THE ANGLER’S CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Warwickshire river near Barston Lakes – a bit pebbly there (6)

5 Mark, aka ‘Mr Carpy’, ___ (*it’s perch ) (8)

9 Fish escaping by this means, probably damages mouth (4,4)

10/11 Pulses used as bait (*same apple) (5,4)

12 US state – partly hid a hook (5)

13/29 Arrow Valley Lakes is in this UK region (*mildest dawns) (4,8)

14 Good all-round weight, stable in flight (*dare leap) (4,4)

16___ Lake, part of Shatterford Lakes (*cries) (5)

18 Fixed-spool reels clutch-like mechanisms (5)

20 Steve ___, winner of eleven team World golds (8)

22 Thin part protruding from float’s base (4)

24 Extreme pain (5) 25___ Clegg,

17 years England match team manager (4)

26 Fly-fishing tributary of the Wye – *if Ron moved (5)

28 River/lake edge closest to angler (4-4)

29 See 13ac.

30 A Co. Kerry peninsula partly breeding leathers (6)

DOWN

2 e.g. hempseed or maggots for baiting up (9)

3 Seizes – wild *skate (5)

4 Like hard to catch fish (*use live) (7)

5 Mark ___, one of UK’s top match anglers (*drop all) (7)

6 Carp guru and a ‘Monster Carp’ TV presenter (*vote Dom) (3,4)

7 Part of the body – a bit whippy! (3)

8 e.g. baitcasters and multipliers (5)

13 Colour of hydroelastic rated 6-10 (5)

15 Kingdom – in Montreal maybe (5)

17 Day ticket water at Cheshire’s Partridge Lakes (*any places) (4,5)

19 Irish river – Suck is its main tributary (7)

20 Breakwaters – strangely *grey, son (7)

21 Steve ___, carper, developed Withy Pool rig (*near dry) (7)

23 A bit remote I fish ... a Welsh river (5)

25 River entering sea at Felixstowe Ferry (*be Ned) (5)

27 Cornish river *Alf diverted! (3)