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 5 Picture Clue America’s somewhat anomalous aspect (1,1,1) 7 Steel key used to find moose (3) Picture Clue 8 10 Butcher’s stuff gone bad? (7) 11 Picture Clue 14 Add-on after add-on (1,1,1) 15 Label here, a bit of an advantage! (3) 16 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 It’s all a vast piece of magma! (4) 3 Bit of a sparkler could be national! (4) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 7 Picture Clue 9 Drink in the ‘alfresco’ coastline (5) 12 China - ancient store for bread (4) 13 Northern copy - a bit of a neck! (4) YESTERDAY’S solution: ACROSS: 1 Fishy story, 6 Lira, 7 Bay, 8 Hi-fi, 9 Brings in, 11 Hat-trick, 14 Anti, 15 Orb, 16 Liar, 17 Manchester. DOWN: 1 Fatherhood, 2 Halibut, 3 Train, 4 Rebus, 5 Hymn writer, 10 Go-karts, 12 Tibia, 13 Relic.

1a. Heap of leanest letters for HUGE swimmer! (3,8)

4d. Flag that Ike made to go on plane (4,1,6)

1d. Come across with an “Oops!”? (7,4)

8a. Char, said to be very dark ‘N’ (7)

16a. Money earned on the web? (3,8)

11a. Gravy train — all at once! (7)

7d. Personal parking for quick getaway? (3,4)

6d. Takes in without deceiving (7)