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

5 Scooter making a bit of a bird noise (3)

6 State providing music (3)

7 Picture Clue

10 Cradle of Nova Scotia (3)

11 One insect gone in dive? (3,4)

12 Favourite filling belongs to us (3)

13 Picture Clue

16 Take the camera in half-time (3)

17 Runabout for tea (3)

18 Picture Clue

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1 Picture Clue

2 Collector, collecting bits of twisted necklace (4)

3 Maul over salty aluminium? (4)

4 Picture Clue

5 Picture Clue

8 Sat on horse ring for cowboy ‘fest’ (5)

9 Picture Clue

14 A page of plants? (4)

15 Channel swimmer on internet, say (4)

4d. Flyer — from the bank? (4,6)

1d. Foul bats fly around bragging sort (8)

1a. Halts bats in mid-flight for soaking stuff (4,5)

7a. Packed — before the exam? (7)

18a. Bee to fly off car with caffeine source (6,3)

13a. To the present cash box — immediately! (4,3)

9d. Theseus did for this bullish fellow (8)

5d. Concern about tic that’s going round (10)