PITCHERWITS TM

PIT your wits against Pitcherwits — the exciting puzzle where some of the answers are in pictures! The solutions to the visual clues fit into the shaded spaces on the grid. SOLUTION TOMORROW

ACROSS

1 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 9 Dust floating off the boss (4) 10 Cajole the aerial lead? (4) 11 From a hazy selection comes a state city (5) 12 Ended in controversy (4) 14 Envisage something of a travel endorsement (4) 15 Picture Clue 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Picture Clue 3 Pronoun said to be sheepish? (3) 4 Number two pronoun sounding like number three (3) 6 Wealthy widow wag who rode out (7) 7 Pair, being partly deciduous (3) 8 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue

13 The night before, in the earlier events (3) 16 Flow partner from Entebbe (3) 17 A bit mystified by old disapproval (3)

15a Open invitation to flee from entanglement in reef (4,4)

1a Gig he did with Henry that was not laid back! (4,6)

2d Go towards something heard of vaguely (4,3)

8d Was he a constant physicist? (3,6)

10d Dissect the answer? What a mess! (5,2)

1d Clicks and gets the coconut? (4,2,3)

18a Contentious point to gnaw on? (4,2,4)

5a Dud named as being a bit extra (8)