| CANAL | Angling. Trust's Div 1 National Champs venue Aug 2021 (5,5,5) |
| UNION | Angling. Trust's Div 1 National Champs venue Aug 2021 (5,5,5) |
| GRAND | Angling. Trust's Div 1 National Champs venue Aug 2021 (5,5,5) |
| WARREN | Ed ___ ex-Div 1 National champ (*Warner) (6) |
| BATES | Daiwa ___ & ___, Ang. Trust Div. 1 champs 2025 (*late setback!) (6) |
| TACKLE | Daiwa ___ & ___, Ang. Trust Div. 1 champs 2025 (*late setback!) (6) |
| ULSTER | N. Ireland province, 2019 European Coarse Angling Champs venue (6) |
| EVANS | Nigel, Div. One National Champ 2023 (5) |
| NIGEL | ___ Evans, won Individual Div. One National on Glos. canal 2023 (*e.g. nil!) (5) |
| LIA | NCAA Division 1 national swimming champion Thomas |
| EMPLOYED | You pay Class 1 National Insurance if you're .... (8) |
| GLOUCESTERCANAL | Venue of Ang Trust Feeder National Champs 2023 (10,5) |
| CADET | Member of youngest group of Angling Trust National Champs (5) |
| ANDY | ___ Bruton, Angling Trust's Individual National Champ 2022 (4) |
| CHALLINOR | Angling Trust's Women's National Champ 2025 (*or Saharan chill) (5,9) |
| SARAH | Angling Trust's Women's National Champ 2025 (*or Saharan chill) (5,9) |
| DAVEBROWN | 2021 Div 1. Individual National Canal champ (*broaden VW) (4,5) |
| DAIWAGORDON | ___ ___ League, Div.1 National champs 2024 (*I gnaw dorado!) (5,6) |
| HARRY | Angling Trust Vets National champ 2017 (*bring Hillary) (5,7) |
| BILLING | Angling Trust Vets National champ 2017 (*bring Hillary) (5,7) |