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. Solution tomorrow.

ACROSS

1 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 7 Quarterstaff — non-starter for drink (5) 8 Tree, cut with force for heron (5) 9 Love an entrance, by the sound of it (5) 11 Theme of a bon mot (if a little short) (5) 12 Picture Clue 13 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Little professor, with nothing to show for evidence (5) 3 Follow new leader, say, to take to court? (5) 4 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 10 Make lid even smaller, then leave out (5) 11 AGM to go haywire for Gog partner (5)

Friday’s solution ACROSS: 1 In absentia. 7 Idyll. 8 Oil pipe. 11 Tie-in. 13 Gleam. 14 Race off. 16 Avian. 18 Firebreaks. DOWN: 2 Nay. 3 Belong to. 4 Neap. 5 Assessment. 6 Hit the roof. 9 Long face. 10 Idle. 12 Epic. 15 Edge. 17 Ilk.

13a. Cured panes, from godless mask-maker (6,5)

4d. Roughly seal off vent for vehicle group (5,2,4)

1d. Notes made to quiver at the seams (4-7)

5a. Retards plus sow equals trouble (5,2)

1a. Undressed with paint remover? (8,3)

12a. If dregs poured out, they’re cool! (7)

6d. Try pies out for sulphides (7)

5d. So no exits (of a selfmade version) (4,3)