The Anniston Star
Monday, May 5, 2014
STAR LITE
Blondie
HOROSCOPE By Bernice Bede Osol
Hagar the Horrible
Beetle Bailey
Snuffy Smith
You can make great advancements in the coming year. Your ability to predict trends will enable you to make all the right choices, resulting in a leadership position coming your way. Keep active and dynamic by helping others. Romance will add a welcome zest to things. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Practical information will come from an unusual source. If you listen carefully to what others say, you will find a workable solution to a nettlesome problem. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Moneymaking conditions are favorable for you. Venture away from the routine and keep your options open. If you discover an interesting line of work, try to arrange an interview. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Keep your comments to a minimum and your ears open for interesting information. Others may perceive what you think of as positive criticism quite differently. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Be shrewd and avoid taking part in dubious joint ventures. You should make time with people who have something serious to offer. Consider what you can do to make your home more inviting. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Check out the inexpensive events taking place in your community. Concerts, book clubs or neighborhood get-togethers will give you the chance to meet people and show your stuff. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Keep a
handle on your emotions. Good things are on the horizon, so strive to keep things moving along peacefully instead of letting your mercurial moods take over. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Your conversational skills, if put to good use, will ensure that you meet interesting people. Fresh new possibilities will develop as you build a rapport with knowledgeable peers. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — You have been so preoccupied with career and domestic demands that you are likely to burn out if you don’t take precautions. Schedule some downtime. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t get drawn into a petty quarrel. Controlling your temper and choosing diplomacy over demands will help you remain neutral and out of the line of fire. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Old and new friends will be won over by your artistry and imagination. Socializing with people who have similar interests will help you expand your creative pursuits. You’ll be admired for setting a new trend. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Take the idea you’ve been contemplating and turn it into something concrete. Get active and make changes that will add some excitement to your life. Don’t wait for others to do things for you. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Save your aggressive tendencies for the field or the gym. Overly forceful behavior with friends, family or colleagues will result in conflict. Do your own thing.
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 Mar. 17th honoree 6 Amazed 10 Gray timber wolf 14 Pasta sauce brand 15 Sonny’s partner 16 Et __: and others 17 Word before PG or PG-13 18 Sacred 19 Bismarck is its cap. 20 Where to see stars in school 23 “__ will be done ...”: Lord’s Prayer 24 Summer zodiac sign 25 Of the flock 26 Actress Taylor, familiarly 27 Hearty dish 29 Concealed 32 Knives’ sharp sides 35 “Gone With the Wind” plantation 36 Yoko from Tokyo 37 Where to see stars in the service 41 Chinese chairman 42 Get beaten 43 “Honest!” 44 Capone and Capp 45 Voice below soprano 46 Pres. between HST and JFK 47 __ gin fizz 49 Regret 50 Unit of work 53 Where to see stars in theaters 57 Coffee, in slang 58 __ Crunch: cereal brand 59 Tolerate 60 “Um, excuse me ...” 61 Fired 62 Memoranda 63 __ avis 64 One lacking experience Monday, May 5, 2014 65 John of tractors
DOWN 1 Jack who ate no fat 2 Garbage 3 Trivial, as a complaint 4 New __: modern spiritualist 5 Slate of errands and chores 6 Sound evoking “Gesundheit!” 7 Hemingway’s “For __ the Bell Tolls” 8 Slippery 9 Launder, as a suit 10 Polynesian porch 11 Like some conservative teaching methods
GOREN BRIDGE
12 Prejudice 13 Mighty tree 21 Pince-__ glasses 22 Attorney’s field 26 Floral necklace 27 Authority 28 “That’s a good point” 30 Crucifix letters 31 Bowl-shaped roof 32 Actress Thompson 33 Rotary phone part 34 Handle superficially 35 Home run jog 38 Prowling feline 39 Extremely popular 40 Enemy
45 “You’ve got mail” company 46 Firecracker that doesn’t crack 48 Andean animal 49 Sonata movement 50 Online party request 51 One on horseback 52 Canada honkers 53 “That’s funny!” 54 Like crayons 55 Abbr. on a phone’s “0” button 56 Double-reed instrument 57 Cookie container
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below. WITH BOB JONES
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BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS Q 1 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:
Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:
♠ A Q 7 6 5 3 ♥ Void ♦ J 8 4 ♣ 9 8 6 2
♠ A 4 ♥ Q 10 2 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ J 6 4 3
The bidding:
The bidding:
WEST Pass
What call would you make?
Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A K Q 6 3 ♥ 6 5 ♦ 10 8 3 ♣ 9 8 5 NORTH 1♣ 2♥
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 1♠ ?
WEST Pass
What call would you make? A - Partner has made a reverse bid, showing extras — 17 points or more. Your first duty is to show a fifth card in your major, so bid two spades. Should partner show no interest in spades or no trump, your club fit should be adequate for play in that strain. Q 3 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 6 5 ♥ 3 ♦ Q J 5 4 3 2 ♣ 10 7 2
The bidding:
WEST NORTH EAST 1♣ 1♠ 2♥
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 1♦ ?
WEST Pass
What call would you make?
A - A three-spade bid might work, but it could also lead to disaster. When the hands are a misfit, it is usually right to stop bidding before the doubling starts. Pass.
The bidding:
NORTH 1♣ 1NT
SOUTH ?
What call would you make?
A - When the auction is competitive, the most important thing you can do is show support for partner. Your assets are meager, but they are worth a raise. Bid two spades.
A - Partner has at most 14 points, so game is unlikely. This hand should play well in no trump, so ignore the club fit. Pass. A raise in no trump might strike gold, but it is against the odds. Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠J987♥ AKJ943♦ 3 ♣A9
The bidding: SOUTH 1♥ ?
WEST NORTH EAST Dbl Pass 2♣
What call would you make? A - Partner couldn’t bid so neither should you. They have you outgunned on this one. Pass. Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ 5 ♥ A 8 6 5 3 2 ♦ Q 7 ♣ Q 10 7 6
Right-hand opponent opens one no trump. What call would you make? A - The most important requirement for overcalling a one no trump opening is a good suit. This hand doesn’t have one. Pass.
Answer:
SOUTH 1♠ ?
YIELD BOGUS UNLOCK PLEDGE
EAST Pass Pass
The new discount store was — CLOSE “BUY”
NORTH 1♥ 3♥
(Bob Jones welcomes 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
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
LEYID ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
SOGBU COLUNK
GLEEDP Print your answer here: Saturday’s
Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app
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: ITCHY RISKY CAMPUS INDUCE Answer: Kathy Bates and James Caan were happy as could be to be — IN MISERY
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com
THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Mar. 17th honoree 6 Amazed 10 Gray timber wolf 14 Pasta sauce brand 15 Sonny’s partner 16 Et __: and others 17 Word before PG or PG-13 18 Sacred 19 Bismarck is its cap. 20 Where to see stars in school 23 “__ will be done ...”: Lord’s Prayer 24 Summer zodiac sign 25 Of the flock 26 Actress Taylor, familiarly 27 Hearty dish 29 Concealed 32 Knives’ sharp sides 35 “Gone With the Wind” plantation 36 Yoko from Tokyo 37 Where to see stars in the service 41 Chinese chairman 42 Get beaten 43 “Honest!” 44 Capone and Capp 45 Voice below soprano 46 Pres. between HST and JFK 47 __ gin fizz 49 Regret 50 Unit of work 53 Where to see stars in theaters 57 Coffee, in slang 58 __ Crunch: cereal brand 59 Tolerate 60 “Um, excuse me ...” 61 Fired 62 Memoranda 63 __ avis 64 One lacking experience Monday, May 5, 2014 65 John of tractors
DOWN 1 Jack who ate no fat 2 Garbage 3 Trivial, as a complaint 4 New __: modern spiritualist 5 Slate of errands and chores 6 Sound evoking “Gesundheit!” 7 Hemingway’s “For __ the Bell Tolls” 8 Slippery 9 Launder, as a suit 10 Polynesian porch 11 Like some conservative teaching methods
GOREN BRIDGE
12 Prejudice 13 Mighty tree 21 Pince-__ glasses 22 Attorney’s field 26 Floral necklace 27 Authority 28 “That’s a good point” 30 Crucifix letters 31 Bowl-shaped roof 32 Actress Thompson 33 Rotary phone part 34 Handle superficially 35 Home run jog 38 Prowling feline 39 Extremely popular 40 Enemy
45 “You’ve got mail” company 46 Firecracker that doesn’t crack 48 Andean animal 49 Sonata movement 50 Online party request 51 One on horseback 52 Canada honkers 53 “That’s funny!” 54 Like crayons 55 Abbr. on a phone’s “0” button 56 Double-reed instrument 57 Cookie container
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below. WITH BOB JONES
©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS Q 1 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:
Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:
♠ A Q 7 6 5 3 ♥ Void ♦ J 8 4 ♣ 9 8 6 2
♠ A 4 ♥ Q 10 2 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ J 6 4 3
The bidding:
The bidding:
WEST Pass
What call would you make?
Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A K Q 6 3 ♥ 6 5 ♦ 10 8 3 ♣ 9 8 5 NORTH 1♣ 2♥
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 1♠ ?
WEST Pass
What call would you make? A - Partner has made a reverse bid, showing extras — 17 points or more. Your first duty is to show a fifth card in your major, so bid two spades. Should partner show no interest in spades or no trump, your club fit should be adequate for play in that strain. Q 3 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 6 5 ♥ 3 ♦ Q J 5 4 3 2 ♣ 10 7 2
The bidding:
WEST NORTH EAST 1♣ 1♠ 2♥
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 1♦ ?
WEST Pass
What call would you make?
A - A three-spade bid might work, but it could also lead to disaster. When the hands are a misfit, it is usually right to stop bidding before the doubling starts. Pass.
The bidding:
NORTH 1♣ 1NT
SOUTH ?
What call would you make?
A - When the auction is competitive, the most important thing you can do is show support for partner. Your assets are meager, but they are worth a raise. Bid two spades.
A - Partner has at most 14 points, so game is unlikely. This hand should play well in no trump, so ignore the club fit. Pass. A raise in no trump might strike gold, but it is against the odds. Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠J987♥ AKJ943♦ 3 ♣A9
The bidding: SOUTH 1♥ ?
WEST NORTH EAST Dbl Pass 2♣
What call would you make? A - Partner couldn’t bid so neither should you. They have you outgunned on this one. Pass. Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ 5 ♥ A 8 6 5 3 2 ♦ Q 7 ♣ Q 10 7 6
Right-hand opponent opens one no trump. What call would you make? A - The most important requirement for overcalling a one no trump opening is a good suit. This hand doesn’t have one. Pass.
Answer:
SOUTH 1♠ ?
YIELD BOGUS UNLOCK PLEDGE
EAST Pass Pass
The new discount store was — CLOSE “BUY”
NORTH 1♥ 3♥
(Bob Jones welcomes 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
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
LEYID ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
SOGBU COLUNK
GLEEDP Print your answer here: Saturday’s
Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app
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: ITCHY RISKY CAMPUS INDUCE Answer: Kathy Bates and James Caan were happy as could be to be — IN MISERY
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com
THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 Mar. 17th honoree 6 Amazed 10 Gray timber wolf 14 Pasta sauce brand 15 Sonny’s partner 16 Et __: and others 17 Word before PG or PG-13 18 Sacred 19 Bismarck is its cap. 20 Where to see stars in school 23 “__ will be done ...”: Lord’s Prayer 24 Summer zodiac sign 25 Of the flock 26 Actress Taylor, familiarly 27 Hearty dish 29 Concealed 32 Knives’ sharp sides 35 “Gone With the Wind” plantation 36 Yoko from Tokyo 37 Where to see stars in the service 41 Chinese chairman 42 Get beaten 43 “Honest!” 44 Capone and Capp 45 Voice below soprano 46 Pres. between HST and JFK 47 __ gin fizz 49 Regret 50 Unit of work 53 Where to see stars in theaters 57 Coffee, in slang 58 __ Crunch: cereal brand 59 Tolerate 60 “Um, excuse me ...” 61 Fired 62 Memoranda 63 __ avis 64 One lacking experience Monday, May 5, 2014 65 John of tractors
DOWN 1 Jack who ate no fat 2 Garbage 3 Trivial, as a complaint 4 New __: modern spiritualist 5 Slate of errands and chores 6 Sound evoking “Gesundheit!” 7 Hemingway’s “For __ the Bell Tolls” 8 Slippery 9 Launder, as a suit 10 Polynesian porch 11 Like some conservative teaching methods
GOREN BRIDGE
12 Prejudice 13 Mighty tree 21 Pince-__ glasses 22 Attorney’s field 26 Floral necklace 27 Authority 28 “That’s a good point” 30 Crucifix letters 31 Bowl-shaped roof 32 Actress Thompson 33 Rotary phone part 34 Handle superficially 35 Home run jog 38 Prowling feline 39 Extremely popular 40 Enemy
45 “You’ve got mail” company 46 Firecracker that doesn’t crack 48 Andean animal 49 Sonata movement 50 Online party request 51 One on horseback 52 Canada honkers 53 “That’s funny!” 54 Like crayons 55 Abbr. on a phone’s “0” button 56 Double-reed instrument 57 Cookie container
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below. WITH BOB JONES
©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
BRIDGE
SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS Q 1 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:
Q 4 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold:
♠ A Q 7 6 5 3 ♥ Void ♦ J 8 4 ♣ 9 8 6 2
♠ A 4 ♥ Q 10 2 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ J 6 4 3
The bidding:
The bidding:
WEST Pass
What call would you make?
Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ A K Q 6 3 ♥ 6 5 ♦ 10 8 3 ♣ 9 8 5 NORTH 1♣ 2♥
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 1♠ ?
WEST Pass
What call would you make? A - Partner has made a reverse bid, showing extras — 17 points or more. Your first duty is to show a fifth card in your major, so bid two spades. Should partner show no interest in spades or no trump, your club fit should be adequate for play in that strain. Q 3 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ Q 6 5 ♥ 3 ♦ Q J 5 4 3 2 ♣ 10 7 2
The bidding:
WEST NORTH EAST 1♣ 1♠ 2♥
EAST Pass Pass
SOUTH 1♦ ?
WEST Pass
What call would you make?
A - A three-spade bid might work, but it could also lead to disaster. When the hands are a misfit, it is usually right to stop bidding before the doubling starts. Pass.
The bidding:
NORTH 1♣ 1NT
SOUTH ?
What call would you make?
A - When the auction is competitive, the most important thing you can do is show support for partner. Your assets are meager, but they are worth a raise. Bid two spades.
A - Partner has at most 14 points, so game is unlikely. This hand should play well in no trump, so ignore the club fit. Pass. A raise in no trump might strike gold, but it is against the odds. Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠J987♥ AKJ943♦ 3 ♣A9
The bidding: SOUTH 1♥ ?
WEST NORTH EAST Dbl Pass 2♣
What call would you make? A - Partner couldn’t bid so neither should you. They have you outgunned on this one. Pass. Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ 5 ♥ A 8 6 5 3 2 ♦ Q 7 ♣ Q 10 7 6
Right-hand opponent opens one no trump. What call would you make? A - The most important requirement for overcalling a one no trump opening is a good suit. This hand doesn’t have one. Pass.
Answer:
SOUTH 1♠ ?
YIELD BOGUS UNLOCK PLEDGE
EAST Pass Pass
The new discount store was — CLOSE “BUY”
NORTH 1♥ 3♥
(Bob Jones welcomes 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
by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
LEYID ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved.
SOGBU COLUNK
GLEEDP Print your answer here: Saturday’s
Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app
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: ITCHY RISKY CAMPUS INDUCE Answer: Kathy Bates and James Caan were happy as could be to be — IN MISERY
For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com