WEEKLY CROSSWORD

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Across

1 Stiff line good for floater fishing (*colour of bran) (12) 9 e.g. cloud __ or ground__ (4) 10 Thought highly of – some sprat (edible) (5) 11 Water __, ratlike rodent (4) 12 Two-boilie rig on the hair (7) 14 As a coffin weight is, holed through the core (2-4) 15 See 28dn. 17 Rocky islet off the Irish coast (*sent aft) (7) 19 ____ Water Park (*Bonn star) (8) 21/3 Spaced at intervals, like ‘shirt button’ shot (6,3) 22 Moved in a stream (6) 24 A carp is named after angling author, Lee ____ (7) 26 Sea rescue service – in Northern Lights! (4) 27 Release (3,2) 28 Peacock’s quill comes from this part of the bird (4) 29 Legendary carper, The Urban Myth author (5,7)

Down

2 Slowly releases e.g. attractant (*lakes) (5) 3 See 21ac. 4 He likes a row on water! (7) 5 Partly want one Hants. river (5) 6 Best mates’ sea fishing shelters? (7) 7 Relating to warships etc. – in Gowna valley (5) 8 Whale etc. food (knot plan) (8) 13 Sensitive bulb-shaped float – makes you cry? (5) 16 Similar to ‘Texas’ rig, but better in deep water (*in a coral) (8) 17 Low-lying wetland area (3) 18 Fish’s nostrils (*earns) (5) 20 e.g. stickleback (7) 21 Sugary content of e.g. molasses (*courses) (7) 23 Joint where fish’s tail and body meets (5) 24 Sort of pier, breakwater (5) 25 Keep it down to avoid spooking fish (5) 28/15 Describes rod flexible in top section only (3,6)