PITCHERWITSTM

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 It’s leaf-curl, sucker! (4) 7 Bees haven’t learnt the lyrics, so they do! (Oof!) (3) 8 Loosen rotund, oversized middle (4) 9 Picture Clue 11 Picture Clue 14 Amphibian has digits, allegedly (4) 15 I AM behind everything, would you believe? (3) 16 Cut down, vis-a-vis passport stamp (4) 17 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Picture Clue 3 Flyer Chiff to lead the banter? (5) 4 Map out empathic moral rule (5) 5 Picture Clue 10 Picture Clue 12 Rubber that’s trendy but expensive, say (5) 13 A kilo of fruit of the vine for Costner (5)

1a. Irritating new callers? Can be keyed in (or out) (5,5)

9a. Card fees waived, they don’t hide embarrassment! (3,5)

1d. P.A. salary has a new gun, à la mode (6,4)

2d. Hard work for notable achievements (7)

11a. Bristles and shrieks about the direction taken (8)

5d. “Gotta say, as a summit, it’d be rubbish!” (1,4,5)

10d. Risked, on the end of the fence? (2,5)

17a. Little stomach for fine art drawing of a hat (5,5)