Would you get to the Slam?

The question I posed my panel came from recent play and one of my respondents wanted to know whether there was a good way to get to the excellent 6D. Most of us would have bid 3D with the given hand and most of our partners would have then bid 3NT which would have been passed. I do agree with Dean, though, that you should rebid diamonds and 4D would give partner an option of 4S or, as it happens, 6D when he sees 4D on the bidding pad. Another moot point: is the 3D bid stronger than a minimum? I play it as similar to a reverse, hence North should have been interested and bid 4D not 3NT. But some people play 3D as nothing more than a normal diamond rebid. Something to discuss with
partner.

The two hands were

AQ9854 AJ942 A5

73 AQ875 K865 KQ

You must admit that 6D is a very good, though not infrangible, slam to be in.

Now for another bidding problem:

You are South again. Match points, NS vul. Dealer West

The bidding has been:

South	West	North	East
-	1	2	X
3	3	Pass	Pass
?

What would you bid holding:

Q92

J63

Q943

KQ7

Answers to me at villyn@xtra.co.nz please