The Anniston Star
Monday, December 9, 2013
Blondie
HOROSCOPE By Bernice Bede Osol
Hagar the Horrible
Beetle Bailey
Snuffy Smith
You’ll have plenty of ideas this year, but before you make any moves, make sure your concepts are sound. False information can lead you down a deceptive path. Focus more on home, family and projects that you know will bring you success. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Think matters through today. Uncertainty is the enemy. Remain calm and be mindful of what is going on around you. Make changes at home that will add to your comfort and joy. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — An unusual plan will end up working out quite well. Innovation can bring greater opportunity to work alongside individuals who can inspire and motivate you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You need to concentrate on improving your income, status or reputation. Look over contracts or paperwork that need to be addressed before the year comes to a close. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Keep your ears and your mind open today. It would be best to move at your own speed without relying on anyone to make choices for you. A good investment will pay off. Believe in your talents. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Know ahead of time what needs to be done to avoid being frazzled by the unexpected. A moneymaking idea can be launched. Keep personal issues in perspective. Don’t overspend on luxury items. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Add a
personal touch to whatever you do, and it will be appreciated. Make a promise to someone you want to spend more time with, and the momentum generated will take care of the rest. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Don’t leave anything to chance. Stay on top of what needs to be done and deliver on your commitments. It’s not a good time to mix business with pleasure. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Venture down avenues that could lead you to learn something unusual or teach you about a culture or philosophy that you know little about. Plan a romantic adventure. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — If you don’t like your current situation, do something to change it. Explore new people, places and pursuits to get you thinking about future prospects. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Get into the mainstream. Enjoy life and the activities, events and people that interest you. Look for a way to turn your thoughts into reality. Don’t get angry — get moving. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Dig deep, ask questions and get the answers you need to make a big move. Overly hasty action will lead to an oversight. Know your limits and rely on your experience. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Get your ideas and projects off the drawing board and into the boardroom. Don’t hesitate to express your beliefs, attitudes and opinions. You have what it takes to excel, so be confident in everything that you do.
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 Gem weight unit 6 Three-line Japanese poem 11 Container for Peter Pan 14 “You __ busted!” 15 Past prisoner, for short 16 Prefix for a lifesaving “Pen” 17 “Why bother?” 19 Bit of Morse code 20 Trivial gripe 21 Stow cargo 22 “57 Varieties” brand 24 Purr former 25 Plane for a small airstrip, briefly 27 “Why me?” 33 Entire 34 Neeson of “Schindler’s List” 35 Carps at 37 Blubber 38 90-degree pipe piece 39 Clinton’s vice president 40 Johnson of “Laugh-In” 41 Island dance 42 Beast with one hump or two 43 “Why worry?” 46 Pet food brand with a ProActive Health variety 47 Chimpanzee, e.g. 48 Equally strange 51 Northwestern pear 53 Revolutionary Guevara 56 Logician’s proof ending 57 “Why not?” 61 Spoon-bending Geller 62 Musical Merman 63 Eucalyptus-eating marsupial 64 Civil War prez 65Monday, Students’ hurdles December 9, 2013 66 Kick out
DOWN 1 Abel’s older brother 2 Class for potential painters 3 Remainder 4 Residue in a smoker’s tray 5 “You missed the deadline” 6 Pay attention to 7 Wheel-supporting shaft 8 Cold bagful for a party 9 Bout enders, briefly 10 Without footwear 11 “Star Wars” warrior 12 Neat as __
GOREN BRIDGE
13 Big name in hotels and crackers 18 Hiker’s route 23 Stretch out 24 Phone screening service 25 Underwater experiment site 26 Tiny Dickens boy 27 Pier 28 Do-it-yourselfer’s book genre 29 Indigenous Alaskans 30 Grand Roman home 31 Judd of country music 32 “Snowy” heron 33 Fighter’s org.
36 Salt, on the Seine 41 Partner of haw 42 Baked treat often wrapped in fluted paper 44 Gizmo 45 Brewer’s kiln 48 Greenish-blue 49 Balkan native 50 Drooling toon dog 51 Red root vegetable 52 Lubricates 53 Bloke 54 Ice fishing access 55 List-shortening abbr. 58 Suffix with Wyoming 59 Old videotape type 60 Fenway team, for short
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.
WITH TANNAH HIRSCH & BOB JONES ©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS
EAST 1♠
SOUTH ?
WEST
NORTH
What call would you make? A - A one no trump overcall should be slightly stronger than a one no trump opener. This hand, with 4-3-33 distribution, doesn’t quite make the grade. Pass. Should you overcall one no trump and hear a double from West, how would you feel? Does “Abandon Hope” come to mind? Should you feel compelled to bid, a take-out double is much better than one no trump. Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠J♥ AKQ9♦ 9632 ♣A853
What call would you make?
A - The choice is between re-bidding your anemic diamond suit or bidding your three-card heart suit. Two hearts might be right on a good day, but most days it will ruin your reputation at the club. Bid two diamonds. Q 5 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 9 4 ♥ 10 4 ♦ Q J ♣ A K Q J 4 2
The bidding:
NORTH 3♦ Pass
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH Pass ?
WEST 3NT
What call would you make?
The bidding:
A - If West can take nine tricks on this hand, bless him! He can be our teammate forever. Double!
What call would you make?
Q 6 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:
SOUTH 1♦ ?
WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♠ Pass
A - Re-bidding two clubs should show at least nine cards in the minors. It is good that your singleton spade is an honor, but it doesn’t really matter. Bid one no trump. Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 10 ♥ Q 3 2 ♦ A Q J 8 7 4 ♣ 9 2
As dealer, what call would you make? A - The side values are decidedly puny, but the excellent six-card suit makes this hand worth 12-13 points. Open one diamond. Second choice: two diamonds. Passing is way too timid. Q 4 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ 10 8 3 ♥ A K Q ♦ K 9 8 5 2 ♣ 9 4
♠Q53♥KQ93♦92♣K875
The bidding:
NORTH 1♦ 2♥ Pass
EAST Pass Pass 3♣
SOUTH 1♥ Pass ?
WEST Pass Dbl
What call would you make? A - Double! This double is optional as our strength is limited, and partner will pull it with a distributional hand and four hearts or six diamonds when he has club shortness. Should partner pass, this penalty will line our pockets for a week or two.
Answer:
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1♦ 1♠ Dbl* Pass ? *Negative — values with nothing clear to bid, likely with length in the unbid suits.
AHEAD FLOOR TAVERN SHRILL
♠ Q 7 3 ♥ K 10 8 7 ♦ A J 8 ♣ A J 3
The bidding:
When they split the cost of the taxi ride, everyone paid his — “FARE” SHARE
Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:
(Tannah Hirsch and Bob Jones welcome readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail responses may be sent to tcaeditors@tribune.com.)
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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
ADAHE ©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
FORLO VATREN LILHRS 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: TAKEN TOPAZ INNING SUMMER Answer: The farmer’s cornfield labyrinth was — A-MAIZE-ING”
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com
THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Gem weight unit 6 Three-line Japanese poem 11 Container for Peter Pan 14 “You __ busted!” 15 Past prisoner, for short 16 Prefix for a lifesaving “Pen” 17 “Why bother?” 19 Bit of Morse code 20 Trivial gripe 21 Stow cargo 22 “57 Varieties” brand 24 Purr former 25 Plane for a small airstrip, briefly 27 “Why me?” 33 Entire 34 Neeson of “Schindler’s List” 35 Carps at 37 Blubber 38 90-degree pipe piece 39 Clinton’s vice president 40 Johnson of “Laugh-In” 41 Island dance 42 Beast with one hump or two 43 “Why worry?” 46 Pet food brand with a ProActive Health variety 47 Chimpanzee, e.g. 48 Equally strange 51 Northwestern pear 53 Revolutionary Guevara 56 Logician’s proof ending 57 “Why not?” 61 Spoon-bending Geller 62 Musical Merman 63 Eucalyptus-eating marsupial 64 Civil War prez 65Monday, Students’ hurdles December 9, 2013 66 Kick out
DOWN 1 Abel’s older brother 2 Class for potential painters 3 Remainder 4 Residue in a smoker’s tray 5 “You missed the deadline” 6 Pay attention to 7 Wheel-supporting shaft 8 Cold bagful for a party 9 Bout enders, briefly 10 Without footwear 11 “Star Wars” warrior 12 Neat as __
GOREN BRIDGE
13 Big name in hotels and crackers 18 Hiker’s route 23 Stretch out 24 Phone screening service 25 Underwater experiment site 26 Tiny Dickens boy 27 Pier 28 Do-it-yourselfer’s book genre 29 Indigenous Alaskans 30 Grand Roman home 31 Judd of country music 32 “Snowy” heron 33 Fighter’s org.
36 Salt, on the Seine 41 Partner of haw 42 Baked treat often wrapped in fluted paper 44 Gizmo 45 Brewer’s kiln 48 Greenish-blue 49 Balkan native 50 Drooling toon dog 51 Red root vegetable 52 Lubricates 53 Bloke 54 Ice fishing access 55 List-shortening abbr. 58 Suffix with Wyoming 59 Old videotape type 60 Fenway team, for short
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.
WITH TANNAH HIRSCH & BOB JONES ©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS
EAST 1♠
SOUTH ?
WEST
NORTH
What call would you make? A - A one no trump overcall should be slightly stronger than a one no trump opener. This hand, with 4-3-33 distribution, doesn’t quite make the grade. Pass. Should you overcall one no trump and hear a double from West, how would you feel? Does “Abandon Hope” come to mind? Should you feel compelled to bid, a take-out double is much better than one no trump. Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠J♥ AKQ9♦ 9632 ♣A853
What call would you make?
A - The choice is between re-bidding your anemic diamond suit or bidding your three-card heart suit. Two hearts might be right on a good day, but most days it will ruin your reputation at the club. Bid two diamonds. Q 5 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 9 4 ♥ 10 4 ♦ Q J ♣ A K Q J 4 2
The bidding:
NORTH 3♦ Pass
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH Pass ?
WEST 3NT
What call would you make?
The bidding:
A - If West can take nine tricks on this hand, bless him! He can be our teammate forever. Double!
What call would you make?
Q 6 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:
SOUTH 1♦ ?
WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♠ Pass
A - Re-bidding two clubs should show at least nine cards in the minors. It is good that your singleton spade is an honor, but it doesn’t really matter. Bid one no trump. Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 10 ♥ Q 3 2 ♦ A Q J 8 7 4 ♣ 9 2
As dealer, what call would you make? A - The side values are decidedly puny, but the excellent six-card suit makes this hand worth 12-13 points. Open one diamond. Second choice: two diamonds. Passing is way too timid. Q 4 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ 10 8 3 ♥ A K Q ♦ K 9 8 5 2 ♣ 9 4
♠Q53♥KQ93♦92♣K875
The bidding:
NORTH 1♦ 2♥ Pass
EAST Pass Pass 3♣
SOUTH 1♥ Pass ?
WEST Pass Dbl
What call would you make? A - Double! This double is optional as our strength is limited, and partner will pull it with a distributional hand and four hearts or six diamonds when he has club shortness. Should partner pass, this penalty will line our pockets for a week or two.
Answer:
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1♦ 1♠ Dbl* Pass ? *Negative — values with nothing clear to bid, likely with length in the unbid suits.
AHEAD FLOOR TAVERN SHRILL
♠ Q 7 3 ♥ K 10 8 7 ♦ A J 8 ♣ A J 3
The bidding:
When they split the cost of the taxi ride, everyone paid his — “FARE” SHARE
Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:
(Tannah Hirsch and Bob Jones welcome readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail responses may be sent to tcaeditors@tribune.com.)
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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
ADAHE ©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
FORLO VATREN LILHRS 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: TAKEN TOPAZ INNING SUMMER Answer: The farmer’s cornfield labyrinth was — A-MAIZE-ING”
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com
THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Gem weight unit 6 Three-line Japanese poem 11 Container for Peter Pan 14 “You __ busted!” 15 Past prisoner, for short 16 Prefix for a lifesaving “Pen” 17 “Why bother?” 19 Bit of Morse code 20 Trivial gripe 21 Stow cargo 22 “57 Varieties” brand 24 Purr former 25 Plane for a small airstrip, briefly 27 “Why me?” 33 Entire 34 Neeson of “Schindler’s List” 35 Carps at 37 Blubber 38 90-degree pipe piece 39 Clinton’s vice president 40 Johnson of “Laugh-In” 41 Island dance 42 Beast with one hump or two 43 “Why worry?” 46 Pet food brand with a ProActive Health variety 47 Chimpanzee, e.g. 48 Equally strange 51 Northwestern pear 53 Revolutionary Guevara 56 Logician’s proof ending 57 “Why not?” 61 Spoon-bending Geller 62 Musical Merman 63 Eucalyptus-eating marsupial 64 Civil War prez 65Monday, Students’ hurdles December 9, 2013 66 Kick out
DOWN 1 Abel’s older brother 2 Class for potential painters 3 Remainder 4 Residue in a smoker’s tray 5 “You missed the deadline” 6 Pay attention to 7 Wheel-supporting shaft 8 Cold bagful for a party 9 Bout enders, briefly 10 Without footwear 11 “Star Wars” warrior 12 Neat as __
GOREN BRIDGE
13 Big name in hotels and crackers 18 Hiker’s route 23 Stretch out 24 Phone screening service 25 Underwater experiment site 26 Tiny Dickens boy 27 Pier 28 Do-it-yourselfer’s book genre 29 Indigenous Alaskans 30 Grand Roman home 31 Judd of country music 32 “Snowy” heron 33 Fighter’s org.
36 Salt, on the Seine 41 Partner of haw 42 Baked treat often wrapped in fluted paper 44 Gizmo 45 Brewer’s kiln 48 Greenish-blue 49 Balkan native 50 Drooling toon dog 51 Red root vegetable 52 Lubricates 53 Bloke 54 Ice fishing access 55 List-shortening abbr. 58 Suffix with Wyoming 59 Old videotape type 60 Fenway team, for short
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.
WITH TANNAH HIRSCH & BOB JONES ©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS
EAST 1♠
SOUTH ?
WEST
NORTH
What call would you make? A - A one no trump overcall should be slightly stronger than a one no trump opener. This hand, with 4-3-33 distribution, doesn’t quite make the grade. Pass. Should you overcall one no trump and hear a double from West, how would you feel? Does “Abandon Hope” come to mind? Should you feel compelled to bid, a take-out double is much better than one no trump. Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠J♥ AKQ9♦ 9632 ♣A853
What call would you make?
A - The choice is between re-bidding your anemic diamond suit or bidding your three-card heart suit. Two hearts might be right on a good day, but most days it will ruin your reputation at the club. Bid two diamonds. Q 5 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 9 4 ♥ 10 4 ♦ Q J ♣ A K Q J 4 2
The bidding:
NORTH 3♦ Pass
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH Pass ?
WEST 3NT
What call would you make?
The bidding:
A - If West can take nine tricks on this hand, bless him! He can be our teammate forever. Double!
What call would you make?
Q 6 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold:
SOUTH 1♦ ?
WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♠ Pass
A - Re-bidding two clubs should show at least nine cards in the minors. It is good that your singleton spade is an honor, but it doesn’t really matter. Bid one no trump. Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 10 ♥ Q 3 2 ♦ A Q J 8 7 4 ♣ 9 2
As dealer, what call would you make? A - The side values are decidedly puny, but the excellent six-card suit makes this hand worth 12-13 points. Open one diamond. Second choice: two diamonds. Passing is way too timid. Q 4 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ 10 8 3 ♥ A K Q ♦ K 9 8 5 2 ♣ 9 4
♠Q53♥KQ93♦92♣K875
The bidding:
NORTH 1♦ 2♥ Pass
EAST Pass Pass 3♣
SOUTH 1♥ Pass ?
WEST Pass Dbl
What call would you make? A - Double! This double is optional as our strength is limited, and partner will pull it with a distributional hand and four hearts or six diamonds when he has club shortness. Should partner pass, this penalty will line our pockets for a week or two.
Answer:
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1♦ 1♠ Dbl* Pass ? *Negative — values with nothing clear to bid, likely with length in the unbid suits.
AHEAD FLOOR TAVERN SHRILL
♠ Q 7 3 ♥ K 10 8 7 ♦ A J 8 ♣ A J 3
The bidding:
When they split the cost of the taxi ride, everyone paid his — “FARE” SHARE
Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:
(Tannah Hirsch and Bob Jones welcome readers’ responses sent in care of this newspaper or to Tribune Content Agency, LLC., 16650 Westgrove Dr., Suite 175, Addison, TX 75001. E-mail responses may be sent to tcaeditors@tribune.com.)
The Star’s on TWITTER
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME
Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
ADAHE ©2013 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
FORLO VATREN LILHRS 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: TAKEN TOPAZ INNING SUMMER Answer: The farmer’s cornfield labyrinth was — A-MAIZE-ING”
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com