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 Dutch one? That’s for weeds! (3) 6 Fends off award of Military order (1,1,1) 7 Picture Clue 10 Take in half a breath (3) 11 Utmost saying of onetime little flower? (7) 12 Humour found, with fashion centre missing (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 On Beaufort scale, it’s out-of-this-world crafty! (3) 17 Allow wallet to be thinned down (3) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Little supermarket — in a pen? (4) 3 Double act — a dead index (4) 4 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 8 A rota altered in blood line (5) 9 Picture Clue 14 Always in reverence (4) 15 Tent made from Yoghurts? Gosh no! (4)

4d. Beginning to be wrong — with two reports (5,5)

1a. Reversed — but without power? (6,3)

7a. Recompenses — very loud and soapy? (7)

13a. Produced fodder — in sunshine? (4,3)

1d. Framework for the retired (8)

18a. How little cog relates to big? (4,5)

9d. Got in a flap alone? (4,4)

5d. Return — of the prodigal? (10)