\begin{table}%t1
\caption{\label{cuttable}The number of light curves  surviving the cuts $C$1 to $C$12 as described
in the text.
}
\small%\centering
\par
\begin{tabular}{l r r  }
 \hline\hline
Cut       & LMC~& SMC  \\
\hline
Bright-Star Sample             &              6~052~102  & 900~809    \\              
Filter ($C$1, $C$2, $C$3)    &                   33876  &   5787    \\                
$LP_{N,{\rm pos},1}/LP_{N,{\rm pos},2} > 10$  ($C$4)  &   6778  &    847   \\
good $\chi^2_{\rm base}$  ($C$5)  &            2636  &    266   \\     
$t_0$ ($C$6)                          &       2065  &    195  \\     
$N_{\rm peak}  > 4$  ($C$7)     &           1624  &    149 \\                  
significant $\Delta\chi^2$   ($C8$)      &              350  &     32  \\                      
good $\chi^2_{\rm peak}$ ($C$9)  &                  152  &     17  \\                      
BlueBumper ($C$10)    &                         10  &      4  \\                    
SN ($S<0.3$) ($C$11)  &                          7  &      4  \\                     
$u_0 < 1$  ($C$12)         &                     1(SN)  &      1   \\                 
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}