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Friday, March 10, 2023

ARIES — A sudden but necessary expense could make a big hole in your budget today, Aries. Perhaps some repairs need to be made around the house or to the car. Maybe someone needs an unexpected trip to the dentist. This could throw you off balance, but you can manage it by cutting some corners.

TAURUS — Generally you’re pretty emotionally stable, Taurus. Today’s events might seem to conspire to create erratic moods that you aren’t used to feeling. No major concerns should arise, but little irritations like dropping things, misplacing keys, or missing calls could get on your nerves. Slow down and stay focused. I

GEMINI — If you’ve been studying astrology, numerology, or any other occult science, Gemini, today you might find some of the concepts you’re studying a bit confusing. You may have glossed over some of the ideas that are prerequisites to what you’re looking at now. Go back and review last week’s lesson and everything might make more sense to you.

CANCER — A friend could be having financial troubles and ask you for a loan, Cancer. You like this person and understand what he or she’s going through, so you want to help. But it could be a while before your friend is solvent again. If you make the loan, remember the adage about never lending anything to a friend that you aren’t willing to consider a gift.

LEO — Some equipment that you use a lot, perhaps an appliance, computer, or TV, might go on the blink today, Leo. Don’t try to fix it yourself even if you think you know how. Call a professional, and hang the expense. If you try to do it yourself, you might cause more damage to the equipment or perhaps to you! This is definitely a day to exercise caution. Be patient!

VIRGO — Some rather bizarre news could come to you today about metaphysical or paranormal matters, Virgo. This isn’t anything that affects you directly, but more likely concerns discoveries of anomalies. You and others could find it fascinating and discuss it for hours. Don’t be surprised if the theories that come up seem even more bizarre than what you heard in the first place!

LIBRA — This could be a hectic day, Libra. You will probably try to go too many places and do too many things at once. Friends might want to get together, but you may have a lot of errands to take care of. It might be a good idea to assess what needs to be done and take care of it in order of urgency. That’s the only way you can stay sane!

SCORPIO — You might hear some rather bizarre rumors today, Scorpio. Someone has misinterpreted a piece of information and blown it into something far different from reality. You will need to check this out for yourself before jumping to any conclusions. Don’t be afraid to pass on what you learn.

SAGITTARIUS — Today you might plan a quick trip by air, Sagittarius. This could be business related. Someone else may have been meant to go but couldn’t, so you may be taking his or her place. This could be disruptive for you, but if you make an effort, you can turn it into an adventure. It’s always best to go with the flow and make the most of it.

CAPRICORN — A date to get together with a romantic partner might have to be broken at the last minute, Capricorn. Your friend might not give a reason, and you might wonder if this means he or she doesn’t really want to see you. That probably isn’t the case. All signs are that your friend has received some bad news and didn’t want to upset you.

AQUARIUS — Sudden and unexpected problems could have your household in chaos, Aquarius. This probably doesn’t relate to difficulties with your housemates. It’s more likely to involve problems with wiring, appliances, or phone lines. It could be annoying to deal with repairmen in and out of your house, but you will have to bear with it.

PISCES — Too many communications may prove distracting today, Pisces. The phone could be ringing off the hook and your email inbox overflowing. Everyone around you seems to be talking at once. If you don’t bring some order to this chaos, it could give you a headache! Let voicemail get the phone, get away from the computer, and take something light to the park to read.

Daily Bridge

By FRANK STEWART

Tribune Content Agency

Friday, March 10, 2023

“If he were any more self-absorbed, he’d be a paper towel.” — a baseball writer’s observation about a star player who seemed more concerned with his personal stats than winning games. In today’s deal, South opened four hearts, a questionable action even after two passes; North might have held two aces. West led the ace and deuce of diamonds. South ruffed East’s ten and led the king of trumps. West took his ace and led a spade, and when East won and led the king of diamonds, South had to absorb defeat. He ruffed with the queen of trumps and took the J-10, but West’s nine won the setting trick.

Losing Spade

It takes focus to make this contract, but South must have been absorbed with his plans for dinner. After he ruffs the second diamond, he must take the ace of clubs, ruff a club in dummy and lead a third diamond to pitch his losing spade — a “scissors coup.”

This play stops the defenders from promoting a second trump trick for West. South loses only three tricks in all.

INSTRUCTIONS

Fill in the grid so every row, every column and every 3-by-3 grid contains the digits 1 through 9. that means that no number is repeated in any row, column or box.

Sudoku puzzles appear on the Diversions page Monday through Saturday.

Crossword Puzzle

Answers to previous CODEWORD

How to play Codeword

Codeword is a fun game with simple rules, and a great way to test your knowledge of the English language. Every number in the codeword grid is ‘code’ for a letter of the alphabet. Thus, the number 2 may correspond to the letter L, for instance. All puzzles come with a few letters to start. Your first move should be to enter these letters in the puzzle grid. If the letter S is in the box at the bottom of the page underneath the number 2, your first move should be to find all cells numbered 2 in the grid and enter the letter S. Cross the letter S off the list at the bottom of the grid. Remember that at the end you should have a different letter of the alphabet in each of the numbered boxes 1- 26, and a word in English in each of the horizontal and vertical runs on the codeword grid.

Puzzle

opens one heart, you respond one spade and he rebids two hearts. The opponents pass. What do you say?

ANSWER: If your deuce of hearts were the queen, your hand would barely justify a bid of 2NT to try for game. Your actual hand is too weak to take any action. Partner’s rebid promises six or more hearts. If he had a five-card suit, he would have had a more descriptive second bid available.

North dealer vulnerable