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(Answers tomorrow) Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. FOPOR TUYHO VIRRED REESOT Jumbles: CROSS SINGE FACADE MISUSE Answer: The new billboard advertising campaign was showing SIGNS OF SUCCESS Insert numbers 1-9 in each box with every row, column and 3x3 box containing the digits just once.
Difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest) RATING: SILVER ANSWER SUDOKU CREATORS Dear Abby: I have a 25-year-old niece, who embraces the hippie lifestyle. kind and sweet and loves everyone. She has also op- posed heavi- ly tattooed and has several facial pierc- ings and thick underarm hair. My son is the complete opposite. He is in the business world and is very pro- fessional in his manner and dress.
getting married in three months to a lovely girl. Meadow is invited because she wanted to come. My son is nervous about her coming to the wedding. He know Meadow that well. They were close as kids but seen much of each other in adulthood.
My son is worried Meadow will wear an that will display the tattoos and her bushy underarm hair. afraid she will be a spectacle, and her appearance will become the focus of the wedding and not his lovely bride. also worried someone will ridicule or comment about Meadow, and he will then have to defend her, causing a disruption. None of us are close to Meadow or feel comfortable with her appearance. How do we handle her presence at the wedding? Conforming In Carolina Dear Conforming: Excuse me.
Who invited this counter-culture cousin to the wedding? The time to have raised these issues was before the invitations were sent out. If Meadow is already in- vited, it would be terrible to disinvite her. If someone comments on her ap- pearance, sure it be the time she has heard it. If it happens, re- sist the urge to rush to her defense. Sim- ply explain calmly that Meadow is there because family.
the truth.) As to her upstaging your bride, that happen if Meadow is seated at a distance from the altar. Dear Abby: been regularly at- tending exercise classes that are with the membership at my gym. One of the classes I particularly enjoy is taught by a very good instructor who is friendly and welcoming. She makes a point of speaking to everyone in attendance. I have noticed over the last few weeks she has become decidedly un- friendly toward me.
She avoids speak- ing to me, even though she speaks to ev- eryone else in the class. This has been upsetting, and I realize becoming depressed about it. I am not aware of anything I have done to provoke this. Should I ask her if there was some- thing I did to Should I say noth- ing and continue attending her classes? Or should I just join other classes that are at my gym? I occasionally see her participating in other exercise classes I attend, and sometimes we are in the gym working out at the same time. Alienated Gym Guy In Georgia Dear Gym Guy: I am a believer in the adage, and ye shall Be- cause this teacher seems to have cooled to you and you alone, pose that question.
Then be prepared for an honest answer. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAb- by.com. DEAR ABBY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN Wedding planning shifts to a appearance CELEBRITY CIPHER LUIS CAMPOS would be a Cy the Cynic told me, South have can two play alarm low clocks: one you set on Friday night, and it go a until Monday to rouse you need to be awake at Trick Cy was diamond, leads North, a trump and to against hearts, the king of spades. South threw on drew trumps West wins, and let he must the jack return of a club monds ride. East took the queen and led A-J or yield a fatal a club: jack, queen.
West returned a dia- mond, and when South again, Down A needed 9 4 an 7 alarm 4 3 2. clock Your side something vulnerable. to wake The dealer, Cy grumbled. First spade South can play low from dummy on the spade and pitch a diamond, preparing an end play. Say West shifts to a diamond.
South takes the ace and throws his last diamond on the ace of spades. He a diamond, leads a trump to dummy and a diamond. South then leads a trump to dummy and returns a club to his ten. When West wins, he must return a club to A-J or yield a fatal Daily question You hold: A 9 10 9 2 A 9 4 7 4 3 2. Your side is vulnerable.
The dealer, at your left, opens two diamonds (weak). Your partner doubles, and the next player bids three diamonds. What do you say? ANSWER: You might beat three dia- monds a couple, but you can do better by making a vulnerable game, and your chances are bright. Partner has more than opening values and probably has support for the unbid suits. Bid four hearts.
South dealer N-S vulnerable BRIDGE FRANK Sound the alarm grumbled. wait for your answers? Find all the puzzle answers at answers.usatoday.com Daily Bridge Club Friday, April 19, 2024 would be a Cy the Cynic told me, have two alarm clocks: one you set on Friday night, and it go off until Monday morning; one to rouse you when you need to be awake at Trick Cy was North, and against five hearts, West led the king of spades. South threw a club on ace, drew trumps and let the jack of diamonds ride. East took the queen and led a club: jack, queen. West diamond, and when South finessed again, king won.
Down one. needed an alarm clock or something to wake Cy FIRST SPADE from dummy on the first spade and pitch diamond, preparing an end play. Say to a diamond. takes ace and throws his last diamond on the ace of spades. He ruffs a dummy diamond.
South then leads a trump to dummy and returns When ruff-sluff. DAILY QUESTION one. A 9 10 9 2 at your left, opens two diamonds (weak). Your partner doubles, and the next player bids three diamonds. What do you say? ANSWER: You might beat three diamonds a couple, but you can do better by making a vulnerable game, and your chances are bright.
Partner has more than opening values and probably has support for the unbid suits. Bid four hearts. South dealer N-S vulnerable NORTH A 9 10 9 2 A 9 4 7 4 3 2 WEST EAST 10 7 4 8 6 5 3 2 4 3 7 6 3 8 2 8 5 9 6 SOUTH None A 8 7 6 5 10 5 A 10 South West North East 1 1 3 4 5 All Pass Opening lead Tribune Content Agency, LLC Sound the alarm By FRANK STEWART Tribune Content Agency words on a blank sheet We put special brain-busting words into the grid of letters. Can you find them? By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek words.
Boggle BrainBusters Bonus INSTRUCTIONS: Find as as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side and diagonally, writing words on a blank sheet of paper. You may only use letter box once within a single word. Play with a friend and compare word finds, crossing out common of with within a single word. A Play I may only use each letter 4-19-24 BOGGLE is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. 2024 Hasbro, Inc.
Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All Rights Reserved. YOUR BOGGLE RATING BOGGLE POINT SCALE 3 letters 1 point 4 letters 2 points 5 letters 3 points 6 letters 4 points 7 letters 6 points 8 letters 10 points letters 15 points hamp 101- 150 xpert 61 1 00 ro 11 20 A mateur 31 60 Gamer 21 30 Rookie 0 10 ry a gain www.bogglebrainbusters.com Find AT LEAST FOUR BODIES OF WATER in the grid of letters. Answers to Boggle BrainBusters: OHIO MAINE OREGON ARIZONA INSTRUCTIONS: Find as many words as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side and diagonally, writing many words You box once a each friend out and compare word crossing common words. BOGGLE BRAINBUSTERS.
