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 tomorrow.

ACROSS

1 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 9 Speechless, but not in a minute (4) 10 In this place, in the report (4) 11 Dumb rabbit hidden in shade (5) 12 Jump from subtle approach to (4) 14 Picture (bit of a classic one, actually) (4) 15 Picture Clue 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Picture Clue 3 Employment in dangerous environment (3) 4 Begone from me! (3) 6 Left paper in turbine — crazy! (7) 7 Individual — at other end of phone (3) 8 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue 13 Curvy bit of parcel (3) 16 Take the camera in half time (3) 17 In course that’s owed? (3)

2d. Idle (pun) jumping into a queue (5,2)

5a. Tome in which to keep a score? (8)

1a. Fruity drink — a cider forerunner! (5,5)

8d. Maintaining, or continuing to employ (7,2)

15a. Decanted contents, being morally decayed (8)

18a. Appropriation could be innate — in an ox! (10)

10d. Give it a bath, sort of, for a home (7)

1d. Posted flightily? (9)