the bidding with one spade, if we could. As an overcaller, a jump to four spades has much to recommend it. This shuts the left-hand opponent out from cheaply showing a fit and the opponents may not be able to judge the right level at which to compete. Bid four spades. Q 2 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ J 9 8 6 4 ♥ 9 ♦ 7 5 ♣ A Q 10 8 7

Partner opens one no trump and right-hand opponent passes. What is your plan? A - With exciting distribution and a partner who is likely to have a decent fit for at least one of your suits, be aggressive with this hand and force to game. If transfers are played, bid two hearts, forcing two spades from partner and then introduce the club suit. Without transfers, make a forcing jump to three spades. After either sequence, pass three no trump by partner and hope the clubs will produce tricks for him. Q 3 - Vulnerable vs. not vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 10 ♥ 9 8 3 ♦ 10 9 8 7 5 ♣ A J 3

Partner opens one spade, you bid one no trump and partner jumps to three spades. Are you a man or a mouse? A - Aces are always good and this king is precious. We would bid four spades even without the jack of clubs. Q 4 - Neither vulnerable, as North, you hold: ♠A954♥ AK965♦ KQ5 ♣4

EAST 2♣

SOUTH 2♥

WEST Pass

What action would you take? A - You are certainly too good to pass. Your choices are a “need help” game try of two spades and a bold leap to four hearts. All the values in this hand seem to be working. If partner has wasted cards in clubs, you won’t do well, but your left-hand opponent has advertised those cards so be aggressive. Bid four hearts. Q 5 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠964♥ AJ82♦ Q52 ♣532

With the opponents silent, partner opens two no trump. How do you proceed? A - Experts are in two camps about this. One camp says that your hand will produce nothing in suit play, so just raise to three no trump. The other camp is worried that partner’s hand might be better suited for suit play so they use Stayman to look for a fourfour heart fit. This battle will not end soon. Bid three no trump. Q 6 - No one vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A 7 6 5 2 ♥ K J 10 6 ♦ 10 ♣ K 7 3

The bidding has proceeded: NORTH 1♦ 2♦ 2NT

EAST Pass Pass Pass

SOUTH 1♠ 2♥ ?

WEST Pass Pass

Pass or raise? What is your choice?

Answer:

Right-hand opponent opens one heart. What action would you take?

NORTH 1♥ ?

DWELL HILLY FAMOUS BREACH

♠ A K J 10 8 5 3 ♥ J 4 ♦ 7 ♣ A J 9

The bidding has proceeded:

The contractor wanted to pay this for his tree purchases — “HOLE-SALE”

Q 1 - Not vulnerable, as South, you hold:

A - The ten of hearts is lovely and the ten in partner’s long suit is never bad. Bid three no trump. (Tannah Hirsch welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tannah Hirsch c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail responses may be sent to gorenbridge@aol.com.

The Star’s on TWITTER

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

LIYLH SUMOFA REBHAC

Saturday’s

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

“

-

Print your answer here:

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) Jumbles: TRICK GUARD INVOKE EYELID Answer: The man who sold fake tennis equipment online was charged with — RACKETEERING

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

THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Actor Damon 5 Like unfizzy soda 9 Relatively cool heavenly body 14 Suffix with buck 15 Grocery section 16 “All done!” 17 Long-running musical variety TV show 19 Hunter’s hides 20 Spiral-shaped __ fries 21 Fair-hiring abbr. 23 Wiesel who said, “Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil” 24 “Just __ suspected!” 25 Pre-playoffs baseball drama 29 Work on, as a vintage auto 31 Sudoku grid line 32 Honorary legal deg. 33 ’30s-’40s film dog 34 Logger’s tool 36 Man and Capri 38 Final triumph after apparent failure 42 Fancy mushroom 45 Metric distances: Abbr. 46 Roadies’ loads 50 Prefix with sex 51 Yale student 54 Kevin Kline’s “French Kiss” co-star 56 Offensive in the First Gulf War 59 __-Caps: candy 60 Bug-killing brand 61 Deer daughter 62 How some stock is sold 64 Sent to the unemployment line 66 Retrace one’s steps, and what ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 56-Across can literally have 69 Key in 70 Mine, to Mimi 71 Java Freeze brand 72 Swiped 73Monday, Tree anchor October 14, 2013 74 Breakfast, e.g.

DOWN 1 Eyelash application 2 Stirs to action 3 One of a vacationing busload 4 Turnpike fee 5 Pres. on a dime 6 “Glee” actress __ Michele 7 Sci-fi invader 8 Karaoke singer’s ineptitude, to the chagrin of the audience 9 Gas additive letters 10 See-through 11 Revealing, as a celeb interview

GOREN BRIDGE

12 “An” or “the” 13 Tends to a lawn’s bare spot 18 AutoCorrect target 22 John’s Yoko 26 Distinctive periods 27 Bagel shop call 28 Itty-bitty branch 30 Fish story 35 Moose relative 37 __-Pei: wrinkly dog 39 Angel or Athletic, briefly 40 Rifle range need 41 Laptop operator 42 Confuses 43 Price of bubble gum,

once 44 Trattoria rice dish 47 Leader in social networking until 2008 48 Cure-all 49 Enjoy coral reefs 52 Inc., in the U.K. 53 Meteorologist’s pressure line 55 Future MBA’s exam 57 Actress Georgia of “Everybody Loves Raymond” 58 Julio’s “I love you” 63 Quick haircut 65 Profitable rock 67 Suitor’s murmur 68 Model-ship-to-be

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

BRIDGE

SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS

A - We would open the bidding with one spade, if we could. As an overcaller, a jump to four spades has much to recommend it. This shuts the left-hand opponent out from cheaply showing a fit and the opponents may not be able to judge the right level at which to compete. Bid four spades. Q 2 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ J 9 8 6 4 ♥ 9 ♦ 7 5 ♣ A Q 10 8 7

Partner opens one no trump and right-hand opponent passes. What is your plan? A - With exciting distribution and a partner who is likely to have a decent fit for at least one of your suits, be aggressive with this hand and force to game. If transfers are played, bid two hearts, forcing two spades from partner and then introduce the club suit. Without transfers, make a forcing jump to three spades. After either sequence, pass three no trump by partner and hope the clubs will produce tricks for him. Q 3 - Vulnerable vs. not vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 10 ♥ 9 8 3 ♦ 10 9 8 7 5 ♣ A J 3

Partner opens one spade, you bid one no trump and partner jumps to three spades. Are you a man or a mouse? A - Aces are always good and this king is precious. We would bid four spades even without the jack of clubs. Q 4 - Neither vulnerable, as North, you hold: ♠A954♥ AK965♦ KQ5 ♣4

EAST 2♣

SOUTH 2♥

WEST Pass

What action would you take? A - You are certainly too good to pass. Your choices are a “need help” game try of two spades and a bold leap to four hearts. All the values in this hand seem to be working. If partner has wasted cards in clubs, you won’t do well, but your left-hand opponent has advertised those cards so be aggressive. Bid four hearts. Q 5 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠964♥ AJ82♦ Q52 ♣532

With the opponents silent, partner opens two no trump. How do you proceed? A - Experts are in two camps about this. One camp says that your hand will produce nothing in suit play, so just raise to three no trump. The other camp is worried that partner’s hand might be better suited for suit play so they use Stayman to look for a fourfour heart fit. This battle will not end soon. Bid three no trump. Q 6 - No one vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A 7 6 5 2 ♥ K J 10 6 ♦ 10 ♣ K 7 3

The bidding has proceeded: NORTH 1♦ 2♦ 2NT

EAST Pass Pass Pass

SOUTH 1♠ 2♥ ?

WEST Pass Pass

Pass or raise? What is your choice?

Answer:

Right-hand opponent opens one heart. What action would you take?

NORTH 1♥ ?

DWELL HILLY FAMOUS BREACH

♠ A K J 10 8 5 3 ♥ J 4 ♦ 7 ♣ A J 9

The bidding has proceeded:

The contractor wanted to pay this for his tree purchases — “HOLE-SALE”

Q 1 - Not vulnerable, as South, you hold:

A - The ten of hearts is lovely and the ten in partner’s long suit is never bad. Bid three no trump. (Tannah Hirsch welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tannah Hirsch c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail responses may be sent to gorenbridge@aol.com.

The Star’s on TWITTER

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

LIYLH SUMOFA REBHAC

Saturday’s

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

“

-

Print your answer here:

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) Jumbles: TRICK GUARD INVOKE EYELID Answer: The man who sold fake tennis equipment online was charged with — RACKETEERING

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

THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Actor Damon 5 Like unfizzy soda 9 Relatively cool heavenly body 14 Suffix with buck 15 Grocery section 16 “All done!” 17 Long-running musical variety TV show 19 Hunter’s hides 20 Spiral-shaped __ fries 21 Fair-hiring abbr. 23 Wiesel who said, “Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil” 24 “Just __ suspected!” 25 Pre-playoffs baseball drama 29 Work on, as a vintage auto 31 Sudoku grid line 32 Honorary legal deg. 33 ’30s-’40s film dog 34 Logger’s tool 36 Man and Capri 38 Final triumph after apparent failure 42 Fancy mushroom 45 Metric distances: Abbr. 46 Roadies’ loads 50 Prefix with sex 51 Yale student 54 Kevin Kline’s “French Kiss” co-star 56 Offensive in the First Gulf War 59 __-Caps: candy 60 Bug-killing brand 61 Deer daughter 62 How some stock is sold 64 Sent to the unemployment line 66 Retrace one’s steps, and what ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 56-Across can literally have 69 Key in 70 Mine, to Mimi 71 Java Freeze brand 72 Swiped 73Monday, Tree anchor October 14, 2013 74 Breakfast, e.g.

DOWN 1 Eyelash application 2 Stirs to action 3 One of a vacationing busload 4 Turnpike fee 5 Pres. on a dime 6 “Glee” actress __ Michele 7 Sci-fi invader 8 Karaoke singer’s ineptitude, to the chagrin of the audience 9 Gas additive letters 10 See-through 11 Revealing, as a celeb interview

GOREN BRIDGE

12 “An” or “the” 13 Tends to a lawn’s bare spot 18 AutoCorrect target 22 John’s Yoko 26 Distinctive periods 27 Bagel shop call 28 Itty-bitty branch 30 Fish story 35 Moose relative 37 __-Pei: wrinkly dog 39 Angel or Athletic, briefly 40 Rifle range need 41 Laptop operator 42 Confuses 43 Price of bubble gum,

once 44 Trattoria rice dish 47 Leader in social networking until 2008 48 Cure-all 49 Enjoy coral reefs 52 Inc., in the U.K. 53 Meteorologist’s pressure line 55 Future MBA’s exam 57 Actress Georgia of “Everybody Loves Raymond” 58 Julio’s “I love you” 63 Quick haircut 65 Profitable rock 67 Suitor’s murmur 68 Model-ship-to-be

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

BRIDGE

SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES

WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS

A - We would open the bidding with one spade, if we could. As an overcaller, a jump to four spades has much to recommend it. This shuts the left-hand opponent out from cheaply showing a fit and the opponents may not be able to judge the right level at which to compete. Bid four spades. Q 2 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ J 9 8 6 4 ♥ 9 ♦ 7 5 ♣ A Q 10 8 7

Partner opens one no trump and right-hand opponent passes. What is your plan? A - With exciting distribution and a partner who is likely to have a decent fit for at least one of your suits, be aggressive with this hand and force to game. If transfers are played, bid two hearts, forcing two spades from partner and then introduce the club suit. Without transfers, make a forcing jump to three spades. After either sequence, pass three no trump by partner and hope the clubs will produce tricks for him. Q 3 - Vulnerable vs. not vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 10 ♥ 9 8 3 ♦ 10 9 8 7 5 ♣ A J 3

Partner opens one spade, you bid one no trump and partner jumps to three spades. Are you a man or a mouse? A - Aces are always good and this king is precious. We would bid four spades even without the jack of clubs. Q 4 - Neither vulnerable, as North, you hold: ♠A954♥ AK965♦ KQ5 ♣4

EAST 2♣

SOUTH 2♥

WEST Pass

What action would you take? A - You are certainly too good to pass. Your choices are a “need help” game try of two spades and a bold leap to four hearts. All the values in this hand seem to be working. If partner has wasted cards in clubs, you won’t do well, but your left-hand opponent has advertised those cards so be aggressive. Bid four hearts. Q 5 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠964♥ AJ82♦ Q52 ♣532

With the opponents silent, partner opens two no trump. How do you proceed? A - Experts are in two camps about this. One camp says that your hand will produce nothing in suit play, so just raise to three no trump. The other camp is worried that partner’s hand might be better suited for suit play so they use Stayman to look for a fourfour heart fit. This battle will not end soon. Bid three no trump. Q 6 - No one vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A 7 6 5 2 ♥ K J 10 6 ♦ 10 ♣ K 7 3

The bidding has proceeded: NORTH 1♦ 2♦ 2NT

EAST Pass Pass Pass

SOUTH 1♠ 2♥ ?

WEST Pass Pass

Pass or raise? What is your choice?

Answer:

Right-hand opponent opens one heart. What action would you take?

NORTH 1♥ ?

DWELL HILLY FAMOUS BREACH

♠ A K J 10 8 5 3 ♥ J 4 ♦ 7 ♣ A J 9

The bidding has proceeded:

The contractor wanted to pay this for his tree purchases — “HOLE-SALE”

Q 1 - Not vulnerable, as South, you hold:

A - The ten of hearts is lovely and the ten in partner’s long suit is never bad. Bid three no trump. (Tannah Hirsch welcomes readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tannah Hirsch c/o Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail responses may be sent to gorenbridge@aol.com.

The Star’s on TWITTER

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

LIYLH SUMOFA REBHAC

Saturday’s

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

“

-

Print your answer here:

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) Jumbles: TRICK GUARD INVOKE EYELID Answer: The man who sold fake tennis equipment online was charged with — RACKETEERING

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

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