Regarding the clue. I think the clue is "Theodore Roosevelt's hat".
Plesen gave a not-so-bad interpretation of this clue... So far, I haven't found anything better...
For now, my vote is to execute Kostyan.
Now is not the time to waste votes. All the mafias are alive and well. We absolutely must hang one of them today.
P.S. Hermit, if we use antonyms as a way to interpret clues, then this combination sounds quite good:
Silent -> talkative -> poet -> Pushkin on your ava :)
Added after 17 minutes
Hmm... Or maybe Mr. Death's ND isn't in the newspaper because he himself was blocked...
Turn order
9) General protects, blocks/trains.
10) Mr. Death plays chess.