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GOREN BRIDGE THE SUNDAY CROSSWORD NO. 3037

It finally happened!

North-South
vulnerable,
South deals

BOB JONES
Expert partnerships have
special agreements about
handling certain rare
situations. They hope to have
a big advantage when that
situation comes up. South knew what partner’s suit was West’s shift to the king of
so he bid it at the five level, diamonds killed the late entry
hoping his partner would to the club suit. South tried to
raise if he held a spade cash the queen of spades, but
control. The opportunity to West ruffed it. South over­
use this North­South ruffed in dummy, but had to
agreement about the meaning lose a diamond trick later in
of four clubs will occur, we the hand for down two.
imagine, less than once per In case you’re wondering if
century. How did it work out the contract would have Across 4 Schemes ending in scrap heaps (5)
on this deal? succeeded if the man who 1 Very different energy in field within 5 Devotee of ceremony is ultra excited
It might have worked fine held eight trumps were harbour (5,5) about it (9)
except that East made a declarer, it wouldn’t have. The 6 Prune in cold sauce (4) 7 Gallery and university very involved in
Lightner Double, asking for an ace of spades followed by the 9 Not well away from classes (3,2,5) learning (6)
unusual lead. West had no two of spades would surely 10 Called for step (4) 8 Trouble opening up temple (6)
trouble finding the club lead have seen East get a club ruff 11 Section of unusually rich poem (5) 13 Criticise protest, one surrounded by
12 Frightened, interrupted by agent, turned
endless senseless uproar (11)
for down one.
for East to ruff. East cashed Download Indian Library App
#70929 and ran away (9) 15 Clear sign of error one found in
the ace of spades and led a Maybe it will work better 14 Awkward name that is kept by popular English class (9)
spade to West’s king, and next century. religious community (12) 16 Divert inspector with singular
18 Everyday work, frequently rough, pamphlet (8)
guarding border (3-2-3-4) 17 Servant in bed mostly as a result of
21 Try and quit going around with being punched? (5,3)
BAKER STREET delinquent, finally sincere (9) 19 Bashful about blunder offering drink (6)
23 Visual trick’s first seen in old film (5) 20 Roll in act up and down (6)
24 Count simply excluding me (4) 22 Contamination in data in transit (5)
25 Brave, keeping one settled and
at ease (10) Solution No. 3036
26 Boring event? New approach must
come about (4)
27 Short distance from stretch in middle (10)
Down
1 Herald in place receiving expression of
surprise, rising with purpose (8)
2 French article full of appeal with ribald
writer’s skill (8)
3 Pass note picked up in moment for all to
see in front of court (4-7)