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 Get your gun, girl! (5) 7 Deduce the finer details (5) 9 Picture clue 11 ‘Maiden name’ needed, initially (3) 12 Check out the ‘beastly’ doctor (3) 13 Picture clue 16 Chasm is unit next to steamship (5) 17 Concoct ethereal piece for eightsome (5) 18 Picture clue

DOWN

1 Picture clue 2 A rope, knotted for musical item (5) 3 Some sprinting needed if to publish! (5) 4 Picture clue 6 Picture clue 8 Picture clue 10 Sprinted, as part of the arrangement (3) 14 Tessa turns up, being useful (5) 15 Hunger after — old, or confused? (5)

Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Call forth, 5 I do, 6 Ton, 7 Disable, 10 Dna, 11 Genetic, 12 Kit, 13 In style, 16 Yet, 17 Owl, 18 All tied up. DOWN: 1 Cottages, 2 Lend, 3 Okra, 4 Honest toil, 5 I had no idea, 8 Ideal, 9 Backstop, 14 Taut, 15 Eyed.

4d. It’s a Turner, but not that artistic... (6,5)

9a. Constitution paper (7)

1a. Doubles up as no parking (6,5)

18a. Cellist ain’t about to sparkle! (11)

6d. Mr who might be no more? (4,3)

1d. All responses (4,3,4)

13a. Party VIP (7)

8d. Passionate (7)