WEEKLY CROSSWORD
Across
8 Britain’s smallest freshwater fish (11) 9 Usual number of baits in a ‘cocktail’ (3) 10 Doncaster location of Lindholme Lakes (*the prow) (7) 11 Severnside village between Bridgnorth and Bewdley (7) 12 Insects between larvae and adults (5) 14 Pellet pump’s release device to let in air (5) 15 A roach’s top one protrudes (3) 16 Small whale with beak-like snout (7) 18 Largest members of pike family (*kiss emu!) (7) 20 Spicy, like chilli powder (3) 21 It produces an intense light beam - in Bala, seriously! (5) 23 e.g. spaghetti, macaroni (5) 24 Protects index-finger when power-casting (*hub item) (7) 26 Use of pike gag in Scotland is (7) 28 __ Hamidi, carp fanatic / TV presenter (3) 29 Potential record-breaking carp at Holmes Fen (*pick Jan a cat) (7,4)
Down
1 Scene, sight (4) 2 Darlington is on this Tees tributary (6) 3 East Sussex ferry port (*NW heaven!) (8) 4 ___ Hughes, twice ‘World Pairs’ winner with Philip Jackson (6) 5 Bracing resort on Lincolnshire coast (8) 6 Pre-Stotz cylindrical weight – part of nasty leger! (4) 7 Pole float that’s thick and rounded near top (4-2) 8 Like a tiered waterfall (7) 13 Person guiding ships in/ out of harbour (5) 15 Charnwood Water fishery is in this county (abbrev.) (5) 17 Slow down the line release rate (4,4) 18 On the edge e.g. of a river (*alarming!) (8) 19 Fishing/caravan park near Skegness – *ankle was broken! (4,4) 20 Chris Kendall’s nickname – in match at Manchester (6) 22 Carp may be infected by ‘___ Disease’ virus (6) 23 Sausage of ground meat, used as bait (6) 25 Component part – in munitions (4) 27 eg angler’s equipment (4)