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Increasingly in the '80s, Halloween has become an escapist extravaganza for adults, a trickless treat that more closely resembles Mardi Gras than the candy-and-apple surfeits of yesteryear.

From Time Magazine Archive

On this basis of reasoning some believe in calling three Clubs whenever an otherwise trickless Third Hand contains five or more Clubs headed by Ace, King, Queen.

From Auction of To-day by Work, Milton C.

If his hand be trickless, or practically so, he must bid one Royal, as that reduces the commitment from two tricks to one, and increases the possible gain per trick from 2 points to 9.

From Auction of To-day by Work, Milton C.

This does not, however, signify that he has a trickless hand, and the Fourth Hand may even yet count upon him for some support.

From Auction of To-day by Work, Milton C.

In this case, even if his hand be trickless, he must bid one Royal, as his partner's three Spades might otherwise be left in by the Fourth Hand.

From Auction of To-day by Work, Milton C.