PITCHERWITS

ACROSS 1 Picture Clue 6 Against stake, say... (4) 7 Disapproval of early bookmakers (3) 8 Combust little stream in the North (4) 9 Picture Clue 11 Picture Clue 14 Aeneas left her — because she achieved nothing? (4) 15 A few, said to be an addition... (3) 16 Amicable bit of rock? (4) 17 Picture Clue DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 Picture Clue 3 Winston’s gesture, saving a lost plan (1-4) 4 Ban scant thanks with a jeer (5) 5 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue 12 Clouds of denim binding (5) 13 Around zero speed, but lots of energy! (5) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Gold-bearing. 5 Tendril. 9 Tine. 10 Orca. 11 Laden. 12 Side. 13 Able. 14 U-shaped. 16 Practicable. DOWN: 1 Gone to sleep. 2 Let. 3 Ill. 4 Goal average. 6 Eyelets. 7 Dead Sea. 8 Iron Age. 14 USA. 15 DOB.

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.

1d. Is this just one big fiddle? (6,4)

9a. Silent night hunter (5,3)

1a. Put out of commission (10)

17a. Hello sweater, say? (4,6)

11a. Should the vendor be troubled? (4,4)

10d. Sail to the extremity... (7)

5d. ...left on the hob too long! (6,4)

2d. Sang - after N, say (7)