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1 It was not unexpected that our daughter would leave Marldon, but we were still upset (6)

5 Around the end of the summer, I’ll visit Bournemouth -- it’s marvellous (5)

9 They say Ellie from Laneast is a devil in disguise (5)

10 I’m on track with my arrangements to visit this village in the Sedgemoor district (7)

11 Our local hotel in the centre of Exmouth is a place you can arrange to meet up for a drink (7)

12 How easy is it to find taxis around the pub right in the middle of Boscastle? (4)

14 After Rex and I left Oak Cross, we trained to become professionals who help needy members of the community (6,7)

17 I went to a top theatre in the centre of Bristol at the weekend in order to see a short but funny performance (4)

18 I live with my second wife and our son in the centre of Woolacombe -- we are currently preparing for a visit to the capital of Cyprus (7)

21 At the back of his study, Matt from St Martin has an arrangement of containers full of paperwork that needs attending to (2-5)

22 The English scientist who formulated the Law of Elasticity came from this village near Beaminster (5)

23 Surprisingly, the Severn is not home to very many fish-eating birds (5)

24 The accident I had last summer in the middle of Bissom was brought about by me messing about and lacking proper attention to what I was doing (6)

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2 Having left the pub in the centre of Catcott, I went off in search of somewhere else I could get an alcoholic drink from (5)

3 Before me and Ian first moved in together, he had his own place near Dunster (8)

4 I read a young member of the Royal Family is to make an appearance in our tiny village near Beaminster (13)

5 There is a farm building near the centre of Hele Barton that we are having converted (4)

6 I went to Arne last spring and found nothing had changed -- it’s stuck in a bygone era (4,3) 7 Although the doctor from Liskeard lost his left arm in an accident, he can still do all the things that he finds enjoyable (5)

8 After we left Swansea, I moved in with some people from India and Thailand (6)

13 I took the last week in March off to move into my new place in the countryside near Wedmore (8)

15 It’s all arranged: I’m picking up Charlie at four o’clock in Midsomer Norton and giving him a lift to your place in Bristol (7)

16 At six o’clock, Old Bob always sets off to the bookie right in the middle of Salisbury to put on some bets (6) 17 This vet is based about two miles from Pensilva (2,3) 19 In this Trentishoe shop, they have all kinds of footwear (5)

20 The drinking establishments in the centre of Warbstow are, I hear, second rate and rather run-down (4)