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 7 Flower to arrive, roughly pruned (5) 8 Somehow, I’d envisaged bits to make it broader (5) 9 Picture Clue 11 Picture Clue 14 Sidestreet farewell, said as covering reason (5) 15 Justice losing its way, so cordial! (5) 16 Picture Clue DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 Tum is of service, say? (5) 3 Vehicle sounds snaky from Mr Kipling! (3) 4 Picture Clue 5 Eradication at once removed from Circle Lines (5) 6 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue 12 ‘SOY IN RECIPE,’ (that’s loud!) (5) 13 Work time that’s in your best interests (5) 15 Conflict container? (3) Friday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Sheep farmer. 5 Elf. 7 Pug. 8 Atlanta. 10 Two-tier. 11 Styptic. 14 Oat. 15 Key. 16 Formal offer. DOWN: 1 Sleeping off. 2 Pail. 3 Aeon. 4 Rugby player. 6 Fastest. 7 Patrick. 9 Act up. 12 Yoga. 13 To-do.