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.

ACROSS

1 Picture Clue 7 Howled, when it could be a bad day (5) 8 Ex gratia libido, given as a bit of an excuse (5) 9 Picture Clue 11 Picture Clue

14 Lessen nuisance value (out of tedium) (5) 15 Farewell to any idea of having a U-turn (5) 16 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue

2 Decoy put out for furry rodent (5) 3 A disadvantage of being unhappy? (3) 4 Picture Clue 5 About a dressing down for Eastwood leader (5) 6 Picture Clue

10 Picture Clue 12 Strained, but said to be camp (5) 13 Pearlite’s not on a par with the best (5) 15 Dairy product could be music to my ears (3)

SOLUTION TOMORROW

9a. Bouts of peanut reaction to stop you in your tracks! (5,6)

11a. There’s a law we flouted for hydraulic power sources (11)

16a. Pen-pal address destroyed in that darned fire! (4,6)

4d. Speedy ruin has to come about (2,1,4)

1d. This can get to the bottom of it, little one! (4,6)

10d. Reel and air, dancing as before (7)

6d. Quaint digs set aside for massive mollusc (5,5)

1a. Ticks batch production for needlework (10)