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 ON MONDAY

ACROSS 1 Picture Clue 5 Pull-out from ready-to-wear section (3) 7 Insect that’s a bit of a has-been? (3) 8 Picture Clue 10 Fashion victim, panicking amongst the drums (7) 11 Picture Clue 14 That’s a cunning way to express oneself! (3) 15 Hot work from this pair (3) 16 Picture Clue

DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 He’s lying, to back-track (4) 3 Cane was cut when fresh (4) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 7 Picture Clue 9 Leaps around only to fall back (5) 12 Duckling, said to be fruity (4) 13 Already the era’s gone awry for this woman (4)

7d. In darkness, it’s a shady operator to fly this way! (2,5)

11a. Sucking sound of cunning clues at headquarters (7)

16a. Myth not ascribed to a pony in classic comedy (5,6)

1a. Carefully amend the end run when thinly staffed (11)

4d. Wears more casual clothes then tells off? (7,4)

1d. Imitate, then maul and upset final goal (8,3)

8a. Rush all Waynes out of entry space (7)

6d. Point of exam, say? Mostly bleached! (7)