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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

ARIES — Aries, plans to attend a lecture may have to be postponed because someone who’s going with you feels under the weather. Overindulgence in food or drink may be the reason. This could be something you’ve wanted to attend for a long time, so make sure you know when and where the event will take place again.

TAURUS — A desire to make a big purchase might tempt you to overextend your credit cards and clean out your savings, Taurus. You aren’t usually one to act on impulse, so don’t do it today. Make the purchase if you really feel you need it and it isn’t going to cause any major setbacks in your financial situation.

GEMINI — Home might be a lonely place tonight, Gemini. The other members of your household may be out or out of town. You might not feel up to any carousing, so you will probably choose to stay home and read or watch TV. However, your natural gregariousness could cause you to feel abandoned.

CANCER — Usually you’re quite social, Cancer, but today you will feel like nothing more than working alone.

Notwithstanding your wishes, however, you might be plagued with phone calls, visitors, and people wanting advice or help. Don’t fight it. Go with the flow. Take care of what you need to and then spend the evening alone.

LEO — Too much good food, good wine, and good conversation, Leo? Not that any of this is undesirable, but you may be suffering from overload right now. Maybe you’d better get some rest and give your brain some time to sort through all the information you’ve taken in. Now you’re probably having difficulty processing it all.

VIRGO — You usually don’t mind being alone, Virgo. In fact, you enjoy your own company. Tonight you’re going to crave companionship. You could have an impromptu party in your kitchen, perhaps involving friends who are also business associates. Some fascinating conversations could take place about business and intellectual matters, as well as some deeper subjects that keep you thinking for hours or days.

LIBRA — This is the day to listen and observe, Libra. There is a lot to learn from what’s going on around you. You might be surprised at the impact of it. Too much talk now could prove fruitless and even set you back in some way, especially if talk is used to hide your insecurities. Keep your eyes and ears open.

SCORPIO — Are you going out tonight with friends who mean a lot to you, Scorpio? You might be tempted to eat and drink too much and spend too much money. Usually you have a pretty strong stomach, but this isn’t the day to overindulge in partying. Go out for a little while, but then invite your friends to your house for coffee.

SAGITTARIUS — What’s driving you today, Sagittarius? Why do you feel an obsessive need to get all your work done at once? If you’re trying to impress someone, there’s no need. Others already hold you in high regard. If the project you’re working on is urgent, get some help.

CAPRICORN — If you’re attending a class tonight, do something frivolous for the rest of the day. Read romance novels instead of great literature. Otherwise, by the time you get to class you will already be suffering from intellectual overload and absorb very little of what you hear. Keep yourself hungry for knowledge until you get there.

AQUARIUS — The desire to stay home alone and rest tonight might conflict with a need to go out with your friends, Aquarius. You may be too stressed to put up with gossip or too much intellectual stimulation. Tell your friends you will go out with them another time. All signs indicate that this is the wisest course for now.

PISCES — There will be a lighthearted, almost silly energy in the air today, Pisces. The Universe is encouraging you to give up your iron grip on that list of responsibilities and have some fun. Picture all the pressure you put on yourself as a ball and chain that you need to unshackle. There’s no reason to take yourself so seriously all the time!

Daily Bridge

By FRANK STEWART Tribune Content Agency

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Here is a head-scratching memo from a real-life office manager:

“Success depends on teamwork. Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say.”

Winning defense is a joint effort.

In today’s deal, West led the queen of hearts against three spades. East signaled with the eight, and South ducked and won the next heart. He led the queen of diamonds, and West took the ace and led the king of clubs: four, three, deuce. He led another diamond, and South won and let the jack of trumps ride.

HIGH DIAMOND

West took the king and led a third diamond, and South played low from dummy. He drew trumps, then threw a club on dummy’s remaining high diamond. Making three.

East let his partner down. He can beat the contract if he overtakes West’s queen of hearts at Trick One. If South wins and leads the queen of diamonds, West wins and leads the king of clubs, ducked. Then West can lead a low heart to East’s ten for a club return, setting up five tricks for the defense.

Your partner opens one heart, you respond one

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 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

spade, he bids two clubs and you return to two hearts. Partner next bids two spades. What do you say?

ANSWER: Your two hearts promised at most nine points, and if partner saw no chance for game, he would have passed. His two spades says he remains interested and suggests a good hand with 3-5-1-4 pattern. With your maximum values, you must cooperate. Bid 3NT. South dealer