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 on Monday. ACROSS 1 Picture Clue 5 Circular bit of research (3) 7 Asbo (obviously a bit disapproving) (3) 8 Picture Clue 10 Walk how you like towards this bird (4,3) 11 Picture Clue 14 Employ American way (3) 15 Basking shark ate snow gear (3) 16 Picture Clue DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 You can bet it will be an accountant . . . (4) 3 Opposed to Tina? Unlikely! (4) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 7 Picture Clue 9 Composite organism said to compare (5) 12 Cry heard from huge swimmer (4) 13 Tab-end for the archer to aim at (4) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Dissuasion. 6 Then. 7 Tea. 8 Blub. 9 Anecdote. 11 Buckle up. 14 Ludo. 15 Cue. 16 Lego. 17 Checkmates. DOWN: 1 Double back. 2 Sat back. 3 Sonic. 4 Outdo. 5 Cameo roles. 10 Diploma. 12 Czech. 13 Lilac.

4d. Delivers bombshell (5,1,5)

1a. Learned by oneself to tie Flanders up (4-7)

16a. Orwellian cogitation — again? (11)

11a. What a low fiddle! (4-3)

6d. Used to conceal cattle? (7)

1d. . . . waiting (5,6)

8a. Internetted? No! (7)

7d. Yells (7)