Get the free JUST JUMBLE app Follow us on Twitter writing an At alimony he was his the the ace is A-K of he He took says. of a hearts table, South 31 2024 then 6. diamond, of least hearts fa- that by re- a FLORIDATODAY.COM THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2024 13A THE Daily Commuter Puzzle by Stella Zawistowski FOR RELEASE MAY 2, 2024 ACROSS 1 Purring pets 5 salts (bath additive) 10 Refuse to talk to 14 Feel sore 15 first Prime Minister 16 Narrow path 17 Croft, Tomb Raider 18 Signs of sadness 19 Humorist Bombeck 20 Tell a falsehood 21 warning sound 22 Person in charge 24 Bubbly co*cktail: 2 wds. 27 Religious sister 28 Broke up: 2 wds. 30 Disney sci-fi film of 1982 33 Movie excerpt 36 Bygone Pontiac 37 Sales agents, for short 38 Gets better 40 Goes out with 41 Ingested 42 Actress Taylor-Joy 43 Probability 44 Events with floats 48 A pair 50 Sad-sounding Bible book 54 Acerbic 55 Opposite of strong 56 Blonde shade 59 plans 60 possible for 2 wds.
62 Run away 63 Beach rides, for short 64 Slowly sip 65 the network 66 Red Thursday, root veggie 67 Fencing swords 68 MLB team, for short DOWN 1 Telephone 2 Purple berry 3 Hurled 4 Dead Scrolls 5 Dig in solidly 6 Jury members 7 Mentally astute 8 Bobby of hockey 9 Patternmaking fabric 10 Unsavory person 11 Tough and intense 12 Not deserved 13 Close by 21 Bearded beast 23 Train station abbr. 25 Homey hotels 26 Answer 29 Get rid of 30 Force into a corner Get revenge 32 Undercover agent 49 Chinese cooking 58 Laying birds 34 the I can Daily Bridge Club 35 Actor McKellen 39 Fills completely 40 Before long 45 In the thick of 46 lair 47 motor vessel 51 Informed 52 Past or present, in grammar 53 Latin dance style 54 Spill the beans 57 Month after Aug. 61 partner 62 Swampy area Tribune Content Agency, LLC All Rights Reserved. Created by Stella Zawistowski Puzzle Solved CRYPTOQUIP THE DAILY COMMUTER STELLA ZAWISTOWSKI COPYRIGHT 2024 KING FEATURES Aries (March 21-April 19). As Pluto goes retrograde, looking at friend- ships with fresh eyes.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). As Pluto goes retrograde, power struggles with those at the top of the ladder provide food for thought. Gemini (May 21-June 21). As Pluto goes retrograde, prepare to wrestle with uncomfortable truths. Changing your mind is evidence of growth! Cancer (June 22-July 22).
five-month retro- grade will force you to confront some tricky topics. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Are you being honest in your relationships? Are you being honest with yourself? five- month retrograde calls you to account. Virgo (Aug.
23-Sept. 22). Are your habits and rou- tines as effective as you think? Pluto goes retro- grade today, encouraging you to take an inventory. Libra (Sept.23-Oct. 23).
Putting on an authentic performance or phoning it in to please the crowd? retrograde ques- tions your motivations. HOROSCOPE SANCTUARY For more: www.sanctuaryworld.co Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). five-month retro- grade will deliver trans- formative (and emotion- al) excavations.
The only way out is through. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). five-month retrograde provides the intense focus needed to get you to the bottom of a rabbit hole.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Who are you sup- porting with your dollar? This question becomes more urgent during Plu- five-month retro- grade. Aquarius (Jan.
20-Feb. 18). Settling into the reality of recent life changes? retro- grade asks you to hone in on your true aspirations. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20).
five-month retrograde supports deep reflection regarding your hopes and fears. (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.
DUEES GIEEB ZLLIAY KRONCU Jumbles: FEVER VIVID STOCKY CANOPY Answer: When choosing which of his many guitars to play, the guitarist would usually PICK HIS FAVORITE 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: BRONZE ANSWER SUDOKU CREATORS I found Cy the Cynic in the lounge, check hay to a dead vorite holding doubleton K-Q; it minds him cess. In a team match, Cy bid to six spades. diamond or a club lead could When he saw dummy, he muttered doomed. Cy took the king of hearts and the A-K of trumps.
When East threw a heart, the Cynic cashed his three high diamonds You and hold: East 10 threw 9 7 4 another heart. Cy took the ace of hearts and A-K of clubs and exited with a trump. If shape had been 3-4-4-2, he would have been end-played; but West cashed the queen of clubs. had no Cy growled. Other table At the other table, South made the slam.
He took the king of hearts and the A-K of trumps, but then cashed the ace of hearts and exited with a trump. West had to guess: Either a diamond or a club lead could have been best. When West misguessed by leading a di- amond, ten won his 12th trick. Daily question You hold: 10 9 7 4 A 6 4 A 9 6. The dealer, at your right, opens one heart.
You double, and your partner responds one spade. The opponents pass. What do you say? ANSWER: You must be wary; part- ner was compelled to act and may have a poor hand. To raise, you would need a hand worth about 17 points with four- card support. You have 16, but your heart honors are devalued.
Pass. You would bid two spades with North dealer N-S vulnerable BRIDGE FRANK STEWART Scene from and A-K of clubs and exited with a trump. If shape had been 3-4-4-2, he would have been end- a marriage of clubs. had no Cy growled. wait for your answers? Find all the puzzle answers at answers.usatoday.com May 2, I found Cy the Cynic in the lounge, writing an alimony check hay to a dead he says.
least favorite holding is a doubleton K-Q; it reminds him of his lack of marital success. In a team match, Cy bid to six spades. When he saw dummy, he muttered that he was doomed. Cy took the king of hearts and the A-K of trumps. When East threw a heart, the Cynic cashed his three high diamonds and East threw another heart.
Cy ruffed last diamond, took the ace of hearts played; but West cashed the queen OTHER TABLE the other made slam. the king trumps, but cashed and exited with trump. of his lack of marital suc- West had to guess: Either a have been best. When West misguessed leading a diamond, ten won 12th trick. DAILY QUESTION A 6 4 A 9 last The dealer, at your right, opens one heart.
You double, and your partner responds one spade. The opponents pass. What do you say? ANSWER: You must be wary; partner was compelled to act and may have a poor hand. To raise, you would need a hand worth about 17 points with four-card support. You have 16, but your heart honors are devalued.
Pass. You would bid two spades with 10 9 4, 2, A 6 4, A 9 6. North dealer N-S vulnerable NORTH 10 9 7 4 A 6 4 A 9 6 WEST EAST 6 2 3 10 9 8 6 5 4 3 2 the 9 8 2 7 5 and 5 3 10 8 4 SOUTH A 8 5 A 7 10 3 7 2 North East South West 1 NT Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass 6 All Pass Opening lead 10 Tribune Content Agency, LLC Scene from a marriage 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 Boggle BrainBusters Bonus INSTRUCTIONS: Find as many words as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side and diagonally, writing words on a blank with a friend sheet of paper.
You may only use each letter box once within a single word. Play with a friend and compare word finds, crossing out common words. within a single word. A Play I box may only use each letter 5-2-24 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 31 60 Gamer 21 30 Rookie 11 20 A mateur 0 10 ry a gain www.bogglebrainbusters.com Find AT LEAST SIX PALINDROMES in the grid of letters. Answers to Boggle BrainBusters: IRAN CHAD FIJI POLAND IRELAND FINLAND INSTRUCTIONS: Find as many words as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side and diagonally, writing of paper. You once out and compare word crossing common words.
BOGGLE BRAINBUSTERS Dear Abby: After 10 years of being with my wife, including eight years of marriage, I accidentally discovered she was having online. She put me through weeks of lies, denial, minimiz- ing and obfuscating before giv- ing me full disclosure. At this point, never know if I can believe her after her seven years of cheating with one main partner and two others. Even if I were to believe remorseful and has changed, hard to live with already happened. been 15 months.
I get past the pain of the betrayal and the feeling that she love or respect me for most of our relationship. I want to leave, but and young children make it complicated. Also, my wife will cry, get dramatic and make me feel bad, telling me she will just go to a homeless shelter. I know if purposely trying to make me feel guilty or what. Please help.
Living In Pain In Oregon Dear Living: Of COURSE your wife is trying to make you feel guilty! The best defense is a strong She lie to you once your entire marriage has been a continuous lie. Are you even sure the children are yours and not one of her Talk to a lawyer NOW. (While at it, make an appointment to be tested for STDs.) If you are the father of any of those children, for full custody. Where your wife lives after that is up to her. (Perhaps one of her lovers will take her in, which will spare you your feel- ings of undeserved guilt for protecting yourself.) Dear Abby: I have been independent from my family for 25 years.
I have al- ways lived a few drive from them. (I now live an hour away from my moth- er and three hours from my sister and her family.) For every occasion over those 25 years, I have always visited them spending time, money on gas, putting thousands of miles on my car and sometimes taking time from work. Never has anyone visited me, oth- er than once when my sister was pass- ing through and wanted to have lunch. I have invited my family countless times, but always an excuse. Of- ten, that my place is too small to ac- commodate them or that I have a room- mate.
expected to spend my re- sources visiting them or go broke to have a place that can accommodate them. I am reminded of this lopsided situation every time my family visits multiple times per year. They stay in hotels. not confrontational. I love my family, but I feel some boundaries need to be established.
Am I unreasonable? If not, do you have any suggestions? All On Me In Florida Dear All: If it is not practical to con- tinue traveling to visit your relatives, stop doing it. Do not stop inviting them to visit you, however, and when you do, tell them you know they would be more comfortable staying in a nearby hotel or motel, which is what your family has been doing for years. DEAR ABBY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN Cheating wife still calling the shots in damaged union CELEBRITY CIPHER LUIS CAMPOS.
