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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

ARIES — There could be a meeting in your community regarding some extensive changes in the not too distant future, Aries. The meeting could bring facts to your attention that you should be aware of. The changes are likely to be positive in the end, but now they could be disruptive for all.

TAURUS — Career matters might prove frustrating today, Taurus. You’re aiming for a specific goal of some kind that you’re anxious to reach, but it seems to hit one setback after another. Hang in there! Persevere and keep pushing. Whatever it is you’re trying to attain, you will get there.

GEMINI — A new field of interest may require much of your concentration for the next several days, Gemini. You could be studying a new spiritual discipline or perhaps an intellectual problem, such as the workings of the universe, or both. Your mind is especially sharp right now, so this is a good time to begin a new course of study.

CANCER — Are you interested in psychology? If so, you might discover some information that clues you in to your mental and emotional history. Such disciplines as pastlife regression or rebirthing could be especially appealing. What you learn today could enable you to understand yourself better and release remnants of past traumas.

LEO — Your circle of friends is probably changing, Leo, perhaps too rapidly for your tastes. Some friends may be moving away, or different interests have caused you to form new friendships. Your life seems to be going well right now, but you may miss your old friends and go through temporary fits of nostalgia. Focus on the future and move ahead!

VIRGO — Although things may be going well for you at work, Virgo, it’s probably taking a physical and emotional toll on you. You may suffer from mild stress-related conditions like headaches. It might be time for a vacation. Even if you’re unable to get away in the near future, just thinking about and planning a trip can help.

LIBRA — Are you working on something that requires indepth research, Libra? If so, this is the day to dig in. Your mind and eyes are especially sharp right now, and you’re likely to catch details that you might miss under normal circumstances. Whatever you’re doing, you will probably find it fascinating, like putting together pieces of a puzzle.

SCORPIO — Today, Scorpio, you might feel caught between the determination to reach a certain goal, probably financial, and a desire to stay home and work on your own projects, take care of your family, or both. You’re clever and resourceful enough to have it both ways. Friends who know the ins and outs might be able to help you along these lines.

SAGITTARIUS — A social event could put you in contact with people who love to gossip, Sagittarius. They might have some juicy tidbits to report, and you could be torn between curiosity and compassion for the person being discussed. If what you hear is good, relax and enjoy it. If it’s vicious, don’t be afraid to speak up.

CAPRICORN — Over the past few months you may have thrown yourself into your work, accomplishing feats that ordinary people would never even try. Today you should give your brain a day off! Don’t worry. Your successes haven’t gone unnoticed by higher-ups, and you can expect to reap the rewards that come with hard work.

AQUARIUS — For the past few days your mind has been primarily on the loftier side of romance - emotional support, a spiritual bond, the highest kind of love. Today your mind is likely to be on nothing more exalted than physical passion. You can expect to be obsessed with sex all day. Schedule some quality time alone with a lover.

PISCES — A discussion could take place in your home between you, friends, and household members, Pisces. A love partner may also be present. The conversation will concern controversial issues that the people feel very strongly about, so expect to hear intense debate between opposing views.

Daily Bridge

By FRANK STEWART

Tribune Content Agency

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

“When trouble arrives, treat her pleasantly. She may be a pain, like the tax collector, but if you treat her amiably, she may go away.”

Declarers must not yield to adversity. Today’s South might have had an easy time at five diamonds if West had led a spade. But East had opened the bidding and had high-card strength, and West had club and heart honors. So West led the ace and a low trump.

LOW HEARTS

South could no longer ruff all of his low hearts in dummy; he had to attack the clubs. He took the ace and ruffed a club, but when East played the king, South lacked the dummy entries to set up the long clubs if West still had Q-8.

South found a solution: At Trick

Five he led the king of spades. If East won and returned a spade, South would win in dummy, ruff a club, ruff a heart, ruff a club and return with a heart ruff for the good clubs.

So East let the king of spades win, but then South got home by ruffing a heart and leading the jack of clubs, pitching his last spade.

DAILY QUESTION

You hold: A J 10

2 K 5. Your partner opens one club, you bid one spade, he rebids two clubs and you try two

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 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

hearts. Partner then bids 2NT. What do you say?

ANSWER: A rebid of three hearts would suggest five cards in both majors, but partner might treat it as a sign-off. Bid three clubs to show support and diamond shortness. He should take that bid as encouraging and forcing. You can still get to hearts, spades or, if partner insists, notrump.