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 9 Altogether bad bit of flavouring (4) 10 Scorch the profit, say (4) 11 Informally greet the heron (5) 12 Drab arrangement for Shakespeare? (4) 14 Rather a backward raffle! (4) 15 Picture Clue 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Picture Clue 3 Microelectronic source — of fish eggs! (3) 4 Bit of chicken feed, for Barbie pal (3) 6 How do our bass players answer in secret? (3,4) 7 Yorkshireman’s anger (3) 8 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue 13 What Vic does to his engine? (3) 16 Queen, as herself, say, triumphed (3) 17 What chilli is, not says (3) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 I’ll be blowed. 5 Daddies. 7 Arson. 8 Gaily. 9 Natal. 11 Ultra. 12 Pillion. 13 Windcheater. DOWN: 1 In plain view. 2 End-on. 3 Lying. 4 Dairy farmer. 5 Desktop. 6 Shipton. 10 Lilac. 11 Unite.