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 5 A libidinous start to a

reason for absence (5) 7 Run it unpredictably as a

north west Italy place (5) 9 Picture Clue 11 Bill’s mate lurking

in aircooler (3) 12 Tiny, tiny piece of an

action replay (3) 13 Picture Clue 16 Ten is the setting for the inside picture (5) 17 Between islands.

Confused? (2,3) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN

1 Picture Clue 2 Inhale sharply and very loudly after sin offering (5) 3 Relative proportions

of administration (5) 4 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 8 Picture Clue 10 At least it’s in

the meadow (3) 14 Tears wiped away for tariffs (5) 15 Mismanage man’s loss of icon (5)

1a. This is good enough, when it’s as high as the itch! (2,2,7)

1d. Mad, mad pouncing that’s trendy and new (2,3,6)

4d. Sincerely, with right digits on left pectoral (4,2,5)

13a. Accuse particular rule, it’s said (7)

18a. To throw eggs is uncomfortably like 144 lbs? (5,6)

9a. Stock market action to sail again? (7)

6d. Ordains what turns out to be intrusions (7)

8d. Sailors measuring TV viewing? (7)