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 on Monday.

ACROSS

1 Picture clue 7 Humdrum ballet in centre-dance (5) 8 Picture clue 11 From the side it’s the finale, live (3-2) 13 Car no. seen as potential tree (5) 14 Picture clue 16 Contribution to computer? (5) 18 Picture clue

DOWN

2 Ooh! (Maybe it’s a bit of resistance) (3) 3 Picture clue 4 Bread that Anna made (4) 5 Picture clue 6 Picture clue 9 Picture clue 10 Keen on Toni (sort of) (4) 12 Folded umbrella? Somewhat mute! (4) 15 Goatherd has promise... (4) 17 Sweet index of niceness? (3) Yesterday’s solution ACROSS: 1 Lady orchids, 5 Lowed, 7 Gizmo, 9 Shearer, 11 Pit, 12 Oft, 13 Hassles, 16 Mimic, 17 Renew, 18 Nice and easy. DOWN: 1 Lollipop men, 2 Oldie, 3 Cigar, 4 Shows the way, 6 West Ham, 8 Zeros in, 10 Ass, 14 Sacra, 15 Lurid.