| MARGO | ---- MacDonald, MSP who was "blonde bombshell" (5) |
| EWING | Winnie, former SNP MP and MSP who served as her party's president from 1987 to 2005 (5) |
| GREEN | An eco-friendly MSP? Gretna has a famous one (5) |
| STOMP | Force MSP to tread heavily (5) |
| MURDO | ---- Fraser, Conservative MSP (5) |
| SARAH | ---- Boyack, Labour MSP (5) |
| GREER | Ross -, MSP for West Scotland (5) |
| STEEL | Hard stuff from Sir David, the former Lib Dem MSP (5) |
| DOORS | Inspiring love, blonde bombshell actress entrances (5) |
| VOTES | What a wannabe MSP will need on May 7 - a new stove! (5) |
| MAEST | Famous blonde bombshell |
| MAMIE | Blonde bombshell Van Doren |
| ASHREGAN | Alba's only MSP who recently quit the party (3,5) |
| DIANA | 'HERE SHE IS! That Eye-Filling Gasp-Provoking BLONDE BOMBSHELL!' shrieked the publicity for Yield To |
| MATHESON | Michael -, MSP who recently ran up huge iPad roaming expenses (8) |
| AUDREYNICOLL | SNP MSP who Stephen Flynn will replace as a candidate for the next election (6,6) |
| DORS | Actress Diana, who was nicknamed "The Blonde Bombshell" |
| DICKEMERY | British comedian who died in 1983 whose characters included blonde bombshell Mandy (4,5) |
| HOTSTUFF | Pretty blonde bombshell perhaps? (3,5) |
| DIANADORS | 1950s/60s TV blonde bombshell (5,4) |