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 Snake — in the airing cupboard! (3) 6 A series to manage (3) 7 Picture Clue 10 Immunity, providing some tertiary education (3) 11 Circulates when set out to be essential (7) 12 Much rescued by Abraham (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 Best bid from the astronomer (1,1,1) 17 Nice index — in your earpiece! (3) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Called one ‘on the ladder’? (4) 3 Turn out a car across the pond (4) 4 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 8 Happen to have succoured, not sued (5) 9 Picture Clue 14 Arouse, but not as troubled currency (4) 15 What’s all this fuss about a list? (2-2)