WEEKLY CROSSWORD

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Across

1 Jutting out, like a rudd’s lower jaw (10) 7 Angling set-ups (4) 9 See 18ac. 10 Noisy large waggler float (8) 11 Tidal flood – such as the Severn’s (4) 12 Wet, weather-wise (5) 13 England’s first World Angling champ, Billy __ (4) 14 Fenland town location of Townsend Lakes Fishery (7) 16 Merseyside resort north of River Alt (*fry mob) (6) 18/9 Essex area between the Blackwater/Colne estuaries (*admirals seen!) (6,6) 20 Thick, dark syrup used for bait flavouring (8) 22 Yangtze is this continent’s longest river (4) 24 Natural sweetener for bait (5) 26 Small Warwicks. river - sort of *lane (4) 27 Sponsor of Masters event at White Acres (8) 28 Of the highest quality – from quivertip to pole! (6) 29/25dn. A reel’s retrieve speed (4,5) 30 Attractant, like Robin Red (10)

Down

2 Riverside Herefordshire town: *yes, so worn out! (4,2,3) 3 Sleek, in-line spinners – tormentors (7) 4 Some ground eroded ... beneath (5) 5 Suffolk county town on the River Orwell (7) 6 Water-carved depression (5) 7 Livestock stealer (7) 8 Best peperami colour to use in summer (5) 15 Long period of time ... in River Anton (3) 16 Cornish river *Alf rerouted! (3) 17 Somerset peninsula, in Bristol Channel (*new rod ban) (5,4) 19 e.g. angler moving stealthily (7) 20 Reddish purple colour (*name tag) (7) 21 Atlantic red food fish and a type of turtle (7) 23 Yorkshire river from *Wales! (5) 24 Underwater ledge (5) 25 See 29ac.