October crossword

CLUES ACROSS

1 Famous gunmaker EJ (9)

7 The ‘U’ of the NFU (5)

9 Puts in more ammo (7)

10 An invited attendee on a shoot (5) 11 A unit of measure for barrel length (4) 12 This corvid might be hooded (4) 14 Gnat or midge (6)

15 Cool place to store shot game (6) 19 Look through the scope – according to one way of thinking (4) 20 Accommodation site at Bisley (4) 21 _ Crowns, well-known load from Hull Cartridge (5)

23 Breed of Italian gundog (7)

24 Rifle strap (5)

25 Terriers, for example (5,4)

CLUES DOWN

1 Essential documents for shotgun ownership (12)

2 Gains access to secure gun cabinets (7)

3 Talon-like extractor component? (4) 4 Gun component found in magazine supplement? (6) 5 Parasitic canine infection spread from slugs and snails (8)

6 A female fox (5)

8 Renowned cartridge – initials NE (5,7) 13 How carrion crows, for example, feed on waste (8) 16 Popular airgun pellet design (7) 17 The black-backed gull isn’t so great! (6) 18 Tracks or scent that quarry leave behind (5)

22 Does cartridge velocity leave us in an elated state? (4)