| CAESURA | A break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse. (7) |
| RESPITES | Breaks, especially in ceremonies (8) |
| LAGOONS | Shallow lakes usually near the sea (*on Lagos?) (7) |
| CHINESE | Language of a revolutionary hiding at home near the centre of Oswestry (7) |
| APOSTLE | Pioneering advocate for a permanent military establishment near the centre of Hartlepool (7) |
| ONWARDS | My son, a doctor who lives near the centre of Westward Ho, worked hard to get ahead (7) |
| RIBCAGE | Structure of human bones found in big car abandoned near the centre of Leeds (7) |
| CABINET | Piece of furniture found in hut near the centre of Freetown (7) |
| CENTRAL | To be in, at, or near the middle, is to be what (7) |
| SENEGAL | Country roads twisting, say, near the middle (7) |
| EXCERPT | Quotation, aside from keeping right near the middle, (7) |
| NAVVIES | Labourers' vehicle turned back before six near the centre of Oswestry (7) |
| ASTARTE | Phoenician goddess seen in American street painting near the centre of Cleveland (7) |
| CARBINE | Short, light rifle found by Rex in hut near the centre of Leeds (7) |
| SPONDEE | Foot prints finally found by lake near the centre of Leek (7) |
| PUTUPON | Take advantage of place at university near the centre of Bonn (3,4) |
| GLIMPSE | See briefly as German hobbles near the centre of Leeds (7) |
| RESTORE | Do up shop near the centre of Alfreton (7) |
| CENTRIC | Near the middle |
| IDES | In the ancient Roman calendar, a plural noun for a day near the middle of a month |
