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 Partial diesel fuel? That’s the spirit! (3) 7 Somewhat repugnant little dog (3) 8 Picture Clue 10 To write about a double level (3-4) 11 Picture Clue 14 Cereal stuck at back of throat (3) 15 Solution seen in a black eye! (3) 16 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Light bucket, say? (4) 3 Of Palaeontological age (4) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 7 Picture Clue 9 Spaced out, but does not, strangely, play the fool (3,2) 12 Long ago, you held back exercises (4) 13 List that’s a fuss? (2-2)

4d. He’ll try to score (5,6)

1d. Treating hangover – napping in wings? (8,3)

8a. Antenatal? NE gone from Georgia (7)

1a. Antipodean ovine one, rearing to go? (5,6)

16a. Feral form of odd, proper bid (6,5)

11a. Astringent sort of pencil (7)

7d. Green sort of saint? (7)

6d. Quickest (and most secure!) (7)