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 File accessed (in the meadow) (3) 7 Defibrillator to lie in it... (3) 8 Picture Clue 10 Rate lag as being on the loose (2,5) 11 Picture Clue 14 One of four to Foxtrot on (3) 15 Either way, she’s the producer (3) 16 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Metal chippings, ground down to powder (4) 3 Wolf, talking of hospital flier (4) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 7 Picture Clue 9 Colour to remove sorrow from Kwashiorkor victim (5) 12 Fate strangely has its own trial (4) 13 No one loses the way this time (4) Yesterday’s solution — ACROSS: 1 Disc harrow, 6 Aeon, 7 Ova, 8 Lull, 9 Ice cream, 11 Bluebell, 14 Ever, 15 Lit, 16 Iota, 17 Backhander. DOWN: 1 Dollar bill, 2 Chalice, 3 Runic, 4 Ozone, 5 Farmworker, 10 Relearn, 12 Ultra, 13 Brink.

4d. Shells out for moluscs (6,5)

1d. It’s a wrap, Sweetie! (6,5)

1a. Where the best play together (7,4)

16a. Triangular corners? (5,6)

6d. Rubbed up — the right way? (7)

8a. Arm armour (7)

11a. Nibble away at (3,4)

7d. Basic, right? (7)