Answer: endplays

AnswerCrossword Clue
ENDPLAYSBridge rituals
endplaysENDPLAY, to force (an opponent in bridge) to lead
endplaysany play, usually near the end of a contract, that puts one of the opposing players in the lead and forces the opponents to lose one or more tricks that they would have won if their side had not been leading
endplaysto put into the lead by an endplay