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 Picture Clue 9 ‘Darling, that’s rather expensive...’ (4) 10 Staunch kind of ginger (4) 11 Loner, unlikely to register (5) 12 Bread that Anna made (4) 14 How to tug punches? (4) 15 Picture Clue 18 Picture Clue DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 Picture Clue 3 Feeling like a bit of a Conger? (3) 4 Like a hospital, the fire remains (3) 6 Butcher is having chops to hold dear (7) 7 Pull up the tum! (3) 8 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue 13 A weekend break — there’s a wonder! (3) 16 Bit of chicken feed, for Barbie pal (3) 17 Fool with a pro, partner? (3) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Handsome man. 5 Nursery. 7 Oxbow. 8 Solid. 9 Tilth. 11 Cairo. 12 Shading. 13 Christopher. DOWN: 1 Homeostatic. 2 Straw. 3 Meets. 4 Name-dropper. 5 No-balls. 6 Yelping. 10 Heals. 11 Chino.

15a. Draws varying thicknesses — sinlessly! (8)

2d. Earn — the way to encourage (7)

1d. Unleashed in top captions (9)

5a. It’s really bright — but curvy? (3,5)

1a. Heir losing his rag in California mountains (4,6)

18a. Answer to impossible puzzle? (2-3,5)

10d. Dons skids upon joining (5,2)

8d. Life emits trouble — when having fun? (4,5)