WEEKLY CROSSWORD

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1 See 26ac. 5 _ Fisheries in Cheshire – tree with winged fruits (8) 9 River of County Kerry (4) 10 Narwhal and walrus tusk material (5) 11 Tavistock is named after this river (4) 12 Also called ‘rottenbottom’ rig (*walk Nike) (4-4) 14 Casual top ... produces *thirst! (1-5) 15 Soft, and squashable, like fake bread (6) 17 Irish Sea is linked to this ocean (8) 19 ‘Signal’ is an invasive form of this crustacean (8) 21 See 5dn. 22 ___ Carr: co-managed Vets team 2018 (6) 24 Soft mesh bag for temporarily holding specimen (4,4) 26/1 Individual National Champ in 1973 and 2003! (*whaling art) (4,6) 27 _ knot to tie line to fly reel spool – in Scarborough (5) 28 See 6dn. 29 Like micro-pellets softened in boiling water (7) 30 County location of Carsington Water (abbrev.) (6)

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2 Selection, array (*anger) (5) 3 A rope to anchor a tent (3) 4 ____ Waters fishery in Somerset (*try in it) (7) 5/21ac. Strong line from reel line to rig, prevents crack-off (5,6) 6/28ac. Small hook for small bait (7,4) 7 Maver Mega __ This (5) 8 Watercourse’s banks – makes *diver rise (9) 13 _ _ Parsons, professional angling guide (5) 16 Small bait items such as seeds (9) 17 Tree ... in marina, Shropshire (3) 18 Approaches broken *snare (5) 20 Country hosting World Pairs Angling Champs (7) 21 Used e.g. for light rock fishing (4,3) 23 Nairobi is its capital (5) 24 Like meat cut by bait cutter (5) 25 N. Wales river for game fish – in Brecon, Wye! (5) 28 A bump _ is a rod rest (3)