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 No writer to unblock . . . (4) 10 Thing is, it’s a mite confused . . . (4) 11 Fill and ram round quick operation (3,2) 12 Aerodynamically, it’s a bit rocky (4) 13 Hang it! Drank too much last night! (4) 14 Picture Clue 16 Picture Clue DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 Degree of mastery of arm bands (1,1,1) 3 Rested for the whole song (3) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 7 Disturbed sleep, or are they runners? (7) 8 Picture Clue 14 For the non-amateur, in short (3) 15 Brief invitation to burgle? (1,1,1) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 All shook up. 5 Inflates. 9 Your. 10 Trio. 11 Error. 12 Tuba. 14 Neap. 15 Head back. 18 Bags of time. DOWN: 1 Away match. 2 Spiraea. 3 Owl. 4 Pie. 6 Florida. 7 Tar. 8 Scots pine. 10 Trinket. 13 Boa. 16 Ebb. 17 Bus.