| JAR | "Whiskey in the ___" (traditional Irish tune) |
| ADAIR | "Robin ___" (traditional Irish ballad) |
| THERISINGSUN | House Of The ____, traditional folk song covered by The Animals in 1964 (3,6,3) |
| IVY | "The Holly and the ___": traditional British carol |
| CHIEFTAINS | The ___ (Traditional band of Eire) |
| BEAST | Beauty and the ___, traditional fairy tale |
| WILLOW | Strip the ____, traditional Scottish barn or country dance (6) |
| BEANSTALK | Jack and the ___, traditional pantomime (9) |
| RAPIER | Which type of sword features in the lyrics of Whiskey in the Jar? (6) |
| DANNY | Actor Glover or the boy in the traditional Irish song (the pipes, the pipes are calling) |
| DRINKINGSONGS | Enjoying a happy hour with relatives outside front garden to the sounds of Whiskey in the Jar and Red, Red Wine (8,5) |
| SOA | "...___ prisoner I was taken" ("Whiskey in the Jar" line) |
| BOURBON | Some grab our bonny whiskey in the United States (7) |
| TANKER | 4 has time for whiskey in The Ship (6) |
| DANNYBOY | Ballad written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly in 1910, usually set to the Irish tune of 'Londonderry Air' (5,3) |
| AHAT | "I Had ___ When I Came In" (old Irish tune) |
| DEW | "The Foggy ___" (Irish tune) |
| TOORALIRALIRA | Irish tune, when trilled in Turin? |
| DERRIERE | Parisian behind Irish tune on the radio? (8) |
| LONDONDERRYAIR | Traditional Irish folk tune which is used in the song 'Danny Boy' (11,3) |