WEEKLY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Bite indicator hanging below line (7) 5 Imitation aquatic insects, good carp bait (3,4) 10 ___ Edmonds, UK and World casting champ (5) 11 European country, home of world carp record (7) 12 Threesome (4) 13 e.g. forceps, hook tyers etc. (5) 14 Get together (4) 15 Running/semi-fixed set-up (*his rag, OK) (5,3) 18 Maggot of a greenbottle (6) 19 Bodyguard, chaperone (6) 21 Held on river bed etc. by weighted line (8) 23 Kendal is on this Cumbrian river (4) 24 Shrops. fishery, The ___ (part of visit, Cheshire) (5) 26 A swim with overhanging branches: parrot ___ (4) 28 Trade ban – *bream go wild! (7) 29 Midlands river, Trent tributary (*see Ma) (5) 30 Regular boat services e.g. at Harwich (7) 31 Clears mud, etc. from e.g. canal (7)

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2/7 Aquatic bug also called ‘backswimmer’ (5,7) 3 County location of Barford Lakes (7) 4 Country in which the Nile reaches the sea (5) 6 Cornish fly fishery (*in sin!) (5) 7 See 2dn. 8 Clear gel, prevents line freezing to rod rings (9) 9 Describes a rod that bends from tip to butt (7,6) 16 Surrey town (*meals here) (9) 17 Make a deep track, as deer do in autumn (3) 18 The Pike Anglers’ Club, in short (3) 20 Month of Parkdean Masters (7) 22 ____ Lakes, Norfolk fishery – and fruit tree area (7) 24 Ocean swell (5) 25 Bart and Lisa’s cartoon dad (5) 27 Honking large water birds! (5)