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@Francis - Not all of us are fortunate enough to have debit or credit cards or even bank accounts (or subscribe to the NYT or participate in this discussion). Though I have read that nickels also cost more to produce than they're worth. Maybe we should at least leave dimes.

@Barry Ancona - What does -30- mean?

@Andrzej - In hide and seek, when you tag someone they become "it". Many congratulations on your upcoming retirement, Deb! I always enjoy solving the puzzles but your column adds more fun. And I appreciate your links to related videos, etc. (Special thanks for the link to Cynthia Arivo's song in Wicked.)

@Nora - I was thinking of bridge. I figured out the answer by the same logic you used but left it blank for a while because of my confusion over the suit rank. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/dmmuex/what_is_the_hierarchy_of_the_suits_in_cards" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/dmmuex/what_is_the_hierarchy_of_the_suits_in_cards</a>/ gives conflicting answers. <a href="https://darwinsdata.com/what-is-the-order-of-symbols-in-a-deck-of-cards" target="_blank">https://darwinsdata.com/what-is-the-order-of-symbols-in-a-deck-of-cards</a>/ gives the ranking I listed but says suit rank does not apply in bridge. It did when I played (over 50 years ago, and badly).

@jas Thank you! I finally realized that this what @Nora was trying to tell me. I read too much into the clue.