Yesterday’s solutions The Brain Teaser

CIRCLEGRAM:

The letter represented by the question mark is N. Mrs Brown, Jane Eyre, Cranford, all dramas starring Dame Judi Dench.

CLOCKWORD:

1 Unison, 2 Seaman, 3 Hodman, 4 Ensign, 5 Ragman, 6 Region, 7 Amazon, 8 Yeomen, 9 Margin, 10 Oilman, 11 Nelson, 12 Dampen.

CELEBRITY: Usher Raymond.

MINDBENDERS:

A: Stan's number,

215737344. B: The time was 1:24 p.m.

CHESS:

1. Bf7+ Rxf7 2. Qg6+ Kf8

3. Qxf7 mate.

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ACROSS

Pupil outside a frontier (7)

An in-service place of retirement for the lucky ones (7)

Folds and stows away (5)

The agreements give the company the Northern regions (9)

Cup-bearer involved in a curse (6) Clergyman finds tea not very attractive (8) Run more than necessary (5)

Stream diverted to hydro-electric construction in Holland (9)

A promise of self-confidence (9)

Little girl converted a RC churchman (5) Suffering legendary discomfort? (8)

Fish one found in a particular spot (6) Do they work on old paintings and give them back? (9)

One flying in the forest? (5)

Many I spread out and show (7)

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David's wife is in the pool with a female graduate (9)

A report for consideration (7)

Dries out a couple in bad condition (9) Sweet music? (4)

That fellow Charlie is in town (10)

It may be used to fasten the components up (5)

Fruitful alternative to a Somerset town (7) The girl gives us answers needing to be reduced (5)

Surrey and Yorkshire opener organised a child-care centre (3,7)

Run into seven different letter-bearers (9) A lady-killer (9)

For the up-and-coming ops employs married people (7)

Obstacle to a driver, of course (7)

Filled with enthusiasm despite being given the sack (5)

This reel shows spaniels playing on our lawn, initially (5)

Where the chaos looming is too much for some foreign capitalists (4)

No. 8,684

SOLUTION TO PUZZLE No. 8683:

ACROSS: 1 Wrapping-paper; 8 Dessert; 9 Tearing; 11 Laid on; 13 Port-wine; 15 Bleat; 16 Inwards; 18 Too well; 19 Bight; 21 Third act; 23 Stingo; 25 Diocese; 26 Marxist; 28 Mismanagement.

DOWN: 2 Respite; 3 Pie; 4 Iota; 5 Gets on well; 6 Avast; 7 Elixirs; 8 Deliberated; 10 Goes without; 12 Outdo; 14 Fire-screen; 17 Robot; 18 Tripoli; 20 Gentian; 22 Dream; 24 Smug; 27 Rum.