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 7 Hold attention with fastener (5) 8 Picture Clue 11 Faun — it’ll take off, allegedly (5) 13 All right to take toy back to ‘environment’ city (5) 14 Picture Clue 16 Honour to be found in hospital section (5) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

2 Bit of a revelation for Vic.! (3) 3 Picture Clue 4 Cora — could be a killer whale! (4) 5 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 9 Picture Clue 10 Slid off in pool place (4) 12 Neat axiom to have in the cab (4) 15 Nags about the problem (4) 17 There’s a curve in this hierarchy (3)

5d. Building — has families (10)

3d. Vestibule’s an opposition chamber? (8)

1a. Burst out of fracture in frame? (5,5)

18a. It’s mainly a runway (6,4)

14a. Case is Michaela’s — Earthshaking! (7)

6d. Takes from list all kisses backstage (7,3)

8a. Keeps Mum? (7)

9d. Plastic money? (4,4)