WEEKLY CROSSWORD
Across
1 Large weight securing bait in fast current (6,4) 7 Small flat fishes – in pond, absolutely! (4) 9 As a well-stocked fishery is – makes *Rico flip! (8) 10 Derek Richie’s nickname – for a Yorks. river? (3,3) 11 Norfolk river, tributary of Little Ouse (4) 12 Brackish, saline (5) 13 A headland – and monstrous Scottish lake! (4) 14 Release e.g. a palomar (6) 16 Shrops location of Monument Fishery (lash fin*) (7) 19 Small, prawn-like crustaceans (7) 22 Permits – some shallow swimming (6) 24 Like the sides of a square pear lead (4) 26 Strong gust of wind – drat! (5) 28 Hook material (4) 29 Some octopus hinders type of rod joint! (4-2) 30 Area of the Solent (*is a depth) (8) 31 Small pellet, but not bait (4) 32 Slowing down line on casting, using finger (10)
Down
2 In brief, county location of Sywell reservoir (9) 3 Cornish town at north end of The Lizard (7) 4 Flat, basic forms of water transport (5) 5 Feather material for fly-ties (*he lacks) (7) 6 Shabby, tawdry (5) 7 Peter ___, founded his tackle company 1967 (7) 8 See 27dn. 15 __ Paisley, twice-winner of Carp World Cup (3) 17 Charity caring for canals/ rivers (abbrev) – in Dyfi waters (3) 18 N Ireland’s top coarse fishing river (*brown lane) (5,4) 20 Checking devices on e.g. fly reel (7) 21 Welsh coastal city and county (7) 23 Small Cumbrian trout river – in flow there (7) 25 Lincs. market town on River Lud (5) 26 Scottish resort ... in Oban - f-fantastic! (5) 27/8 Above-the-knee waders (5,5)