PITCHERWITSTM

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 Tea store to carry

your clubs? (5) 7 Identical copy about

to be on its own (5) 9 Picture Clue 11 Is one sounding a bit

sheepish, lady? (3) 12 Managed to start

with the isle (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 Alleviates with measures of rum taken out (5) 17 Pelvis, tactfully concealed by the view (5) 18

Picture Clue

DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 Wear for inspection, or is it a cheeky attempt? (3-2) 3 UFOs about to be

centre of attention (5) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 8 Picture Clue 10 You exist in

Q S, say (3) 14 Saddened by an

unhappy setup (5) 15 Diva, not occupying

all the sofa (5)

4d. Desperately yearned to be safe, yet totally unrestricted (4,3,4)

1d. Rider who’s around to manoeuvre the van? (6,5)

8d. So lumpy, akin to a divine home in Greece! (7)

6d. Takes off, having dusted around and about (7)

13a. Well aware of the duel in a cup match (5,2)

18a. Yule? Ancient spelling for military position? (11)

9a. Could be Ming (or old soap!) (7)