THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 “Little Red Book” chairman 4 Hardly enough 9 Online memo 14 School URL ending 15 Like most white bears 16 Bedsheet material 17 Body art, briefly 18 *Mood 20 Self-images 22 Scornful look 23 One of a Valentine’s Day dozen 24 Vandalizes 26 Made amends 28 Map that may show land subdivisions 29 Longed (for) 31 Conger catcher 33 River through Russia 34 Auburn rival in the SEC 37 *Philatelist’s prize possession 40 Salary 41 Author Joyce Carol __ 42 One of India’s official languages 43 Hang in midair 44 Surrender, as territory 45 Words that attract shoppers 48 Nothing-to-do feeling 51 Planted 52 Equip with new weapons 55 Lass of La Mancha: Abbr. 56 Store posting, and what the first words of the answers to starred clues could literally be doing 59 “__ now or never” 60 Put on the radio 61 Waited-for show character who never showed 62 Pet doc 63 Angling gear 64 Signs June of things to Monday, 16, 2014 come 65 EMTs’ destinations DOWN 1 Doled (out) 2 Old saw 3 *Like a baseball fouled into the seats 4 Tanning lotion letters 5 Constricting garment 6 Greenspan and Ladd 7 Title 8 Genealogical chart 9 Santa subordinate 10 Idiot 11 Bermuda veggie 12 On edge 13 Concluded GOREN BRIDGE 19 Southern California county 21 Witch trials setting 25 Commuting convenience 27 One working with pupils 29 Gondola helmsman 30 Pandora’s boxful 31 So-called sixth sense 32 Letter after zeta 33 Go to the polls 34 *Solid baseball hit 35 Ready-to-go lawn starter 36 Prefix with cycle 38 Spot for spelunkers 39 In-and-out ocean phenomena 43 Gretel’s brother 44 Ordinary 45 Actor’s prize 46 “I kid you not!” 47 Took an oath 48 Woman often followed by a train 49 Aquatic frolicker 50 Sail supports 53 Frozen waffle brand 54 Quark locale 57 SSNs, e.g. 58 UFO crew, supposedly EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below. WITH BOB JONES ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC BRIDGE SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS WEST NORTH EAST Pass Pass 1♥ SOUTH ? What call would you make? A - Pass. Quickly. Do not even think about overcalling. A two-level minor suit overcall should be a six-card suit or a good five-card suit in a good hand. Double is better than an overcall, but we prefer pass. Q 2 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠AQJ765♥ 65♦ Q2 ♣J84 The bidding: NORTH 1♥ 1NT EAST Pass Pass SOUTH 1♠ ? WEST Pass What call would you make? A - A three-spade bid would be invitational, showing 11-12 points, and this hand technically qualifies. The lack of intermediate cards and the two isolated queens, however, would cause us to downgrade this hand. We like two spades. Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 2 ♥ Q 3 ♦ Q 8 6 ♣ A K Q 10 4 2 As dealer, what call would you make? A - There are modern-day bridge cowboys who open these hands with one no trump. We don’t object to the six-card minor, but the two majorsuit doubletons are a worry. Should partner be 5-5 in the majors, he will drive to the four-level expecting you to have three cards in at least one of them. Bid one club. ♠ A ♥ A 10 9 6 ♦ K 8 7 3 ♣ 9 8 7 3 Right-hand opponent opens one spade. What call would you make? A - Were the spade ace located in the club suit instead, this would be a routine take-out double. The short-suit ace is a flaw, but the distribution is perfect. Double. Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K J 9 2 ♥ 7 4 ♦ 4 2 ♣ A K 10 6 2 The bidding: WEST NORTH EAST 1♠ Dbl Pass SOUTH ? What call would you make? A - The spade honors, sitting in front of the opener, tempers our enthusiasm. A simple jump to three clubs, showing 9-11 points, is enough. Should partner bid again, we’ll try three no trump. Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠K972♥ K96♦ A97 ♣K95 The bidding: SOUTH 1♣ ? WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♥ Pass What call would you make? Answer: The bidding: BUDDY AFTER PULPIT EXCESS ♠ Q 10 7 5 ♥ K ♦ Q 9 7 5 4 ♣ A 7 4 Q 4 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: He was this after hearing the details of his job severance package — FIRED UP Q 1 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: A - Some experts today, looking at their flat distribution, would re-bid one no trump. We have seen hands where a no trump contract was a struggle, with two or even three spades easy to make. Bid one spade. The Star’s on TWITTER (Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses at [email protected].) THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek DUBYD ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. FREAT PIPTUL XESESC Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. Print answer here: Saturday’s (Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: PRANK AVOID DILUTE ENGAGE Answer: H.G. Wells’ concept to write a book about a time machine was a — NOVEL IDEA For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 “Little Red Book” chairman 4 Hardly enough 9 Online memo 14 School URL ending 15 Like most white bears 16 Bedsheet material 17 Body art, briefly 18 *Mood 20 Self-images 22 Scornful look 23 One of a Valentine’s Day dozen 24 Vandalizes 26 Made amends 28 Map that may show land subdivisions 29 Longed (for) 31 Conger catcher 33 River through Russia 34 Auburn rival in the SEC 37 *Philatelist’s prize possession 40 Salary 41 Author Joyce Carol __ 42 One of India’s official languages 43 Hang in midair 44 Surrender, as territory 45 Words that attract shoppers 48 Nothing-to-do feeling 51 Planted 52 Equip with new weapons 55 Lass of La Mancha: Abbr. 56 Store posting, and what the first words of the answers to starred clues could literally be doing 59 “__ now or never” 60 Put on the radio 61 Waited-for show character who never showed 62 Pet doc 63 Angling gear 64 Signs June of things to Monday, 16, 2014 come 65 EMTs’ destinations DOWN 1 Doled (out) 2 Old saw 3 *Like a baseball fouled into the seats 4 Tanning lotion letters 5 Constricting garment 6 Greenspan and Ladd 7 Title 8 Genealogical chart 9 Santa subordinate 10 Idiot 11 Bermuda veggie 12 On edge 13 Concluded GOREN BRIDGE 19 Southern California county 21 Witch trials setting 25 Commuting convenience 27 One working with pupils 29 Gondola helmsman 30 Pandora’s boxful 31 So-called sixth sense 32 Letter after zeta 33 Go to the polls 34 *Solid baseball hit 35 Ready-to-go lawn starter 36 Prefix with cycle 38 Spot for spelunkers 39 In-and-out ocean phenomena 43 Gretel’s brother 44 Ordinary 45 Actor’s prize 46 “I kid you not!” 47 Took an oath 48 Woman often followed by a train 49 Aquatic frolicker 50 Sail supports 53 Frozen waffle brand 54 Quark locale 57 SSNs, e.g. 58 UFO crew, supposedly EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below. WITH BOB JONES ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC BRIDGE SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS WEST NORTH EAST Pass Pass 1♥ SOUTH ? What call would you make? A - Pass. Quickly. Do not even think about overcalling. A two-level minor suit overcall should be a six-card suit or a good five-card suit in a good hand. Double is better than an overcall, but we prefer pass. Q 2 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠AQJ765♥ 65♦ Q2 ♣J84 The bidding: NORTH 1♥ 1NT EAST Pass Pass SOUTH 1♠ ? WEST Pass What call would you make? A - A three-spade bid would be invitational, showing 11-12 points, and this hand technically qualifies. The lack of intermediate cards and the two isolated queens, however, would cause us to downgrade this hand. We like two spades. Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 2 ♥ Q 3 ♦ Q 8 6 ♣ A K Q 10 4 2 As dealer, what call would you make? A - There are modern-day bridge cowboys who open these hands with one no trump. We don’t object to the six-card minor, but the two majorsuit doubletons are a worry. Should partner be 5-5 in the majors, he will drive to the four-level expecting you to have three cards in at least one of them. Bid one club. ♠ A ♥ A 10 9 6 ♦ K 8 7 3 ♣ 9 8 7 3 Right-hand opponent opens one spade. What call would you make? A - Were the spade ace located in the club suit instead, this would be a routine take-out double. The short-suit ace is a flaw, but the distribution is perfect. Double. Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K J 9 2 ♥ 7 4 ♦ 4 2 ♣ A K 10 6 2 The bidding: WEST NORTH EAST 1♠ Dbl Pass SOUTH ? What call would you make? A - The spade honors, sitting in front of the opener, tempers our enthusiasm. A simple jump to three clubs, showing 9-11 points, is enough. Should partner bid again, we’ll try three no trump. Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠K972♥ K96♦ A97 ♣K95 The bidding: SOUTH 1♣ ? WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♥ Pass What call would you make? Answer: The bidding: BUDDY AFTER PULPIT EXCESS ♠ Q 10 7 5 ♥ K ♦ Q 9 7 5 4 ♣ A 7 4 Q 4 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: He was this after hearing the details of his job severance package — FIRED UP Q 1 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: A - Some experts today, looking at their flat distribution, would re-bid one no trump. We have seen hands where a no trump contract was a struggle, with two or even three spades easy to make. Bid one spade. The Star’s on TWITTER (Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses at [email protected].) THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek DUBYD ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. FREAT PIPTUL XESESC Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. Print answer here: Saturday’s (Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: PRANK AVOID DILUTE ENGAGE Answer: H.G. Wells’ concept to write a book about a time machine was a — NOVEL IDEA For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com THE CLASSIFIED CHALLENGE ACROSS 1 “Little Red Book” chairman 4 Hardly enough 9 Online memo 14 School URL ending 15 Like most white bears 16 Bedsheet material 17 Body art, briefly 18 *Mood 20 Self-images 22 Scornful look 23 One of a Valentine’s Day dozen 24 Vandalizes 26 Made amends 28 Map that may show land subdivisions 29 Longed (for) 31 Conger catcher 33 River through Russia 34 Auburn rival in the SEC 37 *Philatelist’s prize possession 40 Salary 41 Author Joyce Carol __ 42 One of India’s official languages 43 Hang in midair 44 Surrender, as territory 45 Words that attract shoppers 48 Nothing-to-do feeling 51 Planted 52 Equip with new weapons 55 Lass of La Mancha: Abbr. 56 Store posting, and what the first words of the answers to starred clues could literally be doing 59 “__ now or never” 60 Put on the radio 61 Waited-for show character who never showed 62 Pet doc 63 Angling gear 64 Signs June of things to Monday, 16, 2014 come 65 EMTs’ destinations DOWN 1 Doled (out) 2 Old saw 3 *Like a baseball fouled into the seats 4 Tanning lotion letters 5 Constricting garment 6 Greenspan and Ladd 7 Title 8 Genealogical chart 9 Santa subordinate 10 Idiot 11 Bermuda veggie 12 On edge 13 Concluded GOREN BRIDGE 19 Southern California county 21 Witch trials setting 25 Commuting convenience 27 One working with pupils 29 Gondola helmsman 30 Pandora’s boxful 31 So-called sixth sense 32 Letter after zeta 33 Go to the polls 34 *Solid baseball hit 35 Ready-to-go lawn starter 36 Prefix with cycle 38 Spot for spelunkers 39 In-and-out ocean phenomena 43 Gretel’s brother 44 Ordinary 45 Actor’s prize 46 “I kid you not!” 47 Took an oath 48 Woman often followed by a train 49 Aquatic frolicker 50 Sail supports 53 Frozen waffle brand 54 Quark locale 57 SSNs, e.g. 58 UFO crew, supposedly EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s Crossword,Sudoku Puzzle and Jumble solutions are included below. WITH BOB JONES ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC BRIDGE SOLUTIONS TO TODAY’S PUZZLES WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS WEST NORTH EAST Pass Pass 1♥ SOUTH ? What call would you make? A - Pass. Quickly. Do not even think about overcalling. A two-level minor suit overcall should be a six-card suit or a good five-card suit in a good hand. Double is better than an overcall, but we prefer pass. Q 2 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠AQJ765♥ 65♦ Q2 ♣J84 The bidding: NORTH 1♥ 1NT EAST Pass Pass SOUTH 1♠ ? WEST Pass What call would you make? A - A three-spade bid would be invitational, showing 11-12 points, and this hand technically qualifies. The lack of intermediate cards and the two isolated queens, however, would cause us to downgrade this hand. We like two spades. Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K 2 ♥ Q 3 ♦ Q 8 6 ♣ A K Q 10 4 2 As dealer, what call would you make? A - There are modern-day bridge cowboys who open these hands with one no trump. We don’t object to the six-card minor, but the two majorsuit doubletons are a worry. Should partner be 5-5 in the majors, he will drive to the four-level expecting you to have three cards in at least one of them. Bid one club. ♠ A ♥ A 10 9 6 ♦ K 8 7 3 ♣ 9 8 7 3 Right-hand opponent opens one spade. What call would you make? A - Were the spade ace located in the club suit instead, this would be a routine take-out double. The short-suit ace is a flaw, but the distribution is perfect. Double. Q 5 - Neither vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠ K J 9 2 ♥ 7 4 ♦ 4 2 ♣ A K 10 6 2 The bidding: WEST NORTH EAST 1♠ Dbl Pass SOUTH ? What call would you make? A - The spade honors, sitting in front of the opener, tempers our enthusiasm. A simple jump to three clubs, showing 9-11 points, is enough. Should partner bid again, we’ll try three no trump. Q 6 - Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: ♠K972♥ K96♦ A97 ♣K95 The bidding: SOUTH 1♣ ? WEST NORTH EAST Pass 1♥ Pass What call would you make? Answer: The bidding: BUDDY AFTER PULPIT EXCESS ♠ Q 10 7 5 ♥ K ♦ Q 9 7 5 4 ♣ A 7 4 Q 4 - North-South vulnerable, as South, you hold: He was this after hearing the details of his job severance package — FIRED UP Q 1 - East-West vulnerable, as South, you hold: A - Some experts today, looking at their flat distribution, would re-bid one no trump. We have seen hands where a no trump contract was a struggle, with two or even three spades easy to make. Bid one spade. The Star’s on TWITTER (Bob Jones welcomes readers’ responses at [email protected].) THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek DUBYD ©2014 Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. FREAT PIPTUL XESESC Check out the new, free JUST JUMBLE app Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. Print answer here: Saturday’s (Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: PRANK AVOID DILUTE ENGAGE Answer: H.G. Wells’ concept to write a book about a time machine was a — NOVEL IDEA For the latest in local news, visit www.AnnistonStar.com