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 Stagger at the bottom of the boat (4) 10 Plod - for a six? (4) 11 Welcome in, pedigree terrier! (5) 12 Dash off Chinese lanterns (4) 14 Pal in toxic, humble surroundings (4) 15 Picture Clue 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Picture Clue 3 Better yet — bottled whiskey (3) 4 Also, Lotto ought to be reduced (3) 6 Try to take your turn (4,1,2) 7 Chilled out, but poorly (3) 8 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue 13 Tool lost in brawl (3) 16 Daft ending, back on board (3) 17 Vehicle taking off from aircraftcarrier (3) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Balloon sail. 5 Females. 7 Leech. 8 Nadia. 9 Nabob. 11 Noted. 12 Dandies. 13 Radio aerial. DOWN: 1 Be in line for. 2 Oomph. 3 Nylon. 4 Life and soul. 5 Feel bad. 6 Sedates. 10 Banjo. 11 Noise.