CROSSWORD

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Across

1 RH Fishery in Shropshire with 2020 record carp 51lb 6oz (3,5) 6 Lothian river, good for salmon/ trout – and a nut! (6) 9 Grand ___, the winning of specified major events in a year (4)

10 Salty water (5)

11 Floater ___, home-made sponge-like bait (4)

12/26 Also called pike waggler (*a Teflon clip) (6,5)

14 Notts. town location of Hallcroft Fishery (*order FT) (7) 15 Basic coarse fishing set-up (5,3)

17 ___ fin on pike is far back near its tail (6) 19 Deliberately foul-hook a fish (*chants) (6)

21 Allows upstream access for e.g. salmon (4,4)

23/5 Fish can’t avoid hook in this KD-like set up (7,4,3) 25 Like a boat loose from its moorings (6) 27 e.g. orange rind (4)

28 * Cries – a Shatterford Lakes’ lake! (5)

29 Sailor’s shout to hail another boat (4)

30 Northants. reservoir, tench mecca – in classy Wells! (6) 31 ___ spray can protect pole’s section joints (8)

Down

2 To cut into two equal parts (5)

3 Samantha __, first woman to gain four Fish O’Mania titles (3) 4 Shape of a popper lure (7) 5 See 23ac.

6 Warned by alarm? (*drat, eel!) (7) 7___ pellets, hard, small and tough (5)

8 Another name for groats (*soaked ant) (5,4) 13 Marine map (5) 16 Carper/speci legend, died 2020 (*ran by reel) (3,6) 18 Dave ___ 1985 World Angling Champ – in property (5) 20 Dave ___, speci waggler inventor (7) 21 Distributing bait (7) 22 Welsh location of White Springs Fishery (7) 24 Release device on pellet pump, lets in air (5)

26 See 12ac.

29 Tree – in Lancashire (3)