WEEKLY CROSSWORD
Across
1 Twisted shape of a coil crimp (6) 4 Grant ___, pro angler and fishing coach (6) 8 Knobbly-shaped flat lead (*rip gap) (6) 9 Having a fish-less session (8) 10 See 28ac. 11 See 27ac. 12 e.g. lobster pot (4) 13 e.g. ‘business end’ of fishing tackle (*men trial) (8) 15 Joins muscle to bone (*wines) (5) 17 See 24ac. 19 Allows access upstream for e.g. salmon (4,4) 21 Expert anglers, say - in surface sport (4) 23 Provocative internet poster (5) 24/17 Informal term for the sea (3,5) 25 Casual short-sleeved top – *it’s there, silly! (3,5) 27/11 Common rod material (*fabric borne) (6,5) 28/10 Former quarry flooded to form pool (6,3) 29 Up-slope (*stance) (6)
Down
1 It adds extra weight to swimfeeder (*pal stared) (9) 2 Data fed to computer (5) 3 That of a common carp has 4-6 rays (4,3) 5 They connect rigs or lures to lines (7) 6 Gwent river flowing into Severn estuary (3) 7 Latin for tench ... in net in canal (5) 9 Bulbous, hollow device: can be weighted with water (6,5) 12 e.g. 100lb of fish caught (3,2) 14 Building’s principal water supply (5) 16 Like a pale-coloured boilie? (6,3) 18 Scottish loch for pike/ brown trout (*near kit) (7) 20 e.g. separates braid/wire of lead core (7) 22 Dick ___, 17 years England match team manager (5) 24 Number of shanks on treble hook (5) 26 Spring-water health resort - in Regent’s park! (3)