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 American nut Europe can harbour (5) 7 Isoprene, washed out to make it fresh (5) 9 Picture Clue 11 House — at the end of the exercise (3) 12 A bit smooth to be talking ‘bull’! (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 Express gratitude, when compared to a weekend (5) 17 Innuendo? Nod off out of boredom! (5) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Numbers said to be refused in Germany? (5) 3 Mistake to go wrong alternatively (5) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 8 Picture Clue 10 Not up to weight . . . (3) 14 Joined with master key — do be careful (5) 15 Once again, Gina emerges from the sea (5)