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

7 Rigid, dyed-inthe-wool, but can be a bit lightheaded (5)

8 Innocent native who forfeits a turn (5)

9 Picture Clue

11 Picture Clue

14 Hoard that one can stash away for her (5)

15 Blare out ‘Baudelaire!’ maybe as a farewell? (5)

16 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue

2 Accidentally turn into a

dune. Unwarranted? (5) 3 Hens can do it without

taking orders? (3)

4 Picture Clue

5 Omits the problem

of damp (5) 6 Picture Clue

10 Picture Clue

12 There’s not a soul to have the midday mail (2,3) 13 Crocks from the

big country? (5)

15 Beer that’s written

in my calendar! (3)

4d. Got to be screwed on tight just before tomorrow (7)

1a. Mobile duet sung about Sunday rate? (6,4)

11a. Cent icon cut to pieces and reassembled in original state (11)

1d. Useless, poisonous plant of pet metal? (3,7)

16a. Defender could kerb the accent used (6,4)

10d. This sort of science can exit badly! (7)

6d. Freak crust, cut up to look terrified (4-6)

9a. Venus, probably, but not Williams (7,4)