| SHIRES | Derby, Devon and Dorset |
| LYME | Devon and Dorset front onto this bay (4) |
| SOMERSET | Which English county borders Devon and Dorset? (8) |
| LYMEBAY | English Channel area by Devon and Dorset (4,3) |
| JURASSIC | ___ Coast, stretch of shoreline in Devon and Dorset that includes Lulworth Cove (8) |
| CHARD | Ancient borough in the county of Somerset, near the borders of both Devon and Dorset (5) |
| STOUR | Any of several rivers in England, such as the one flowing through Wiltshire, the Blackmore Vale and Dorset or the one rising in Cambridgeshire and coursing through Dedham Vale (5) |
| APPLE | Bramley, Cox's orange pippin, russet ... a fruit related to roses, quinces, almonds and pears used for cider, vinegar, tarte tatin and Dorset cake (5) |
| OVINES | Merino, Suffolk and Dorset |
| YEO | River flowing through Somerset and Dorset (3) |
| IVES | St __, places in Cornwall, Cambridgeshire and Dorset (4) |
| SHEEP | Farm animal whose UK breeds include Cheviot and Dorset Horn (5) |
| TAMAR | River and bridge which connect Devon and Cornwall (5) |
| EVIL | And 5 1941 detective novel by Agatha Christie set in Devon and featuring Hercule Poirot (4,5,3,3) |
| EXMOOR | National park in parts of Devon and Somerset, site of Dunkery Beacon and of Dunster Castle on its edge (6) |
| TIN | Metal "Sn" once mined in parts of Cornwall and Devon and used to make some types of toy soldiers; a rectangular loaf of typically white bread; or, a biscuit caddy (3) |
| SWAMI | Mystic friend from Devon and Cornwall (5) |
| DORSET | English county bordered by Devon and Hampshire (6) |
| EXETER | Russell Group university in Devon and Cornwall (6) |
| SWEDEN | Country garden east of Devon and Cornwall? |