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 tomorrow.

ACROSS

1 Picture Clue 5 The fury of an Airedale? (3) 6 Believes something of a falsehood (3) 7 Picture Clue 10 It will be won back presently (3) 11 Pal to rave about a fuss (7) 12 Much rescued by Abraham . . . (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 Said to take Noah on the Circle Line? (3) 17 Little does he know to go with Barbie (3) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Cane was cut to be fresh (4) 3 Formerly live as a written test (4) 4 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 8 Collect donkey after morning (5) 9 Picture Clue 14 A way out of perplexity . . . (4) 15 Fatal consequences of the powder (4)

Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Agony column. 5 Asiatic. 8 Egret. 9 Swede. 10 Drama. 12 Apply. 14 Gas leak. 15 Lily-livered. DOWN: 1 Aniseed ball. 2 On air. 3 Uncle. 4 Nursery maid. 6 In trays. 7 Testate. 11 Angel. 13 Poker.