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.

ACROSS 1 Picture Clue 7 ‘Language’ of a

crazy log-in (5) 8 Picture Clue 11 Campanula variant off the plan of South China seaport (5) 13 The tedium of a persistent garden nuisance (5) 14 Picture Clue 16 Machine loom, phased out, yet giving local energy (5) 18 Picture Clue

DOWN 2 Sprinted in an

endurance race? (3) 3 Picture Clue 4 Wader who is a bit

glib, I suspect (4) 5 Picture Clue 6 Picture Clue 9 Picture Clue 10 Print off a

prominent sign (4) 12 Cook with some

bleach effect? (4) 15 On the coupon at last! (4) 17 Smooth out herd,

say, at dairy? (3)

6d. Climbing awkwardly with a naughty gremlin in the cab (10)

5d. Cargo that’s a bit flyaway (3,7)

3d. Little orbs upsetting the bull’s ego (8)

1a. Concept of many candelas? Brainwave! (6,4)

9d. Door securer, using an adapted local key (4,4)

18a. Wrong reef, could it be grandpa? (6,4)

8a. Purchases from, but gets bad? (4,3)

14a. Saying no to horrible fur sale (7)