PITCHERWITS TM

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 Melody — the stuff of life, basically (3) 6 After-effects, coming from before (3) 7 Picture Clue 10 By hook or by crook, it’s got the ball! (3) 11 Unburden a cargo that’s gone bad? (7) 12 Finish the goal! (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 Tot, with attention deficit disorder (3) 17 Runabout for holding tea (3) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Bead-work — in retirement (4) 3 Cook — in hot water! (in boiler suit) (4) 4 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 8 First Fiennes, then re-tune harp that’s left (5) 9 Picture Clue 14 Tickover not working (4) 15 Back at the double? ‘Goodbye’! (2-2) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Fire-damaged. 5 Bemused. 8 Exile. 9 Rayon. 10 Truss. 12 Ellen. 14 Tipster. 15 Parentcraft. DOWN: 1 Forrest Gump. 2 Rabbi. 3 Giddy. 4 Day and night. 6 Meets up. 7 Surfeit. 11 Utter. 13 Larva.

4d. Settled in — in herbaceous border? (6,4)

1d. Ref. borne out as not a slave (8)

7a. Dr. Dylan prescribes terra firma (3,4)

1a. One for old snappers to light up? (9)

18a. Fishing village — and that’s Gospel! (9)

13a. That gin, taken when dark (2,5)

9d. Dud named as being a bit extra (8)

5d. Croatia — cut out to be despotic? (10)