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 8 Wear for inspection — or is it a cheeky attempt? (3-2) 9 ‘Oh ya foot bone’s connected to ya...’ (5) 10 Cares about all of mankind (5) 12 Relative clue about satin edge (5) 14 Picture Clue 15 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Merry (the point to South Yorkshire!) (5) 3 Undergrowth to clean with? (5) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 7 Picture Clue 11 Mediocre doctrine to give beliefs (5) 13 Water rat’s poor copy at Centre Court (5)

4d. Wittily, a wag ordered London street! (7,4)

1d. Drill one recounts to kin carefully (11)

5a. Annual way in frantic prayer (3,4)

1a. A contest with two? Stuff for padding! (6,5)

15a. Uncork and, OK, it could be associate (5,6)

14a. Pay them so as to give understanding (7)

7d. Commit to test run which went wrong (7)

6d. Makes vertical calls? (5,2)