| EYEGLASS | At the beginning of September, Sal moved in with Ron, a head teacher from Tregoney, who is a bit odd-looking -- he has a monocle (8) |
| CORNISH | I'm a head teacher from Christon -- I've moved around a lot, but you can still tell I'm from somewhere in the West Country (7) |
| ATASNAILSPACE | Sea captain "Sal" moved very slowly (2,1,6,4) |
| PROPER | This man, a head teacher from Mapperton who lives by the river, is terribly respectable (6) |
| CUBY | I spotted a young fox by the side of my property near Tregoney (4) |
| EONS | This horrible head teacher from Seaton has wanted to expel my two daughters for ages (4) |
| ONE | How many live in Tregoney? Not many at all (3) |
| ECCENTRIC | At first clipped way of speaking in e.g. Morecambe is a bit odd |
| LEFTWINGER | One of those who is a bit of a radical steps very close to the line (4-6) |
| FREAKISH | A king given independence in new surroundings is a bit odd (8) |
| DINKA | I am going to visit my daughter who has a place on the outskirts of Kelston -- she's moved in with a man from Sudan (5) |
| TRIAL | Last August, I moved in with two of my friends in the middle of Slad -- it was awful and became a real test of my endurance! (5) |
| SPRITE | Priest travelling with amazing type who is a bit of a legend (6) |
| BORIS | The candidate who is a bit of a snob or isolationist (5) |
| QUEER | Unique ergo is a bit odd (5) |
| ULTIMATE | University on occasion admits a head teacher for the last in a series (8) |
| AGASSI | Tennis-player who is a bit of a gas singled out (6) |
| CIABATTA | Act a bit odd on getting a piece of bread (8) |
| ESS | It's near the end of August and at the beginning of September |
| SEDATE | The proper date is at the beginning of September |
