PITCHERWITS

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 6 The thread of the story... (4) 7 Angelic heart for hair stylist (3) 8 Eggs said to be singularly like a test (4) 9 Picture Clue 11 Picture Clue 14 Pots taken back to the finish (4) 15 ‘Sleep’ through — would be smoky! (3) 16 In taking a short cut... (4) 17 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Picture Clue 3 Tube of left brain nerves (5) 4 Funny thing, this dark time... (5) 5 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue 12 Gripe neatly contained — that’s mature (5) 13 Doggone it! It’s a bit quiet (5)