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ACROSS 1 Frightened fish are (7) 5 Thigh-length, waterproof footwear (6) 9 Soft roe of male fish ... evident in Hamilton (4) 10 Stubby, like a chub’s head (5) 11 A good many (4) 12 Thick woollen fabric and river on Scots/English border (5) 13 Passed line through the eye of a hook (8) 14 Yorks. cathedral city in the Ure river valley (5) 16 The giant mahseer fish is found in this eastern country (5) 19 A prized sports fish of Florida Keys (anag. of ‘patron’) (6) 20 Buckingham­shire chalk stream; also board game (5) 22 Stinging insect larva bait (4,4) 24 This Cheshire river links to Trent & Mersey Canal (6) 25 The force on rod/line exerted by hooked fish (4) 26 The __ Strait lies between Anglesey and mainland Wales (5) 27 Lancaster’s river (4) 28 Pick-me-up ... to be found in Upton, I claim (5) 29 The Canal and River Trust has ___ status (7) DOWN 2 They may be scored in the National Fishing League (6) 3 A fish takes a falling bait so (2,3,4) 4 Retreated like the tide (5) 5 The fishes, plants, amphibians, insects of ponds, lakes and rivers (5,4) 6 Feature of river mouth (anag. of ‘dealt’) (5) 7 Main town of the Isle of Bute (anag. of ‘Tay shore’) (8) 8 The source of Derbyshire Wye is just west of this Peak District spa town (6) 15 Having a wide and complete view (anag. of ‘marina cop’) (9) 17 The all-round angler and angling journalist (anag. of ‘a rod style’) (3,6) 18 Groundbait disperser – at a stretch? (8) 20 Often provided for lakeside holiday accommodat­ion (6) 21 Tributary of Thames, in Wiltshire/Berkshire (6) 23 Shocking hazard for an angler! (5) 24 e.g. determine size of a catch in a contest (5)

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