August crossword

CLUES ACROSS

1 Bullets with a pointed nose (8)

6 See 19 down

8 This gun component allows the magazine to pop out (7,5)

9 ZZ targets, battues, etc (5)

10 Top shooter in competition (4,3)

12 An eye issue for shooters - one concerning supremacy (9)

16 Large quarry such as wild boar (3,4)

18 Which game creatures shelter in forms? (5)

20 _ pairs, two clay targets released concurrently (12)

21 Stay out of sight in a hunting structure (4)

22 Bright-yellow, oil-producing crop dominating many parts of the countryside (8)

CLUES DOWN

2 A striking heather colour (6)

3 Classic hunting cry (5-2)

4 A young falcon (4)

5 Former American air rifle firm (8)

6 A shooting instructor is on the bus (5)

7 Work on the shoot, collectively? (4,2)

11 Bullet dimension (8)

13 European mountain quarry (7)

14 Perugini’s gunmaking associate (6)

15 A holder of sporting rights (6)

17 Assess shotgun specification? (5)

19 & 6 across Dummy cartridges used for dry-firing (4,4)