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

6 Keith has a way out

with kin partner (4) 7 As good as some of

the sticky stuff! (3) 8 Peer, because you see him a little less clearly? (4)

9 Picture Clue

11 Picture Clue

14 Mammal said

to cost a lot (4)

15 Rested for the

whole song (3)

16 Against any form of a

tin fabrication (4)

17 Picture Clue DOWN 1 Picture Clue 2 Picture Clue 3 Sort of chore that is claycoloured? (5) 4 Dark time near the old cat’s tail (5) 5 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue 12 Stratum for

a chicken? (5) 13 Inertia rarely produces top gear stuff (5)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION — ACROSS: 1 Love is blind. 5 Ashtray. 9 Onto. 10 Dawn. 11 Write. 12 Exam. 13 Dido. 14 End stop. 16 Fruit grower. DOWN: 1 Lose oneself. 2 Via. 3 Icy. 4 Demon bowler. 6 Snowmen. 7 Tidings. 8 Added to. 14 Emu. 15 Pew.

17a. What could be expensive, or a real bargain? (5,5)

1d. Lint, nearly destroyed inside (10)

10d. Upheaval is heard to be more suspicious (7)

9a. Heart stopped with accompanying caution? (8)

11a. Very confused to steal, à la mode (3,2,3)

5d. Lounger led away by basic moral principle (6,4)

1a. ‘I bet that’s right!’ (if I get tied up?) (1’2,2,5)