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 7 Odds - that aren’t? (5) 8 Picture Clue 11 Idiot said to get extra poweredup (5) 13 Before being abbot’s sidekick... (5) 14 Picture Clue 16 Tiger eye? Get away - maybe it’s a nest! (5) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

2 Bit obtuse for employment (3) 3 Picture Clue 4 Dumb location to site an axis! (4) 5 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 9 Picture Clue 10 Opposed to, in the meantime (4) 12 Resort (or not) to the break (4) 15 Weed that can take a ship? (4) 17 Back from the war and tender (3)

8a. Cads all at sea? Tragic one! (3,4)

5d. Property sale that’s not export? (4,6)

3d. Low sort of score, Tone? (4,4)

1a. Frothy tub with loads of ‘pop’? (6,4)

18a. Gave in - vertically? (6,4)

14a. Deduct a sort of blank (3,4)

9d. Prodded a design saying, “GET LOST!” (4,4)

6d. Likes to shell, but not out (6,4)