| PROVIDENCE | I'd entered a region of France, it was fate (10) |
| MANIFESTO | Policy statement was fate, Simon... (9) |
| AMIENS | This cathedral is the largest of the three great Gothic cathedrals built in France during the 13th century. It is located in the Somme River valley, and it is the largest in France. It was designated |
| MARTINIQUE | Caribbean island that's a region of France |
| ANJOUPEARS | *Fruits named for a region of France |
| UNIVERSITY | College, one in France, it is very organised (10) |
| CONFIDENCE | To trick dodgy dealer, I'd entered with aplomb (10) |
| EVIDENT | It's obvious I'd entered a horse-riding competition (7) |
| DIVIDE | I'd entered a disreputable place to split it apart (6) |
| PRIMAFACIE | On the face of it I entered a campfire medley (5,5) |
| FRIDAY | When I'd entered a fight (6) |
| PROVENCE | Depicted in memoirs by Peter Mayle and later a mini-series starring John Thaw, a region of France with a lavender season between June and August (8) |
| REUNION | Island, a region of France, to the east of Madagascar |
| BARRIE | Author who had a farm centre in a region of France (6) |
| CORSICA | Island in the Mediterranean, west of north Italy; a region of France (7) |
| BRIE | Creamy cheese named after a region of France |
| VAR | Going northwards, traveller covers a region of France (3) |
| LOIREVALLEY | I really love going round a region of France |
| ANJOU | Pear variety named for a region of France |
| DANJO | Fruit named for a region of France |
