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 Dead cigar — like a head of hair! (3) 7 Friend of Crystal Palace (3) 8 Picture Clue 10 Requirement of no rent for the lament (7) 11 Picture Clue 14 Thing’s ends of line for idiots (3) 15 Gorilla having pea soup? (3) 16 Picture Clue DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 Extrapolating from snare (4) 3 House is mise en faux (4) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 7 Picture Clue 9 Tom, digitally finished (5) 12 Radiation that marks the beam? (1-3) 13 Keen to paint over some bits (4) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 All-British. 6 Isle. 7 Use. 8 Elan. 9 Going bad. 11 Up to date. 14 Reef. 15 Tam. 16 Task. 17 City centre. DOWN: 1 Accentuate. 2 Bring to. 3 Tie in. 4 Squab. 5 Head office. 10 Gherkin. 12 Tempi. 13 Ditty.