If you enjoy unravelling mysteries and clues then see if you can solve our puzzle.

The answers will take you on an historical, cultural and architectural tour of Europe and a little beyond. We visit medieval and modern cities, hear of strange sounding people, meet historical characters, see a world famous painting, wonder at famous landmarks, brush shoulders with revolutionaries, get a blast of rock music and even get in to a little hot water and admire a jewel of a view.

As with crosswords, the numbers in brackets represent the number of words and letters for each answer.

1. Amity spoilt, almost, by unsightly spots? (11, 2, 10)

2. British capital's, strangely, Lancaster (4, 6)

3. Backing love, Italian-style, on Bristol river (4, 4)

4. Mingling with posh, Asuncion circle (8, 10)

5. Reading dealt with heartless bitch! (5, 6)

6. Very big on Milan outside Italy (10)

7. Drinker found on Los Angeles street (4, 6)

8. Question on Agadir's constitution (8)

9. Pompeii, devastated, missing Italian river (1, 1, 3)

10. Found in Balham, Braintree, etc? (8)

11. Smooth Turin ignoring Italy, perhaps (6, 10)

12. Out to lunch on the outskirts of Calcutta (6)

13. The best island locations include Staten Island, initially (7)

14. Virginia has character, we hear (8)

15. Go out in Munster, anyhow (9)

16. After Port Alice I had cocktail (5, 2, 3, 8)

17. Steer ship at sea taking in Auckland, possibly (8, 9)

18. London, familiarly, afloat? (5, 2, 3, 5)

19. It's cold in North Maputo, oddly (7, 5)

20. Short on Madeira - endlessly drunk embracing male! (6,7)

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