The Anniston Star
Monday, March 24, 2014
Blondie
HOROSCOPE By Bernice Bede Osol
Hagar the Horrible
Beetle Bailey
Snuffy Smith
You will experience many new things during the year ahead. You are the ideal spokesperson to initiate improvements and reforms. Be certain, however, that any organization you choose to deal with reflects your ideals, as you will be judged on the company you keep. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — There seems to be a lot of anxiety and frustration in the air around you. Don’t get caught up in everyone else’s business. Say what needs to be said and move on. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Don’t expect favors today. Propel yourself to the front of the crowd and let everyone know what you want. Waiting in the background will get you nowhere. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Don’t give in to other people’s demands. Trying to please everyone will leave you frazzled and ready to blow. Love is in the stars. Make romantic plans. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — A great opportunity for a new position should be considered. Resolve any issues that could deter you from getting ahead. Avoid confusion by addressing issues head-on. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Concentrate on improving your cash flow. Don’t risk being criticized by someone because you strayed from the truth or didn’t stick to the rules. Your reputation is at stake. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Try not to be overwhelmed by an unpredictable situation. Professional developments can work in your favor if you remain cool and
in control. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Share your imaginative home-improvement strategies. Your creativity and originality will shine if you put your plans into action. Live up to a promise you made, or you will be faulted. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You are likely to become involved in a heated discussion. Don’t get drawn into a shouting match. By keeping your temper in check, you will make it easier to get your point across. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — A troublesome issue can be resolved with help from a friend or loved one. If you trust the suggestions being offered, you will gain a valuable perspective on the circumstances. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Refuse to let anyone draw you into an unsettling situation. Remain true to your beliefs. Let your feelings be known, and offer alternative suggestions that will allow you to walk away from things. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Find an innovative way to boost your income. Consider your strengths and weaknesses, and devise a plan that will highlight your capabilities. Don’t be hesitant to ask others for help. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — If you want your plans approved, you will need to be up-front about any foreseeable difficulties, and offer concrete solutions to them. Honesty, sincerity and integrity will win over your most critical adversary.
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 Injury reminder 5 Pet adoption gp. 10 Environs 14 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wiesel 15 U.S.-Canada defense letters 16 Having a hard time deciding 17 Hard to find, to Caesar 18 __ Gay: WWII bomber 19 Thom __ shoes 20 Original Ice Follies slapstick skating duo 23 “Just one darn minute!” 24 Amazed reactions 27 Three in a deck 28 Retaliatory equivalent 32 Found really groovy 34 Bud 35 Challenge 36 Part of WWII 39 Happy heartbeat sound 42 Like veggies on a veggie platter 43 Expected landing hrs. 45 Prohibition 46 Opposite of post48 Knickknacky stuff 51 Bible bk. with a sea crossing 54 Trite 55 Opie Taylor’s caretaker 58 Small, irregular amounts 62 List-ending abbr. 64 11th-century Spanish hero 65 Give off 66 Low-cal 67 It divides the Left and Right Banks 68 Pal at the barbie 69 Run into 70 More March quirky24, 2014 Monday, 71 Being, to Ovid
DOWN 1 Feudal farmers 2 Red wine from Bordeaux 3 Better ventilated 4 Got through to 5 Lend __: listen 6 14-line verse 7 Cattle poker 8 Ranch newborn 9 Purim month 10 Use of one requires a PIN 11 Groupie’s idol 12 Significant period 13 Raggedy doll 21 Make excited
GOREN BRIDGE
22 Gone by 25 Prefix with legal 26 Ladled-out meal 29 Bucky Beaver’s toothpaste brand 30 Pub spigot 31 Envelope part 33 Bee Gees family name 36 “Dragnet” star Jack 37 Gillette razor brand 38 Bad weather contingency 40 Paving goo 41 Sales manager’s concern
44 Like the “A” in a Hawthorne classic 47 At the outer edges of the normal curve 49 “Sting like a bee” boxer 50 Bloodhound or boxer 52 White House family 53 Ledger entries 56 8-Down’s milk source 57 Cosmetician Lauder 59 Spanish kiss 60 Iditarod transport 61 Battery fluid 62 Good name for a treelined street 63 Dead heat
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.
WITH TANNAH HIRSCH & BOB JONES ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:
Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:
♠KQ♥ A8743♦ Q765 ♣96
♠ A 9 2 ♥ K 6 4 ♦ A K J 10 3 ♣ A 5
The bidding:
As dealer, what call would you make?
WEST Pass
What call would you make? A - Ignore your fifth heart and send a clear message — you have an invitational hand with a good diamond fit. Bid three diamonds. Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K J 7 3 ♥ 10 9 5 ♦ A ♣ K 9 4 3 2
The bidding: SOUTH Pass ?
WEST NORTH EAST Pass Pass 1♦
What call would you make? A - Had your ace of diamonds been located in any other suit, you would have opened the bidding — some would have opened anyway. It is important to act now and the choice is between a take-out double and overcalling your five-card suit. Your suit is pretty ratty, so let partner pick the trump suit. Double. Q 3 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A J 10 5 ♥ 8 7 5 ♦ A 4 ♣ A K Q 6
The bidding: SOUTH 1♣ ?
WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♥ Pass
What call would you make? A - Bid two no trump, showing a balanced 18-19 points. It does not deny four spades. Should partner be interested in your spade or heart length, he will bid three diamonds and give you a chance to show it.
A - That lovely five-card diamond suit is worth at least one extra point. Open two no trump. Q 5 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 3 ♥ A J 10 7 6 3 2 ♦ Q 8 ♣ K 5
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1♥ 2♠* 3NT Pass ? *Six spades, 5-10 points
What call would you make?
A - We have a pretty good seven-card suit, but the hand is otherwise semibalanced, with “pushers” in every side-suit. This contract should be a good one. Pass! Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠A5♥ 52♦ Q3 ♣AKQ9864
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1♣ 1♠ Dbl* Pass ? *Negative — values with no clear bid
What call would you make?
A - It is likely that you can take eight tricks in your own hand. That ninetrick game bonus is just sitting there — bid three no trump!
Answer:
SOUTH 1♥ ?
GRANT COVET INVITE UNFAIR
EAST Pass Pass
The butcher shop’s new employee wasn’t — CUTTING IT
NORTH 1♦ 1♠
(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
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TOVEC VINTIE
FURNIA Answer here: Saturday’s
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.
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: STOOD THEFT SWATCH APIECE Answer: The dalmatian said this to the masseuse during her massage — THAT’S THE SPOT
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com
THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Injury reminder 5 Pet adoption gp. 10 Environs 14 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wiesel 15 U.S.-Canada defense letters 16 Having a hard time deciding 17 Hard to find, to Caesar 18 __ Gay: WWII bomber 19 Thom __ shoes 20 Original Ice Follies slapstick skating duo 23 “Just one darn minute!” 24 Amazed reactions 27 Three in a deck 28 Retaliatory equivalent 32 Found really groovy 34 Bud 35 Challenge 36 Part of WWII 39 Happy heartbeat sound 42 Like veggies on a veggie platter 43 Expected landing hrs. 45 Prohibition 46 Opposite of post48 Knickknacky stuff 51 Bible bk. with a sea crossing 54 Trite 55 Opie Taylor’s caretaker 58 Small, irregular amounts 62 List-ending abbr. 64 11th-century Spanish hero 65 Give off 66 Low-cal 67 It divides the Left and Right Banks 68 Pal at the barbie 69 Run into 70 More March quirky24, 2014 Monday, 71 Being, to Ovid
DOWN 1 Feudal farmers 2 Red wine from Bordeaux 3 Better ventilated 4 Got through to 5 Lend __: listen 6 14-line verse 7 Cattle poker 8 Ranch newborn 9 Purim month 10 Use of one requires a PIN 11 Groupie’s idol 12 Significant period 13 Raggedy doll 21 Make excited
GOREN BRIDGE
22 Gone by 25 Prefix with legal 26 Ladled-out meal 29 Bucky Beaver’s toothpaste brand 30 Pub spigot 31 Envelope part 33 Bee Gees family name 36 “Dragnet” star Jack 37 Gillette razor brand 38 Bad weather contingency 40 Paving goo 41 Sales manager’s concern
44 Like the “A” in a Hawthorne classic 47 At the outer edges of the normal curve 49 “Sting like a bee” boxer 50 Bloodhound or boxer 52 White House family 53 Ledger entries 56 8-Down’s milk source 57 Cosmetician Lauder 59 Spanish kiss 60 Iditarod transport 61 Battery fluid 62 Good name for a treelined street 63 Dead heat
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.
WITH TANNAH HIRSCH & BOB JONES ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:
Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:
♠KQ♥ A8743♦ Q765 ♣96
♠ A 9 2 ♥ K 6 4 ♦ A K J 10 3 ♣ A 5
The bidding:
As dealer, what call would you make?
WEST Pass
What call would you make? A - Ignore your fifth heart and send a clear message — you have an invitational hand with a good diamond fit. Bid three diamonds. Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K J 7 3 ♥ 10 9 5 ♦ A ♣ K 9 4 3 2
The bidding: SOUTH Pass ?
WEST NORTH EAST Pass Pass 1♦
What call would you make? A - Had your ace of diamonds been located in any other suit, you would have opened the bidding — some would have opened anyway. It is important to act now and the choice is between a take-out double and overcalling your five-card suit. Your suit is pretty ratty, so let partner pick the trump suit. Double. Q 3 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A J 10 5 ♥ 8 7 5 ♦ A 4 ♣ A K Q 6
The bidding: SOUTH 1♣ ?
WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♥ Pass
What call would you make? A - Bid two no trump, showing a balanced 18-19 points. It does not deny four spades. Should partner be interested in your spade or heart length, he will bid three diamonds and give you a chance to show it.
A - That lovely five-card diamond suit is worth at least one extra point. Open two no trump. Q 5 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 3 ♥ A J 10 7 6 3 2 ♦ Q 8 ♣ K 5
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1♥ 2♠* 3NT Pass ? *Six spades, 5-10 points
What call would you make?
A - We have a pretty good seven-card suit, but the hand is otherwise semibalanced, with “pushers” in every side-suit. This contract should be a good one. Pass! Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠A5♥ 52♦ Q3 ♣AKQ9864
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1♣ 1♠ Dbl* Pass ? *Negative — values with no clear bid
What call would you make?
A - It is likely that you can take eight tricks in your own hand. That ninetrick game bonus is just sitting there — bid three no trump!
Answer:
SOUTH 1♥ ?
GRANT COVET INVITE UNFAIR
EAST Pass Pass
The butcher shop’s new employee wasn’t — CUTTING IT
NORTH 1♦ 1♠
(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
GARTN ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
TOVEC VINTIE
FURNIA Answer here: Saturday’s
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.
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: STOOD THEFT SWATCH APIECE Answer: The dalmatian said this to the masseuse during her massage — THAT’S THE SPOT
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com
THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Injury reminder 5 Pet adoption gp. 10 Environs 14 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wiesel 15 U.S.-Canada defense letters 16 Having a hard time deciding 17 Hard to find, to Caesar 18 __ Gay: WWII bomber 19 Thom __ shoes 20 Original Ice Follies slapstick skating duo 23 “Just one darn minute!” 24 Amazed reactions 27 Three in a deck 28 Retaliatory equivalent 32 Found really groovy 34 Bud 35 Challenge 36 Part of WWII 39 Happy heartbeat sound 42 Like veggies on a veggie platter 43 Expected landing hrs. 45 Prohibition 46 Opposite of post48 Knickknacky stuff 51 Bible bk. with a sea crossing 54 Trite 55 Opie Taylor’s caretaker 58 Small, irregular amounts 62 List-ending abbr. 64 11th-century Spanish hero 65 Give off 66 Low-cal 67 It divides the Left and Right Banks 68 Pal at the barbie 69 Run into 70 More March quirky24, 2014 Monday, 71 Being, to Ovid
DOWN 1 Feudal farmers 2 Red wine from Bordeaux 3 Better ventilated 4 Got through to 5 Lend __: listen 6 14-line verse 7 Cattle poker 8 Ranch newborn 9 Purim month 10 Use of one requires a PIN 11 Groupie’s idol 12 Significant period 13 Raggedy doll 21 Make excited
GOREN BRIDGE
22 Gone by 25 Prefix with legal 26 Ladled-out meal 29 Bucky Beaver’s toothpaste brand 30 Pub spigot 31 Envelope part 33 Bee Gees family name 36 “Dragnet” star Jack 37 Gillette razor brand 38 Bad weather contingency 40 Paving goo 41 Sales manager’s concern
44 Like the “A” in a Hawthorne classic 47 At the outer edges of the normal curve 49 “Sting like a bee” boxer 50 Bloodhound or boxer 52 White House family 53 Ledger entries 56 8-Down’s milk source 57 Cosmetician Lauder 59 Spanish kiss 60 Iditarod transport 61 Battery fluid 62 Good name for a treelined street 63 Dead heat
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below.
WITH TANNAH HIRSCH & BOB JONES ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold:
Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:
♠KQ♥ A8743♦ Q765 ♣96
♠ A 9 2 ♥ K 6 4 ♦ A K J 10 3 ♣ A 5
The bidding:
As dealer, what call would you make?
WEST Pass
What call would you make? A - Ignore your fifth heart and send a clear message — you have an invitational hand with a good diamond fit. Bid three diamonds. Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K J 7 3 ♥ 10 9 5 ♦ A ♣ K 9 4 3 2
The bidding: SOUTH Pass ?
WEST NORTH EAST Pass Pass 1♦
What call would you make? A - Had your ace of diamonds been located in any other suit, you would have opened the bidding — some would have opened anyway. It is important to act now and the choice is between a take-out double and overcalling your five-card suit. Your suit is pretty ratty, so let partner pick the trump suit. Double. Q 3 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A J 10 5 ♥ 8 7 5 ♦ A 4 ♣ A K Q 6
The bidding: SOUTH 1♣ ?
WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♥ Pass
What call would you make? A - Bid two no trump, showing a balanced 18-19 points. It does not deny four spades. Should partner be interested in your spade or heart length, he will bid three diamonds and give you a chance to show it.
A - That lovely five-card diamond suit is worth at least one extra point. Open two no trump. Q 5 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 3 ♥ A J 10 7 6 3 2 ♦ Q 8 ♣ K 5
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1♥ 2♠* 3NT Pass ? *Six spades, 5-10 points
What call would you make?
A - We have a pretty good seven-card suit, but the hand is otherwise semibalanced, with “pushers” in every side-suit. This contract should be a good one. Pass! Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠A5♥ 52♦ Q3 ♣AKQ9864
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH EAST 1♣ 1♠ Dbl* Pass ? *Negative — values with no clear bid
What call would you make?
A - It is likely that you can take eight tricks in your own hand. That ninetrick game bonus is just sitting there — bid three no trump!
Answer:
SOUTH 1♥ ?
GRANT COVET INVITE UNFAIR
EAST Pass Pass
The butcher shop’s new employee wasn’t — CUTTING IT
NORTH 1♦ 1♠
(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
GARTN ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
TOVEC VINTIE
FURNIA Answer here: Saturday’s
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.
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: STOOD THEFT SWATCH APIECE Answer: The dalmatian said this to the masseuse during her massage — THAT’S THE SPOT
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com