WEEKLY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 e.g. Lundy or Tresco (6) 5 It secures unused rod section (4,4) 9 Web-footed, freshwater turtle (8) 10 _ cast: reduces centrepin tangles (*as will) (6) 11 Contest’s eliminating round (4) 12 Cromer is famous for these crustaceans (5) 13 Smooth, like a millpond (4) 14 Yorkshire Dales river sounds like a landing-stage (6) 16 Float fishing overdepth e.g. with top-and-bottom float (6,2) 18 e.g. pike (8) 21 Turn round like a spinner (6) 23 A Trent tributary – in Tralee, now! (4) 24 Pawns ... pig joints? (5) 25 Savoury soft spread loved by chub (*tape) (4) 27 Pale ragworms – deadly sea angling bait (6) 28 Own-species eater, like pike (8) 30 e.g. wind back line – *ever tire out? (8) 31 Stiff ___ hook has an out-turned eye (6)

DOWN

2 __ Gardner, fished in 27 world championships (5) 3 e.g. oxygen diffuser, used by large fisheries (7) 4 Hookbait may be dunked in this (3) 5 A dabbling duck (*nail tip) (7) 6 E. Sussex town on River Ouse (5) 7 Element used in e.g. rubber float sleeves (*in coils) (7) 8 Ian ___, ace carper, writer, TV angler (9) 12 Peak of a wave (5) 15 Big-fish Glos. venue ____ Lake: it brings good luck? (9) 17 County location (abbrev.) of Lindholme Lakes (5) 19 Somerset village on Bristol Channel – *Ted runs off (7) 20 Make new use of waste material (7) 22 Extreme top end of rod (3,4) 24 Excessive hurry? (5) 26 Bucks/Oxon river ... in south Amesbury (5) 29 Norfolk chalk river ... ran backwards! (3)