The Modesto Bee du lieu suivant : Modesto, California • 45

The Modesto Bee Tuesday December 26 2000 -11 THE DAILY CROSSWORD DAILY BRIDGE CLUB North dealer Both sides vulnerable NORTH AKQ VQJ43 OK 10 7 A 10 8 29 139 35 WEST 9542 965 0 A 6 4 4 2 EAST 10 6 3 09852 9 7 43 46 dummy South could count points and his eyes got a little wider South won the second trump in dummy and tried a diamond to his queen West won and returned a diamond and South pondered took the king ruffed the ten of diamonds and next led a club to dummy's eight East took the nine and the defense got another club Down one South raised the roof a few inches over chiseling 2NT bid but play best He can take the top spades to pitch a diamond before he leads a diamond from dummy When West takes the ace he has no good return If he leads a diamond (a black card is no better) South finesses with the ten with no risk and gets home by pitching two clubs on the K-10 of diamonds DAILY QUESTION: You hold: 95 K4 2 Dealer at your left opens one heart Your partner doubles and the next player raises to two hearts What do you say? ANSWER: Bid two spades Since partner has opening values or more with support for the unbid suits (especially spades) you must compete scary to bid such a ratty suit but all you're really doing is supporting partner's spades The only difference is that be declarer Los Angeles Times Syndicate 54 55 56 57 58 59 80 62 1 SOUTH 87 VK109 82 0Q3 6 5 3 NORTH EAST SOUTH 2 NT(!) Pass 3 4 All Pass Opening lead 6 65 WEST Pass ACROSS 1 Stinging blow 5 27th president 9 Very in music 14 Singer Amos 15 vera 16 Large antelope 17 Destroy 18 Man or Wight 19 Actor Nick 20 Church recess 21 Christmas greenery 23 Herman or Reese 25 Workplace injury grp 26 Stir up 28 On terra firma 33 Dutch painter Jan 36 Flaming Gorge state 39 Norwegian saint 40 Closing measures 41 Greek cross 42 Skirt style 43 Last bio 44 Graham or Deborah 45 Clumps of dirt 46 Monty 48 Pale 50 Poverty 53 Shish 57 Christmas greenery 62 Judah's son 63 Rage to Live" author 64 Rodgers' collaborator 65 Do others as 66 Within the rules 67 Heroic saga 68 Church or movie follower 69 Live 122600 By Eugene Puffenberger Houston TX Monday's Puzzle Solved When your partner overbids okay to raise your eyebrows but not the roof at least not until finished playing the hand There's a regrettable trend toward fudging a point or two to open 2NT North did so and had to table his hand as LM BOYD FARMS AND BLUEBIRDS As the farms go so go the bluebirds both adwindling what the birders say Agribusinesses can replace the farms sort of But what can replace the bluebirds? Medieval cooks candied carnations A sniff of vanilla tends to calm you evidently At least reportedly what doctors at Sloan-Kettering in New York give i to some patients who have to lie still for long HOROSCOPEJACQUEUNE BIGAR CANCER (June 21 -July 22) Others are in the seat You might not be sure about what 4 Christmas greenery 5 Taiwan's capital 6 Additionally 7 Page number 8 Adolescents 9 Virgil's hero 10 Open position 1 1 Weapons talks briefly 12 Against: pref 13 Think-tank product 22 Persian ruler 24 Huge timespan 27 Pipe sealant 29 Christmas greenery 30 Melange 31 Author Ayn 32 1224 and you want to say or do Lighten up about Thu lay in sync with yo needs Your sense of humor emerges with periods during diagnostic ex aroma is saioto relax them (C)2000 Tribune Media Services Inc All rights reserved YESTERYEARS JUMBLE CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19) Your personality draws others Still you could find a loved one difficult or testy Discuss what is on your mind hold back Get down to basics Creativity might plummet because of fatigue Take a break even you need one Tonight: Beam in more of what you want AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18) Take a step backward You might need to get a new perspective and see someone differently You have pushed yourself to the max You are tired and perhaps drained Another could be a lot more testy than you realize Refuse to lock horns over nothing Tonight: Curl up with a good book PISCES (Feb 19-March 20) Where your friends are is where you want to be Celebrating your special friends and loved ones does not have to be limited to one day a year Touch base with others Be spontaneous Timing works here Ask for what you really want Tonight: Where your friends are ARIES (March 21-April 19) Continue to bring others together in the different sectors of your life You might not agree with another about the hows and wnys of a situation Discuss different financial options and make sure you are comfortable with these ideas Tonight: A force to be dealt with TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your solidity combined with your vision gets you far Not everyone nas to agree with you about what is right Carefully review a decision that involves loved ones and long-term decisions Make calls answer e-mail and write thank-you notes Tonight: Understand rather than criticize GEMINI (May 21 -June 20) Your dynamic thinking breaks precedent and helps clear your path Creativity emerges within partnerships Get down to basics Talk facts rather than ideas Express practical concerns You might be limiting yourself in some odd or unconscious way Tonight: Listen to a feedback Calling Ms Brown Unscramble these four Jumbles one letter to each square to form tour ordinary words 'U JS others Tonight: Accept invitation LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Remain loose and easy You might not agree with someone but you are capable of making him feel good Resist juggling this feelings and be straightforward Act responsibly with an older relative Start clearing out calls and write to loved ones Tonight: Go for a good sleep VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22) Let your playfulness come out with a child or loved one Your easy pace makes a difference not only to you but also to others Infuse your work and projects with a sense of fun Cheer up someone who is too serious Tonight: Play the night away LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 22) Stay close to home Others appreciate your feedback and interest Let friends family and loved ones find you Popularity soars A partner could be touchy He frequently shuts down Relax and understand what is happening with a loved one Tonight: Happy at nome SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21) Conversations surround you You have many decisions to make Decide how much or how little you want to join in Make calls and clear out thank-ous Verbalize what you are thinking tart talking New resolutions Tonight: At a favorite spot SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21) Indulge another and get down to basics Think carefully about your finances Make an important resolution about spending and security Think in of success ivou consider a different course Tonight: Your treat The Stars Show the Kind of day Have: 5- Dynamic 4-Positive: 3-Average 2-So-so 1 Difficult Los Angeles Times Syndicate A walrus makes do with 18 teeth Do millipedes ever trip? A Frequently A Could be you refer to Prince Edward Island Early Irish there wanted to call it New Ireland But British Royalty hear of it A great horned owl can catch a house cat And eat same Up The Owl and the Pussycat left out that part INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE: Industrial espionage goes way back Even beyond the 16th Century Through an age when the glassblowers of Venice were the only craftsmen in the world who knew how to make mirrors Spying on them was a capital crime Those craftsmen were privileged prisoners escape Iceland is about the size of Kentucky Am told a Chinese painting has two intriguing features: The open corner which allows the eye to enter the painting and an area left unfinished which lets observers complete the picture in their own imaginations ANTS: Am thinking of writing a book for those who want to get rid of ants Just sprinkle cucumber peelings around The ants will vanish Pretty short book A third of the high school physical education teachers are overweight according to one education journal One man was responsible for building more highways than any other sole person in history: Robert Moses architect of New York States highway system He never learned to drive incidentally a moth if its wings flatten when it lands a butterfly if they stay upright Crown Syndicate Inc Garry Trudeau Tribune Media Services Inc All Rights Reserved 25 Years Ago Someone was setting fires in the Hotel Hughson and firefighters believed it might be burned to its brick and mortar foundation All five fires in the hotel had been on the fourth and fifth floors at night The police had no leads on the arsonist Most of the residents of the hotel were elderly people who rented rooms for $425 per night The hotel originally opened on March 4 1914 50 Years Ago Modesto welcomed tour new residents two boys and two girls born on Christmas Day A son was born to the wife of Russell Elam at 6:20 am A daughter was born to the William Wash family at 8:45 am The Maurice Browns became parents of a son at 8:1 5 pm and a daughter was born to the wife of Alvin Corkins at 11:44 pm A GOOV WAY TO LOCATE A VACATIONING LIBRARIAN Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer as suggested by the above cartoon Print answer here: Iwk AVI (Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: MAIZE ERUPT CARPET INVITE Answer: Easy lo run out of on Christmas Eve TAPE AND TIME Yesterdays LIFE WORD SLEUTH 'THE FUTURE- BUT WE MRS 5TUPIP- I EACH GET HEAP OOPPIAL- ONE VETO LY INVITES" OKAY? 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