PITCHERWITSTM

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 Reading, without an

awfully sad song (5) 7 Communal man, leaving a

mess for the stand-in (5) 9 Picture Clue 11 Sheiks who back away

from the resort (3) 12 Disapproval of turbo

opening up (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 Deny fiasco in East End is lacking (5) 17 Open beyond

the junction (5) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Such elation of a

crabby nipper! (5) 3 Mini land mass in a

mosaic of tiles (5) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 8 Picture Clue 10 Catty Piperson? (3) 14 Authority of speaking,

as it were (3-2) 15 Dwelling described

in drab odes (5)

4d. Oiled chromate pad used in repair (11)

1d. A sailing duo about to create sound waves (5,6)

6d. Rib about lies that are laughable (7)

18a. Colonel, with deft plans, gave no passion (4,3,4)

1a. With no authority, it’s formulated with saccharin (11)

13a. Rice cooked in a samba? It could be! (7)

8d. Rifle through unfair ban on rice (7)

9a. Southern Top Gear producer to join break (7)