| BARTLETT | Mark, international carper, Acorn Fishery owner (*tart belt) (8) |
| JERRY | ___ Hammond, carp fanatic and Carthagena Fishery owner (5) |
| GEORGE | Bobby ___, darts legend and fishery owner (6) |
| ROBHALES | Avid carper/RH Fisheries owner (3,5) |
| MEANLADY | Carper |
| HALES | Rob ___, carper/owner of The Avenue syndicate fishery (5) |
| BEV | _ Clifford, top ladies carper, owner of Carp-Talk mag. (3) |
| PERCYANDERSON | Cigar-smoking 1970s ex-national/international/Euro champ (*deny no carpers) (5,8) |
| CAVILER | Carper in race with Ullmann |
| BRUCEASHBY | Legendary carper and rod builder, died 2013 (*he buys crab) (5,5) |
| JACK | ___ Hilton pioneer carper 1950s-70s (4) |
| HEARN | Terry _, legendary carper and angling author (5) |
| GIBBINSON | Jim ___: carper, designed line-aligner rig (*sign in, Bob) (9) |
| ADAM | Carper, 'Thinking Tackle' presenter (*mending a pan) (4,7) |
| PENNING | Carper, 'Thinking Tackle' presenter (*mending a pan) (4,7) |
| IAIN | First name of top carper 'Ting Tong' MacMillan (4) |
| SPRINGATE | Pete ___ , legendary carper aka Sir Pete (*Paris gent) (9) |
| ROMP | Legendary carper and 'greedy pig' inventor (*top rambler) (6,4) |
| ALBERT | Legendary carper and 'greedy pig' inventor (*top rambler) (6,4) |
| BRUCE | --- Ashby legendary carper and rod builder, died 2013 (5) |
