| OUTSET | At the beginning of August, my sister left East Stour -- she wanted to make a new start (6) |
| SELDOM | After my sister left Mold last June, unfortunately I see her very rarely (6) |
| BUDE | At the beginning of August, my daughter left Beddau and moved to a town in North Cornwall (4) |
| CAERWYS | At the beginning of August, my cousin left Swyre and moved to a town near Bodfari (7) |
| NEEDED | Wanted to make a joint numb, we hear |
| CATSGORE | At the beginning of August, my girlfriend left Tresco and moved into my place near Long Sutton (8) |
| FIRSTIMPRESSION | The new dentist wanted to make a good ... |
| ANGELIC | It's good to make a new start in translating Gaelic (7) |
| YEARNED | Wanted to make a period end adjustment (7) |
| DROPOUT | Failure at university may make a new start in rugby (4,3) |
| RESET | Make a new start, gaining energy in time off |
| CANNELURE | Charlie and his sister left Midge in the groove |
| CLARE | Sister left in charge |
| BAMBOO | By the beginning of August, the front of our B&B on the outskirts of Otterham can get obscured by the fast-growing grass (6) |
| TODBER | After my son, a leading author, left Broadstone, he moved to a place near East Stour (6) |
| ISOBAR | At the beginning of August, three meteorologists from Bristol got into trouble having left out an important line on a weather map (6) |
| MUTLEY | Last August, my mum left Uley and relocated to a suburb of Plymouth (6) |
| PROMPT | When this top MP came to East Stour, a lot of organisation went into ensuring everything ran on time (6) |
| ALPACA | What did the llama's cousin say when asked if she wanted to go on vacation?: "Give me a few minutes. ___ bag!" |
| SEWELL | Black Beauty author left East Sussex town to make a comeback (6) |
