WEEKLY CROSSWORD

(* indicates an anagram) ACROSS 1 Stopper e.g. locking elastic in place (4) 4 County location of The Avenue fishery (10) 9 Reef material (5) 10 A ‘bird’s nest’ line is (7) 11 Fish also called ‘ide’ (*Fore) (4) 12 Procrastinate (5) 13 Christchurch is on this river (4) 14 Winners of 2018 Autumn Loch Style International (8) 16 Container for carrying pole sections, etc. (3,3) 18 Bubble float shape is a ___ (6) 20 ‘Heart’ of England (8) 22 To rain very lightly (4) 24 Hook ___ fasten lines to spade ends (5) 26 Very uncommon (4) 27 Sluggish, like fish in cold weather (8) 28 It’s a foul hook, catching fish by this (5) 29 Derbys. fly-fishing venue _____ Water (*can’t on rigs) (10) 30 Palm tree fruit (4)

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2 ‘Singles’ event abandoned June 2018 from lack of support (2,4,3) 3 Dominic ___, angling author, AT member (*get tarn) (7) 4 Like non-hollow end of ferrule (5) 5 Made sound of e.g. Rippin’ Rap lure on retrieve (7) 6 Little finger – sounds like greenbottle larva! (5) 7 Wales won European Champs. here in 2016 (7) 8 *A rod I turned into a wireless! (5) 15 Expert ... in Silvermaniac event (3) 16 Colour of jokers (3) 17 Hants. location of Willow Park Fishery (*other lads) (9) 19 Uses a lure? (*nice set) (7) 20 Inflatable life jacket – makes *me sweat! (3,4) 21 Like a boat stuck on a sandbar (7) 23 Black and white, bear-like animal (5) 24 *Get in choppy Devon river (5) 25 ___ Scott: carp fish farmer, angler, expert (5)