| BLACKFORD | Ian ---, Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons 2017-22 (9) |
| OFFICIALOPPOSITION | Name given to the second-largest party in the House of Commons, in the country north of the U.S. |
| KEIRHARDIE | Scottish politician who became the first person to lead the Labour Party in the House of Commons in 1906 (4,6) |
| SNP | The fourth-biggest party in the House of Commons. (1,1,1) |
| SWINNEY | Leader of the Scottish National Party almost title-holder in fringes of society (7) |
| EDINBURGH | Birth city of Sir Walter Scott, site of the Scottish National Gallery (9) |
| STURGEON | Nicola ---, leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland since 2014 (8) |
| WOLFE | Leader of the Scottish National Party depressed on return, so takes iron (5) |
| YOUSAF | Leader of the Scottish National Party - second person almost secure (6) |
| SALMOND | Life moves on, starts filling hourglass, content as leader of the Scottish National Party (7) |
| WILSON | Leader of the Scottish National Party female society left before issue (6) |
| COMPTONMACKENZIE | Author of Whisky Galore and co-founder of the Scottish National Party |
| EWING | Winnie, Scottish politician who won the Hamilton by-election in 1967 for the Scottish National Party (5) |
| SNOOP | Investigate two failures in the Scottish National Party (5) |
| WILLIS | Wellington-based List MP who became deputy leader of the National Party in 2021 (6,6) |
| NICOLA | Wellington-based List MP who became deputy leader of the National Party in 2021 (6,6) |
| LUXON | Businessman who became leader of the National Party in 2021 (5) |
| SCOTIA | The ... Sea is that part of the South Atlantic Ocean named after a vessel of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902-04 (6) |
| LANDSEER | Who painted The Monarch of the Glen, one of the Scottish National Gallery's most popular exhibits? (8) |
| ALEXFERGUSON | Manager in charge of the Scottish national football team for the 1986 World Cup (4,8) |
