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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

ARIES — Go deeper beneath the surface today, Aries. You may get along just fine with the way you now handle things.

Keep in mind, however, that you aren’t likely to progress down your path until you turn up the intensity. If you don’t, you may find that someone turns it up for you.

TAURUS — You may wonder why it is that you can gain control of so many parts of your life, but nothing seems to go right when it comes to romance?

Dismiss the notion that you’re unworthy of love. Don’t try to portray yourself as someone you’re not. Perhaps you’re confusing the people around you by projecting an image that’s completely different from who you really are.

GEMINI — Try to stay on the lighter side today, Gemini. This may be easier said than done. You’re the bridge that connects an island to the shore. The water is rising and the island is about to be completely submerged. People are scrambling to reach you. Be careful that the situation doesn’t become an issue of selfsacrifice.

CANCER — You may be trying to deal with things in a neat, orderly manner today, Cancer. Try not to get too frustrated if things don’t work out exactly the way you’d like. Tension may occur when matters of the heart come up for discussion. People may get rather emotional, sending your neat, orderly plan right out the window.

LEO — Just when you thought you had love and romance all worked out in your head, Leo, something or someone steps in to put your heart in a whirl once again. More than likely, the intensely emotional drama of the day is a passing phase, so try not to get too worked up about it.

VIRGO — Be careful of letting your heart get carried away today, Virgo. Extreme emotions are likely, making you very aware of your environment and what other people are thinking about you. You may want to retreat to the forest and seek council with the fairies and trolls.

LIBRA — Be prepared for an emotional backlash that’s

By FRANK STEWART

Tribune Content Agency

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

“Did Noah keep the bees in his Ark hives?” — graffiti

When Noah wasn’t sitting on the deck, they played bridge on the Ark. Noah declared today’s four spades. He won the first club with dummy’s ace and led a diamond to his king. Ham as West won and led a second club.

Noah won and belatedly led the king of hearts, and Shem, East, took the ace and led his last diamond. Noah won and craftily led the jack of trumps, but East ducked. When Noah next ruffed a diamond with dummy’s nine of trumps, Shem overruffed and returned a trump, and Noah had a diamond to lose.

Foresight

“I needed foresight to make it,” Noah sighed.

“If you had foresight,” Ham said, “you’d swat those two mosquitoes we have on board.”

South does best to lead the king of hearts at Trick Two. He wins the club return, pitches a diamond on the queen of hearts and leads a diamond: deuce, king, ace. He can ruff the next club, cash the A-K of trumps, take his queen of diamonds and ruff a diamond with the nine of trumps to make his game.

You hold: likely today if you get too possessive about your romantic partner, Libra. Issues about freedom versus commitment could arise whether you’re involved in a close relationship or not. Perhaps these feelings are simply internal and you’re trying to figure out your position on the matter before you proceed.

SCORPIO — You may feel blocked on all sides today, Scorpio, with no escape hatch. There’s a strong set of forces acting in such a way as to make you feel responsible for some mess that has occurred in your life. Remember that when it comes to partnerships, it takes two to make or break a situation. Don’t blame everything on yourself.

SAGITTARIUS — Your emotions could be quite strong today, Sagittarius. You may find it difficult to act without having intense feelings come into the picture. Be careful about speaking without first thinking how your words will affect other people. It’s important for you to be receptive in order to tune into the activity around you. Be open to others’ opinions.

CAPRICORN — Other people may find it difficult to deal with today’s intensity, Capricorn, but you will be quite adept at fitting into whatever situation comes your way. The waters may get quite rough, especially when it comes to love and romance, but know that the boat you’re on is seaworthy. There’s also room for others, so let more people on board.

AQUARIUS — Issues of the heart may be a bit difficult to deal with now, Aquarius. Try not to completely shut off the channels of communication while you work on dealing with these issues. It’s vital that you open the channels wider and bring more of your feelings to the surface.

PISCES — You may get frustrated today when people don’t seem to act rationally. To you, Pisces, the issues may be perfectly cut and dried. Keep in mind that not everyone sees the world the way you do. There’s an element of strong emotion that’s likely to play into the picture, an element that you probably failed to take into account.

Sudoku

Codeword Puzzle

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-Saturday and on the crossword solutions page in Saturday’s Life section.

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

Your partner bids one spade. What do you say?

ANSWER: You had a mandatory opening bid with three Quick Tricks. You also have a mandatory rebid since partner’s response is unlimited and forcing. A rebid of two hearts would promise a longer suit. I would accept a bid of 1NT. I would reluctantly try a raise to two spades. If partner passes, the contract may be no worse than any other.