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You may follow The Indian Express’s news and analysis through the day on indianexpress.com eye THE SUNDAY EXPRESS MAGAZINE ADOOR’S NEWDELHI,LATECITY WORLD JUNE28,2020 Conversations with Adoor 20PAGES,`6.00 Gopalakrishnan as he steps (`8PATNA&RAIPUR,`12SRINAGAR) into his 80th year DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH,DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW,MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM PAGES 17, 18, 19 New Delhi WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 CALENDAR THE SUNDAYEXPRESS,JUNE28,2020 YOURWEEKAHEAD BRIDGE SUNDAY CROSSWORD 2275 If it’s your DealerSouth, NSvulnerable ARIES(Mar 21 -Apr 20) LIBRA (Sep 24 -Oct 23) Therewillbeurgent Oncepersonal affairs NORTH QUICKCLUES Birthday domestic matters to aredealtwith you’ll ACROSS tackle, so be sureto be giving thoughtto ♠ K107 8. Facile in speech (6) WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH organise yourself cash and career ❤A87 9. Created, originated or wrote (8) carefullyand see to it thatfriends matters. 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MarkTwain’s Tom___ (6) MondayJune 29 sociable atmosphere SCORPIO(Oct24-Nov23) offers plenty of Youoften getthe WestleadstheH3.Youwininhandwiththeking,andonceagainyouhave 25.Trinidad and ____ (6) Aselection of intense planetaryaspects to deal with the two minor-suit kings before West gets his suit running. 26. CountryinSEEurope (8) makeseveryoneelsefeeltheway youdoall relaxation with feelingthat your lifeis Which suitdoyouplayfirst,andhow? 27.Fancythat (inamanner of thetime.Forthisveryreasonyoumustlisten pleasantpartners, so setout to subject to forces so TheWestHand:S-54 H-J9632 D-K3 C-7532 have fun. However, seeing as great that theyare speaking )!(4,4) carefullyand seewhat youcan learn. TheEastHand:S-QJ863H-Q104 D-752C-K4 28. Becomes interestedoraroused, in your current emotionalcycles beyond your control. However, AssumingWesthaschosenhislongestsuit,theleadcouldcomefromafour or five-card suit.Ifitisfour, we can never lose more than two tricks in the away ?(4,2) aresober,serious andintense, theoccupationofsensitive suittogetherwiththetwominor-suitkingsandthecontractisinnodanger. DOWN TuesdayJune 30 matureactivities arebound to regionsofyour chartbyMarsand Inthiscase,howweplaytotheheartsisirrelevant.Wemustthereforecredit 1. Skin emollient(8) At times likethese youknowthatonlythe predominate. Forexample, Pluto, your twospecial ruling West with five hearts and now the defenders are threatening to take three 2. Flowing with successive notes best will do, and youshould trytomake youmay attract people whoare planets, means onlyone thing: hearttricksandthetwo minor-suitkings.Wehavefourtoptricksinthema- connected (6) moreexperienced. the ball is nowfirmlyinyour jors andatleast threeineach minorbut both kings will have to be knocked 3. Obstruction (8) others acceptyour high standards. With a outifwearetomakeninetricks. Thedangeroussituationtherefore court.Decidewhereyou want to ariseswhenWesthastheDKandEasttheCK: 4. Spar supporting sail little luck, you’ll reachnumber one. GEMINI (May22-June 21) be in amonth. The order of losing tricks is now crucial. Firstly, let us consider the hearts. (4-3) This period should We obviouslycannot win boththe first and second roundsasthat would 5. Walksinastiffpompousmanner WednesdayJuly1 startonthe right note SAGITTARIUS (Nov 24 -Dec 23) leave Eastwithanother card,leaving (6) although, youwill Take heart, forthe communicationsbetweenthedefendersopen.Thuswinningthefirstround 6. Agenial manner -inFrance(8) You’rereaching an historic turningpoint - have increasing financial situation ontheboard(whichwouldforceustowinthesecondroundinhand)isruled imagination (6) 21.Lady claimingtobelamb 7. More enthusiastic or sharp (6) in averypositiveway.What seems to be difficulty in taking rational can nowonly out. We have achoice between refusing the first round or winning the first 25. Start driving on acourse (3,3) (6) roundinhand,intendingtorefuse thesecond. 15.Cobbler’s nail (8) happening is that lots of tiny eventscould 26. Onlyodd socks of apair 22. Walking wherethe corn’s decisions. But, whenall is said improve. When we Oncewewinaheart,wemustconsiderwhichminor-suitfinesseweshould 17. Divulge(8) and done,there is nothing wrong look at thefact that Jupiter, your 18.Not genuine(8) (3,5) growing? (2,4) add up to amajor forwards shift. tryfirst.TheaimmustbetoloseatricktoEastafterhehasrunoutofhearts, withfollowing your deeper planetary ruler, is so helpful, the andtoknock West’sentry out early, i.e. before the hearts areestablished. 19.Eccentricperson (7) 27.Enduring advice on howtoget old ? 24.Short periods with slight colour in beliefs,justfor achange.Besides, outcome of recent economic ups Thereforediamondsmustbeplayedfirst.Thequestionthenarisesastohow 21.Inclined(6) (4,4) vessel (6) ThursdayJuly2 to get to dummy to take the finesse.Wecannot usethe CA as that would 22.Inchworm (6) 28. In afair state-nodisease, notice sometimes youneedtofollow and downswill be aperiod of meanforegoingtheclubfinesse.Itislessobviousthatitisalsodangerousto (3,3) Today’s stars bring qualities whichare at your intuitions. sustainedprosperity.Younger crosstodummywiththeSK.OntakinghisDK,Westwouldrealisethatthere 24.Ghost (6) DOWN Solutions to 2274 once theatrical and magical. If youwant to people maycome up withthe isnownohopeforthehearts,andhewouldturntospades,settingupthree CRYPTICCLUES tricksforhispartner,whohastheCKasentry. ACROSS 1. Fruit flies nearly ruinedweapon dressupandshowoff,you’llbeintunewith CANCER (June 22 -July23) best advice. Winthefirstorsecondroundofheartsinhandandplaytheaceandanother 8. Because buzzerisoutside it’s (3,5) QUICKCLUESAcross:8Gamester,9 the heavens. This year could work outbest Youhaveevery 2. Opener skies pull beforetea (6) Ennead,10Vegetative,11Inks,12 CAPRICORN (Dec 23 -Jan 20) diamond, losingtoWest. He now clearsthe hearts.Wewin dummy's ace earlier (6) if youbringyourcreative powersto thefore. reasontobewell on thethird roundand cross to hand in diamonds to take the club finesse 9. Cleaner fuel, of adarkgreycolour 3. OldWrendesign absorbed the Mitten,14Earrings,15Nitride,17 pleasedwith your The cosmos is (startingwiththequeen,tenorninetoholdthelead),losingtothenowsafe Flutist,20Efficacy,22Nectar,24Nara, (8) West -the Western Hemisphere! progress over thepast treating you hand,East.Wearenowassuredofthreetricksineachminorandtwoineach (3,5) 25Silverware,27Severn,28Fondness. FridayJuly3 handsomelyatthe major tototaltentricks, againstaheartand twominor-suitkingslost. 10.Conflict in whichcountercharges Down:1Samedi,2Were,3Attained,4 fewmonths.Now,however, you Youshouldalsonotethat,ifthereisreasontobelievethatEasthasthelong maybethe deciding factor? (5-3) 4. Theyput up the pointsorput them Jupiter’s generous alignment emphasises arereaching agenuine turning- moment. The one down (7) Arrives,5Meteor,6Antibiotic,7 mistake youmustn’tmakeisto hearts(forexample,ifhehadbidthem)thentheordermustbereversedand 11.Boy givesuntruth about adirect Packages,13Terminates,16Inflamed, point underastriking 5. He studied drooling andballet all open-heartedoffers.And, when the clubs mustbeplayedfirst;wecan debit (6) 18Lanterns,19Eyelift,21Assent,23At astrological alignment that last regard everydifficultyasasign nowsafelytrythefinesse. dancer lost one (6) Moon sends an adventurous messageto 12.Oflight hairand complexion when rest,26Wine.CRYPTICCLUES occurred ages ago. Makethe that the planets have got it in for having aspell from broadcasting 6. Sweetaccount I’d pursue no Across:8Desolate,9Waving,10 Pluto, passions will deepen.Think about a you. In fact, theyare sending DealerSouth further (4,4) mostofit. And don’t turndown (3,3) Preferable,11Lark,12Dik-dik,14 skill that youhavealways wanted to learn. youlessons to learn and 7. Girlgoes round northern docks (6) an invitation nowinthe 13.Runningwater provides him with Salonika,15Heating,17Off-hand,20 challenges to overcome, the net NORTH SOUTH(YOU) 15.Expel odd characters shown to be expectation that it will be employment (5-3) Nicholas,22Onsets,24Non-U,25 result of that is youwill be far false (8) renewednextmonth. ♠ A10982 ♠ KQJ73 14.Stories of members retaining Quidproquo,27Mumbai,28 SaturdayJuly4 moreskilledathandling 17.Breather in aswamp,left Nominees.Down:1HenryI,2Golf,3 ❤KQ3 ❤A105 ambition (7) Thereare some nice romantic indications. personal relationships. unattached (8) Larrikin,4Seabass,5Awheel,6 LEO(July