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 Love the space that’s eggy! (5) 8 Flag taken to hothead - as whiskey! (5) 9 Picture clue 11 Picture clue 14 Earls taken by light beam (5) 15 Figure of speech at end of tight-rope! (5) 16 Picture clue

DOWN

1 Picture clue 2 Scam (ongoing) is part surrounded by . . . . . (5) 3 Antique stuffed in a folder (3) 4 Picture clue 5 Dobson ain’t a pushover! (5) 6 Picture clue 10 Picture clue 12 Wing is more than a bit of a ‘device’ (5) 13 Score off rebound within - it’s not on! (2-3) 15 Pair as well, so they say (3)

16a. Oversteps the mark (4,3,3)

11a. Perfectly punctual (5,2,4)

4d. Continuing... (5,2)

1d. Basic ‘law’ (6,4)

9a. Wearying ache (7,4)

1a. Help a lot.... (2,1,4,3)

10d. Alternately (2,5)

6d. Shift that stick! (6,4)