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 Billy’s looking a bit sick (3) 6 Are of a backward age (3) 7 Picture Clue 10 . . . and neither is it the number on roll (3) 11 Minis at design stage — befogged? (2,1,4) 12 Add up to a drink (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 Sense of humour, say, leading to whiskey (3) 17 In the blinkin’ middle of writing material! (3) 18 Picture Clue DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 . . . made into a honey drink (4) 3 No one loses the way this time (4) 4 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 8 Centre forward to moan about her (5) 9 Picture Clue 14 Primary ocean? (4) 15 Three can be a bit vitriolic (4) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Keep track of. 5 Sketchy. 8 Opera. 9 Widow. 10 Eclat. 12 Imply. 14 Singlet. 15 Scout patrol. DOWN: 1 Keyhole saws. 2 Ensue. 3 Keyed. 4 Fly away Paul. 6 Elastin. 7 Cowgirl. 11 Lasso. 13 Peter.