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 Asking to be included in snow glider (3) 6 At least it’s a meadow (3) 7 Picture Clue 10 Holly has a creepy partner! (3) 11 Corn, out to disconnect landline (7) 12 Selfish section of the category? (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 April 1st party’s a bit of a fuss (3) 17 Looked back and lived (3) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Low tide (in one approximation) (4) 3 Withstand defiantly ( exLatin) (4) 4 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 8 Frequently said about ‘X’ (5) 9 Picture Clue 14 Skis front to back as sweet gesture (4) 15 An insulation taken up for festivity (4)

5d. Half around, say in terrible slice of crime (10)

4d. Flatness to go all out to pave the way (10)

1d. William able to be tin down under (8)

7a. Horrible old parrot? Terrible landfill item! (7)

1a. Got out of bed and truanted (6,3)

18a. Educate viewers with optical tiredness? (9)

13a. King ran in front? ‘Order, order...’ (7)

9d. Rushed upon fresh new brood (4,4)