Across
- 3. Large nearby village with a railway station
- 5. Protected area near Besthorpe
- 6. Painful result of too much UV
- 7. Village with former power station
- 9. Frozen treat on a stick
- 10. Small village south of the Cliftons
- 11. Hamlet near the nature reserve
- 12. Headgear that keeps the star at bay (cryptic)
- 17. Rays from the sun
- 19. Road where you might encounter cows and calm (cryptic)
- 20. Where waves meet land — sounds like “see side” (cryptic)
- 24. Warm pet? No — food for a summer fair (cryptic)
- 25. Grassland common around the Trent
- 28. Citrus drink made when aid comes after lemon (cryptic)
- 29. Marks left when colour doesn’t quite reach everywhere (cryptic)
- 30. Abbreviation for summer cooking
- 31. River flowing close to South Clifton (cryptic: “Sounds like ‘rent’”)
- 32. Rural walking route
- 33. Settlement that could be a “cliff‑town” (cryptic)
- 36. Popular summer activity along the Trent
- 37. Village known for its former power station
- 38. Taking in light while lying down (cryptic)
- 40. Place where pints grow outdoors? (cryptic)
- 42. Village neighbouring South Clifton
- 43. Outdoor summer social event
- 44. Device giving relief from heat
Down
- 1. Once stood at High Marnham
- 2. Used on the Trent
- 4. Inflatable toy often used on holiday
- 8. Major river near NG23
- 11. Protection applied in hot weather
- 13. Beautiful local summer view
- 14. Landscape feature around the Trent
- 15. Charge that sounds like something that rings (cryptic)
- 16. Prolonged period of unusually hot weather
- 18. Drink that sounds like you might hail it (cryptic)
- 21. Evening sky spectacle
- 22. Toll crossing over the Trent
- 23. Common landscape around NG23
- 26. Popular summer cooking method
- 27. Village with a well‑known nature reserve
- 34. Outdoor meal often enjoyed in summer
- 35. Open summer footwear
- 39. Place that’s “in” twice (cryptic)
- 41. Hold back — or a protected habitat (cryptic)