The Cardholder

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Across
  1. 1. A strategy used in Bridge when the player calls one suit trump when he really wants another.
  2. 6. The reason Lester needs a cardturner.
  3. 10. Lester's nephew.
  4. 11. Alton's flirty best friend.
  5. 13. The main character in the story who is also Alton's Uncle.
  6. 15. The card game that Uncle Lester likes to play.
  7. 16. She was the cardturner before Alton arrived.
  8. 17. The true theme of the book, Alton realizes he feels this for Uncle Lester.
  9. 18. A cool play in Bridge that allows a player to win two tricks with the ace and the queen.
  10. 19. Alton uses a picture of this in the chapters to indicate he will be sharing a secret of Bridge.
Down
  1. 2. Uncle Lester's dog.
  2. 3. A strategy in Bridge used when a finesse won't win the hand.
  3. 4. The place Alton takes Lester to play 4 times a week.
  4. 5. Alton's girlfriend in the beginning of the novel.
  5. 7. The reason everyone is trying to get in Lester's "good graces."
  6. 8. The disease that caused Lester's blindness.
  7. 9. The author's last name.
  8. 12. Lester's bridge partner.
  9. 14. The term used in Bridge for cards that are won in a round.
  10. 17. Alton's sister.