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1 The last place the two of us stayed in Holt was a horrible establishment offering cheap accommodation (6)

5 At the end of the month, I left Taunton and I moved to a place in French Polynesia (6)

9 On the way back to East Looe, halfway through my journey, my van broke down -- it was somewhere near Portloe (6)

10 My sweetheart, a registered nurse from Ilminster, is rather wild and likes to push the boundaries (6)

11 I saw you in Olveston -- you were wearing a sleeveless top (4)

12 I was admitted to hospital with broken limbs last April, after an accident near South Molton (8)

14 Chris and Penny, who live in Carleen, are mad about The Duke of Cornwall (6,7)

18 At the start of October, the very first experience I had on a raft left me shaken -- I fell into the water at Sherborne (5,3)

20 This famous playwright lives in a place near Melksham (4)

21 Ned, a leading podiatrist from Pilsdon Pen, urged me to change to a more comfy type of shoe (4-2)

22 Lawrence, a famous novelist from Minehead, was a terribly unkind person (6)

23 I have an extraordinarily large place in Brea and a second home between Porthleven and Gunwalloe (3,3) 24 My first girlfriend was from Edge End -- when we split up, a big adjustment was required (6)

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2 At the end of January, my second cousin, who lived in Arne, relocated to the Egyptian capital for about 12 months (3,4)

3 My teetotal nan turned ninety right at the beginning of October -- I surprised her with a visit to her village near Gloucester (7)

4 We need to find a lodger by the beginning of November, when we are moving to a village in Dorset (4,5)

6 This religious sect, based in Cheltenham, is highly secretive (5)

7 The first place I had in the centre of Pillaton was dilapidated, and it was horrible! (7)

8 I hear you started needling your little sister and got into an argument in the middle of Pilton, and comments intended to offend were made (7)

13 The educational establishment in the middle of Lamanva was founded by a teacher in medieval times (9)

14 Our beach umbrella had got buried by my pal’s two dogs in the middle of the beach near Rinsey Head (7) 15 Once, I went to a leading vendor in the middle of Charminster and they gave me the incorrect bill for the goods they supplied (7)

16 I want to say again how excited I am about this leading entertainer being spotted in Steart (7)

17 Eve is having an affair with Len from Lisvane -they’ve had to be terribly secretive (7)

19 I had just left the Ram’s Head in the middle of Abergavenny at four o’clock when you saw me, drunk on red wine (5)