10 KIDDERMINSTER KID (child) (MINDER)* STER[n] (strict, contracted). A town in Worcestershire in West Midlands. 14 SECLUSION SEC (secretary) [f]L[o]U[t]S, NO. 1 (boss) reversed 16 JOHN NASH JOHN (toilet). I’m assuming NAS is the acronym of a British hospital, so NAS and H = two hospitals. 18 AXILLAE AXE (river) around ILL