COUNTRYSIDE CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Wetland plants used in basket weaving (9)

9 Beer fermenter that raises dough! (5)

10 Cereal crop used in animal feed and biofuel (5)

11 Freshwater fish – or just one of the Dark Peak’s rocky crags? (5) 12 See 7 down

13 Chalk figure on the Downs at Wilmington (4,3)

15 On the way in France! (2,5) 17 Gathering certain small fruits – selecting only the best (6-7) 22 Brooms – but not shrubs (7) 24 Pen name of arguably world’s most famous vet (7)

26/28 down Devon cattle breed ... by Dürer perhaps? (3,4) 27 Advertise forthcoming programme, ‘country path’ (5) 28/27 down Hadrian’s Wall starts from this waterway – very inert, oddly (5,4)

29 Oak mast and a National

Trail logo (5)

30 Parts of bridles that have cheeky attachments? (9)

DOWN

1 Rare native cattle breed – sort of albino (6)

2 Cross-breed sheep, e.g. between longwool and hill breed – drug smuggler! (4)

3 Landed property of considerable size (6)

4 British elm tree ... in Conwy churchyard (4)

5 Berks. valley famous for racehorse training – young sheep at the start! (8)

6 Guided ... rested, possibly, around east (7)

7/12 across Hairy pollinator, one of 24 UK species (6,3) 8 Birdwatcher on Ryedale conceals this breeding site (7) 14 A particular month’s trek? (5) 16 Sunderland resort and thornback ray ... in Pembroke, really? (5)

18 Dartmoor outcrop some say inspired a beastly Sherlock Holmes story (5,3)

19 Breathes in (7)

20 LDP from Helmsley to Ilkley – or bay we diverted (4,3)

21 Wading birds – baby carriers? (6)

23 Rockpool fish, also called common blenny – any NHS involvement (6)

25 14-mile bay on Ayrshire Coastal Path – river in disarray (not right!) (6)

27 See 28 across

28 See 26 across.