WEST CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 I go to the large florist right in the centre of Westonsuper-Mare when ordering flowers to be delivered (6)

5 This South West ale is distributed to a large area in the West of England (5)

9 I will search throughout Dorset for you -- you may try to hide from me, but I will be one step ahead of you! (5) 10 My old car broke down in the middle of nowhere -- I was trying to get to a village near Chudleigh (7)

11 My daughter lived in Yatton before she moved to a place near Chard (7)

12 Nye has got very extortionate -- it’s the sort of location I desire for myself (4)

14 I need my car to be fixed within the next two weeks -- I drove it into a large tree whilst driving around trying to find the station in a Devon city (6,7)

17 Ben from Aberfan is horrible -- keep him at a distance (4)

18 I caught a fish on the river near Barnstaple (7)

21 The bus takes ages to wind its way around this village near Brimscombe (7)

22 I have a great view of this somerset town from the back of my house (5)

23 This top executive, who lives on the banks of the River Lynher, is very regimented -- he’s the sort of person who gets up at a certain time every morning (5) 24 After my sister left Mold last June, unfortunately I see her very rarely (6)

DOWN

2 This leading novelist got up to much mischief while living in a town near Poole (5)

3 Oscar would like to meet ladies in Teignmouth who are free and single (8)

4 These presenters, who work on an American football programme, come from Starcross and initially taught PE at primary schools, but they were terrible (13)

5 In the middle of the week, I bumped into a leading celebrity who was visiting our village near Doynton (4)

6 My nan initially lived next to the large sports centre about two miles from Pwllheli (7)

7 The backpackers left town just 24 hours after arriving at this place near Redruth (2,3)

8 Last spring, Mel and I left Middle Lodge -- it’s horrible, so it was a very easy thing to do (6)

13 It’s awful in the Lion’s Head in the centre of

Braunton -- they operate outside of the proper rules and regulations (8)

15 Please arrange a trip to West Somerset to see me before much more time passes (7)

16 Having left Uley last summer, we moved to a tiny place near Tiverton (6)

17 Fossilised resin has been dug up by the riverside in Mabe (5)

19 This top hotel in Weston has been refurbished? Have you got a picture of it I can see? (5)

20 In March, this top entertainer visited our village near Bude (4)