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ACROSS
1 Dazed,
 with "out"
 6 Lap dogs,
 briefly
11 Satirical,
 maybe
13 Headsa
 meeting
14Zodlac
 twins
15 Paper
 wasp
16Winter mo.
17 Place to
 stay
18Some
-email
 senders
21 Healing
 ointment
23 Chow mein
 additive
26 Mare's
 tidbit
27"Garfield"
 pooch
28Roulette
 color
29 Not typical
31 Enter
 traffic
32 Fortune-
 teller's
 deck
33Spot
 remover
35Whirlpool
36 Holy Image
37 Andreas
 Fault


38 Moonbeam
39 Valuable
 thing '
40 Loop trains
41 Zero
42Hold up
44 Mystify 
47 Moon
 feature'
 51 Coral reefs
521n a weird
 way
 53 King-sized
 spoon
 54Jean-Claude
 Van-
 DOWN
 1 Turn
 sharply
 2 Raw
 mineral
 3 de
 giume
 4 ir
 Geraint's,
 wife
 5 Patronizes
 a restaurant
 (2 wds.)
 6 cellular
 device
 7 Accrue
 Interest
 8 Reunion
 crowd
 9 Before
 10 Fast
 jet of
 yore


Answer to Previous Puzzle


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 12 Shrill
 insect
 13 Baked-
 potato
 tarnish
 18 Type of
 pigeon
 19 Horseshoe
 Falls locale
 20 Built to last
 22 Fragrant
 shrubs
 23 Gloomy
 24 Indicate a
 turn
25 Lettuce
 and
28 d ifton
 need
30 Oriental
 sauce


31 Guided
34Strong-arm
36Archipelago
 dots
39Walkway
41 and void
43Vamp
 Theda -
44 Checkbook
 amt.
45JFK
 posting'
461n style
48 Bob
 Cratchit's
 son
49 Horror-film
 street ,
50 Deli loaf


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 Horoscope
 GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
 New channels are likely,
 to be opened, enabling you
 to add to your resources.
 CANCER (June 21-July 22)
 A powerful desire to ex-
 plore fresh avenues of self-
 expression could be ex-
 tremely strong within you.
 LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
 You'll feel better about
 yourself if you first com-
 plete what you have on
 the drawing board before
 launching a new endeavor.
 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
 An interesting develop-
 ment having to do with
 your social life could be
 looming.
 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
 Make it a point to elevate
 Your expectations regard-
 ing what you'd like to get
 out of your job or career.
 SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
 22) -:Althbugh you're in a
 cycle where you're likely to
 be something of a vision-
 ary, if you hope to make
 your dreams a reality, you
 must still be pragmatic
 about what.you want.
 SAGITTARIUS(Nov.23-Dec.
 21) If you've been.'con-
 templating an investment,
 don't make any moves
 without first consulting a
 friend who is an expert and
 has effectively advised you
 previously.
 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
 19) An alliance in which
 you're now involved has
 mutual benefits to share,
 but you must nurture it
 properly if you want it
 to continue to offer its
 bounty.
 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Felb
 19) Although at times
> you might have tempo-
rarily .experienced some
disenchantment with
your work, you've never
felt impelled to change
jobs-
 PISCES (Feb. 20-March
 20) Go with- the' flow,
 but-don't depend on a new
 social contact to help you
 advance a. commercial
 endeavor.
 SARIES (March 21-April 19)
 Although your patience
 ait times might be pushed
 beyond its breaking point,
 youwon't give up on what-
 ever it is you're doing.
 TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
 Because you're smart
 enough to not let your op-
 timism cloud out reality,
 success will beyours.


Annie's Mailbox


 Dqar Annie: I aman 18-year-old guy,
 and my parents are splitting up. I don't
 know the full story, but things are getting
 somewhat awkward around the house.
 We try to live normally, but the silence
 hurts. I'm trying to deal with it and put
up a good front until graduation, but it's
hard.
 When I am with both of my parents in
 the same room; it's too quiet. One of us
will try to initiate a conversation, but it
cuts off after a few minutes. My father is
military and will be deploying shortly af-'
ter I graduate, Everyone right now seeirs
to be on edge. I have no way to talk about
this with anyone.
 I've heard it'salways worse before it
 gets better, but it seems that there is no
 end to the silence. How do I associate


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with both of my parents and nothave
any "divorce talk"?
 TOM

 SDear Tom: Your parents may believe
 they are making il easier for you by not
:discussing the situation.
 Or they may fear that talking about
 it will create a cascade of bitter words,
 arguing and crying, and they are hoping
to spare you. But you do need to talk to
someone. It would help enormously.
 Do you.have a favorite teacher, coach,
neighbor or friend's parent? What about a
grandparent, aunt or uncle?
 The military also offers counseling for
 family members. Try Military One Source
 (militaryonesource.mil) and askfor
 help.


Bridge


 SNed Rorem, a Pulitzer Prize-winning com-
 poser, said, "Humor is the ability to see three
 sides to one coin."
 When we looked at this deal in yesterday's
 column, South saw the third side to the coin.
 In four hearts, instead of relying on either the
 diamond finesse (heads) or the club finesse
 (tails), he ruffed the third ,round of spades,
 drew trumps ending on the board, and led the
 fourth spade, discarding a club when East cov-
 ered. East was endplayed, forced to lead a mi-
'nor and concede a 10th trick to declarer.
 However, East should have noted a fourth
Side to this coin. How can the defenders defeat
four hearts after West leads the spade ace?
 At trick one, it is tempting for East to signal
 encouragingly with his 10. But he should won-
 der from where four tricks might come the
 defensive target.. With ace-king-doubleton of
 spades, West would have led the king, not the
 ace. So there are at most two tricks there. And
 from the point-count, West cannot have anoth-
 erwinner. Rather than hoping declarer will take
 those losing minor-suit finesses, East should
'discourage' at trick one, playing his spade two.
Then West should shift to the club three, the
low card guaranteeing an honor in the suit.
 Now the defenders have the coin-flip on de-
clarer. If South calls for dummy's low club, East
wins with his nine, plays a low spade to his
partner's king, and gets another club lead. If
South finesses dummy's club queen, East wins
and plays either a spade or a club. If South wins
with dummy's club ace, he is still doomed.


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 North 06-08-12
 S7643
 VQJ5
 SKJ 3
 A Q 4A
West East
SAK 8 Q 10 9 2
9,7 4 V 8
4 10 85 2 Q976
4J83 4 K1096
 Sputh
 4 J5
 SAK10 6 3 2
 A4
 4752

 Dealer: North
 Vulnerable: Both
 South West North East
 14 Pass
 IV Pass 1NT Pass
 S4 Pass Pass Pass


 Opening lead: 4 A


'74B 4 FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2012


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