WEST CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 We went to the primary school on the outskirts of Aust, and when we were naughty they used a leather strap to beat us with (5)

4 I hear you went to a leading supermarket in Exmouth last night, in order to pick up an ingredient for your pudding (4)

8 When this director general from Ringstead gets drunk, he becomes much less pleasant (7)

9 Whilst walking through Broadclyst one day, I tripped on a small piece of rock (5)

10 I spotted a young fox by the side of my property near Tregoney (4)

11 I live with my cat in the back of beyond, about two miles from Evercreech (8)

13 Our rector has left Llandudno and we need a replacement right away, someone to give the readings in church (6)

14 Lou, a top novelist from Launceston, has written about his standpoint on various subjects (6)

16 We are making arrangements for my pal, who lives in Ilton, to come and visit my place near St Mellion (8)

17 Me and my son, a leading artist from Seaton, are going to a sporting event (4)

20 Something that belongs to me was found at Dinas Head -- it was dug up (5)

21 On 4th September, my aunt is moving to a place near Bishop’s Hull (7)

22 Soon, I will be living in Canon’s Town (4)

23 Last spring, three of my pals left Begelly and moved to a place just outside of Stroud (5)

DOWN

1 Having had just a soft drink in the pub in Honiton, I could drive home safely (5)

2 As arranged, on Saturday last week, six of my friends went to that new club between Barnstaple and North Molton (4,8)

3 The first poem I enjoyed was written about Charmouth -- it was a long poem narrating its past history (4)

4 There’s something sleazy going on in Littlewindsor -- didn’t you know? (6) 5 These cottages have no front gardens and are in a bad state -- they’re on a back street in Easterton (8)

6 These right-wing men live in Alverton and they want to change everything to do with the way the country is run (12)

7 My sweetheart has a large cliffside place, right on the outskirts of Torpoint, which is in a terrible condition (6) 12 At the beginning of October, my dad, a leading businessmen who had a small company in the Midlands, relocated to a place not far from Lostwithiel (8)

13 Liam in Portishead has been to two doctors about his tumour, which has been identified as fatty and benign (6)

15 I’m getting a new place, near to the post office, midway between Idmiston and Gomeldon (6)

18 We will arrive at our destination, a town in Wales, by ten or thereabouts (5)

19 There are six restaurants and three nightclubs in the centre of Dorchester -- it’s very large (4)