THE ANGLER’S CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

7 The Avenue’s monster carp, died 2020 – and otter! (5)

8 It ties hook or fly to leader (*OK, let turn) (5,4)

10 Water flea (*an aphid) (7)

11 See 22dn.

12 River flowing from Luton to London – partly clean (3) 14 Circular-bodied, inline bait holder, ___ feeder (5)

15 Cornish town: its river (same name) flows into the Fal (5) 17 Streaked like a pike’s flanks (*rambled) (7) 19 Remained on water’s surface (7) 21 Alternative to hollow elastic (5) 23 e.g. fishes’ flanks (5)

25 See 1dn.

27 Sensitive tip of e.g. driftbeater (7) 29 Defined river sections between bends (7) 31 Two-day feeder competition at Larford Lakes in March (6,3)

32 See 9dn.

DOWN

1/25 dn. Landing gear for fishing from e.g. a pier (*port end) (4,3) 2 Own-species eater, like adult crayfish (8) 3 Make a big effort... use a sieve! (6) 4 Line snapping when casting (5,3) 5 Vacation spot (*roster) (6)

6 One time... in Afon Cefni (4)

7 As the Mersey is from Warrington to the sea (5) 9/32 ac. Norfolk fishery with four carp lakes, plus coarse lakes (*so saw delta, OK) (7,5)

13 Month when perch spawn (5) 16 Severnside town – in Supercup tonight! (5) 17 Five-acre Airfield carp lake (*tugs man) (7) 18 Loses heart (*as spider) (8) 20 Something which your hook might snag (8) 22/11 ac. Term for large pellets (*shock keen dory) (6,7)

24 Edible tropical fish – partly shad or a dory (6)

26 Walrus’s elongated teeth (5) 28 Northumberland river, Tweed tributary; cash register (4)

30 Deep-sea fish, cod relative – in piranha keepnet! (4)