| AARONHICKEY | A heroic Yank excited Scottish footballer (5,6) |
| ABERDONIANS | A band on rise excited Scottish urbanites (11) |
| ALLYMCCOIST | Former Scottish footballer, team captain on A Question Of Sport from 1996-2007 (4,7) |
| SAVESTHEDAY | Does a heroic deed |
| AMPHIBIAN | A parliamentarian, Scottish footballer, Scotsman and frog (9) |
| RANGER | Lone cowboy now a Scottish footballer (6) |
| HENDRY | Scottish footballer, Colin, b. 1965 - Scottish snooker player, Stephen, b. 1969 (6) |
| SANDYTURNBULL | Scottish footballer who played as a forward for both Manchester City (1902?1906) and Manchester United (1906?1915) |
| LITTLE | Kim _, Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Arsenal WFC (6) |
| BILLYGILMOUR | Scottish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Napoli (5,7) |
| EXPLOIT | A deed or achievement, especially a heroic one (7) |
| GOODCARPBADCARP | A heroic fish and a villainous fish? |
| ALEXANDER | A heroic swimmer accepted kiss from a king (9) |
| HORTON | ___ hears a Who!: Dr Seuss story about a heroic elephant (6) |
| EXHIBIT | Show former Scottish footballer the item |
| DALGLISH | Attractive person takes in Algerian and large Scottish footballer |
| SOUNESS | Graeme _; Scottish footballer and manager (7) |
| SPARTAN | Laconic Scottish footballer? (7) |
| CRAIG | Mr Burley, Scottish footballer (5) |
| MCCOIST | Former Question of Sport captain and Scottish footballer, Ally ------- (7) |
