| PICT | A member of any of the ancient peoples who lived in Britain North of the Forth and Clyde (4) |
| INCAN | Of the ancient people who built Machu Picchu (5) |
| YANA | A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California. |
| ERIE | One of the Great Lakes, named after a native people who lived in the area (4) |
| FIFE | County on the northern shore of the Forth (4) |
| INCA | People who lived in sin casually (4) |
| HUNS | Ancient people who attacked Rome under the ruler Attila |
| EDOM | Ancient people's commonest value getting overturned (4) |
| CELT | First country to let loose the ancient people |
| FALKIRK | Scottish town in the Forth valley at thejunction of the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals (7) |
| BEDOUIN | A member of any of the nomadic Arab tribes inhabiting the deserts of Arabia, Jordan and Syria, as well as parts of the Sahara (7) |
| ANGLOSAXON | A member of any of the West Germanic tribes that settled in Britain from the 5c A.D. (5-5) |
| ORAL | Like some ancient people's traditions |
| CALEDONIA | Roman name for Britain north of the Forth (9) |
| SEMITE | A member of any of the peoples supposed to be descendants of Shem, son of Noah (old testament), i.e. Jews, Arabs, Assyrians, Phoenicians |
| DERVISH | A member of any of various Muslim ascetics, some of which are noted for a frenzied, whirling dance (7) |
| LOEPOOL | Last April, three people who lived in Poole drowned in the largest freshwater lake in Cornwall (3,4) |
| HITTITE | Member of a tribe of ancient people who established an empire centred on Hattusa in Anatolia around |
| GRANGEMOUTH | Town at the eastern end of the Forth and Clyde canal (11) |
| HUSSAR | A member of any of several light cavalry regiments in European armies, renowned for their elegant dress (6) |
