| BLEAT | Worn out bagging large carp (5) |
| COMPLETE | Take part, bagging large total (8) |
| FLOP | Dandy bagging large turkey (4) |
| EMOLUMENTS | English tourist sites, not new, bagging large rewards (10) |
| LAKES | Sussex big carp/catfish venue (*careful, snake!) (7,5) |
| NIGEL | ___ Sharp, big carp ace (5) |
| MONKS | Cambridgeshire big carp venue (*most pink) (5,3) |
| SHARP | Nigel ___, one of UK's finest big carp anglers (5) |
| KOI | Large carp often seen in backyard ponds |
| EMPEROR | Strain of huge carp at Lana Springs, Devon - and large moth (7) |
| NAG | French river where editor caught huge carp |
| SHELLEY | "Jim ___, prolific big-carp catcher" *he yells out |
| PIT | Cambridgeshire big carp venue (*most pink) (5,3) |
| CLAYPIT | A Kent 5-acre coarse fishery with big carp (*typical) (4,3) |
| RONNIERIG | Low pop-up set-up for big carp (6,3) |
| FARRIERS | A Cotswolds Park lake for big carp (*rare firs) (8) |
| LUND | Big-carp angler, stalking/baiting specialist (*junk lead) (4,4) |
| JAKE | Big-carp angler, stalking/baiting specialist (*junk lead) (4,4) |
| MCEVOY | Craig ___, phenomenal big-carp catcher (*my cove) (6) |
| GRENVILLE | _ Lake, Cambs. gravel pit for big carp (*grill even) (9) |
