Directing Situations - Situation 39

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Dealer West, Love All

    Q    
    A J 9 6 5    
    K 10 4 3 2    
    3 2    
K J 9 7 6     10 8
Q 10 8 7     K 2
Q J 8     9 7 5
5     Q J 10 8 6 4
    A 5 4 3 2    
    4 3    
    A 6    
    A K 9 7    

 

West

North

East

South

 
  Q 2 5

A

 
  5 2 6

A

 
  8

10

7 6  
  J

K

9 2  
 

K

Q 10 3  
           

Cards in brown type have won the trick

While West is considering what to play, East accidentally drops the 8 and 2 face up on the table. The director is called.

(a) Can declarer prohibit both a spade and a heart lead?
(b) Can declarer prohibit just a spade lead?
(c) If he prohibits both, does this prohibition last for as long as West retains the lead?
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