On this hand there is a reasonable trump suit but no outside suit to establish. Since each hand has a shortage the time is ripe for a cross ruff. You will need to ruff clubs in dummy and Diamonds in your own had. Before you begin the cross ruff it is correct to cash all your actual winners (two top Diamonds and two top clubs) in the correct order. So after winning the first trick with your Ace, you play a club to dummy’s King, cash the Diamonds followed by a Diamond ruff. You now cash the remaining high club and then let the cross ruffing begin. You will make 1 Spade, 2 Diamonds, 2 Clubs and six tricks from cross ruffing the Minor suits.

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