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 Fuel pumped from Madagascar (3) 6 For each person in front (3) 7 Picture Clue 10 Handy extra, colouring extracted (3) 11 Promise a tower’s construction (5,2) 12 Obviate, and take a bite out of eggs (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 Look both ways and say yes, old-timer! (3) 17 Regret using this herb! (3) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Bathers lose ball partner, but she’s got it! (4) 3 Cut the buns up (4) 4 Picture Clue 5 Picture Clue 8 Mantra designed to conceal occupation (5) 9 Picture Clue 14 Platform set up in bread aisle (4) 15 Knot of coral? (4) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 By telegraph. 5 Karachi. 8 Tenet. 9 Squab. 10 Relic. 12 Enter. 14 Depends. 15 Kingfishers. DOWN: 1 Blister pack. 2 Token. 3 Adieu. 4 Handbarrows. 6 Rate cap. 7 Cistern. 11 Laden. 13 Taste.