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 Entrance, walking-style, say . . . (4) 10 Craziest site, gone from odd Russian ruler (4) 11 Branched out of cattle farm (5) 12 Prejudice finishing off phobias . . . (4) 13 Slim, with a pair of shears? (4) 14 Picture Clue 16 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Food protector — Tucker’s partner (3) 3 Eggs all in a line, say (3) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 7 Occurrences of trousers? (4-3) 8 Picture Clue 14 Some in the company final (3) 15 How the horse refuses, say? (3)

Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Set in stone. 5 Location. 9 Anti. 10 Deer. 11 Breve. 12 Lido. 14 Draw. 15 Mansions. 18 Consorting. DOWN: 1 Sugar plum. 2 In limbo. 3 Tea. 4 Ego. 6 Cheerio. 7 Ire. 8 Narrowing. 10 Dead set. 13 Don. 16 Arc. 17 It’s.

1d. Possibly boarding at Goa — on your hols? (5,6)

1a. Rotten cads bag work and reverse (2,9)

8d. Cat, whom one trained double quick? (4,3)

4d. 3 in 24 are enough for a round tum? (6,5)

5a. When lids should be closed? (7)

16a. ‘Yes, yon reeds can wipe tears . . .’ (3,4,4)

14a. Nods, on a whim, etc. (3,2,2)

6d. See norm as Lake and Palmer, mate . . . (7)