Yesterday’s solutions The Brain Teaser

No. 8,708

CIRCLEGRAM:

The letter represented by the question mark is A. Bahrain, Georgia, Lebanon, all Asian countries. CLOCKWORD:

1 Emerge, 2 Magpie, 3 Marble, 4 Arcade, 5 Toffee, 6 Humble, 7 Orange, 8 Motive, 9 Pimple, 10 Secure, 11 Ornate, 12 Nettle.

CELEBRITY: Emma Thompson. MINDBENDERS:

A: 4 mangoes for Marge. B: 85p and £2.10. CHESS:

1. Qg5! winning immediately If: 1 . ..... g6

2. Qxh6 mate If: 1 . ..... gxf6

2. Qh6 mate If: 1 . ..... hxg5

2. Rh3 mate If: 1 . ..... Rg8

2. Qxh6+ 5 5 3

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Having played, have to keep quiet (4,4) Write to the son and be totally abject (6) An officer and many sailors (8)

Brown having a little vermouth in the pub (6)

Without a care, a girl with a lovely complexion (6)

Sing about us having a revel (8) Donated an item to the war museum, as promised? (4,4,4)

Crooks do and so do tramps in bad weather (4,8)

He carries out, by the riverside, the court order (8)

An excuses note, if you don't mind! (6) “He's good-looking and so funny”, I put in (6)

What “Dean Strangled In Mews” had done (4,4)

Be in no hurry to put the fish back again (6) Keep quiet on being brought to book (8) 1.

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Little creatures hiding under an upturned stone (6)

Have the president speak for the club (6) The problem is to get the top up, lady (7) Not lacking sense, goes to hospital (4) Note the ham roll is best described as leathery (7)

A form of antipathy (8)

A letter, but not from a mermaid! (8) Holding a man to a promise (7) Continues to support a child (5,2) Bringing up the rear, nevertheless (5,3) With the profits reduced, allow oneself to be dictated to (4,4)

Learned it's true I'd gone off East (7)

Do they wind up in the garden shed? (7) Calling, run (6)

She's ready to go back with you to Germany (6)

Just as much about one (4)

SOLUTION TO PUZZLE No. 8707:

ACROSS: 1 Intuition; 6 Local; 9 Loofa; 10 Top secret; 11 Standing up; 12 Alec; 14 Startle; 15 Epigram; 17 Rations; 19 Trigger; 20 Tick; 22 Dawn chorus; 25 Grenadier; 26 Raise; 27 Maple; 28 Hold tight.

DOWN: 1 Idles; 2 Took apart; 3 In addition; 4 Intense; 5 Neptune; 6 Lied; 7 Carol; 8 Late comer; 13 Disinherit; 14 Stratagem; 16 Regarding; 18 Spanish; 19 Tendril; 21 Creep; 23 Sheet; 24 Fare.