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 7 Bring together tune I composed (5) 8 Muse quietly about the sea froth (5) 9 Picture Clue 11 Picture Clue 14 Be not ignoble about the ‘language’! (5) 15 The lengths playgrounds can go to? (5) 16 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Little church devil is quite a monkey! (5) 3 To hold a ball — as you start to laugh (3) 4 Picture Clue 5 What an uncouth person to lurch around! (5) 6 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue 12 Work end over into martial art (5) 13 Unorthodox? — a bit pointed (5) 15 Whoever can solve this one? (3)

4d. Birdhouse losing queen of Samurai code (7)

1d. Buzzer’s for holding poisons? (10)

9a. Have liking for tabletop with air over (2,7,2)

1a. Butt-joined? — like a really old house? (4,2,4)

6d. Cushy number — despite the thorns! (3,2,5)

16a. Mid-life sensations from playing poker? (3,7)

11a. Road action — or pitch action! (4,1,6)

10d. Take from list — fed for a consideration (4,3)