| MACHAIR | A sandy grassy plain on Scottish or Irish northwest coasts |
| TRAP | A light horse- or pony-drawn carriage; an ambush, gin, pitfall or snare; a greyhound's pre-race cage; or, a sandy bunker on a golf course (4) |
| SEPT | What is a subdivision of a Scottish or Irish clan? (4) |
| REELS | Lively Scottish or Irish folk dances; spools for Sellotape, ribbon, thread, strung sequins or film; bobbins; or, whirls (5) |
| CEILIDHS | Scottish or Irish singing or dancing parties (8) |
| GAELIC | Erse, a Scottish or Irish language (6) |
| REEL | A traditional Scottish or Irish dance (4) |
| BEN | What is a Scottish or Irish mountain peak called? (3) |
| OASIS | From "dwelling place", a fruitful or green area in a sandy desert; or, a sanctuary/place of sustenance in the midst of bustle, difficulty or gloom (5) |
| BROGUE | Style of brown leather shoe with a pattern of perforations, originally Scottish or Irish for outdoor wear (6) |
| MARE | The female of the horse, donkey, mule or zebra; a Latin word meaning sea; or, a type of basaltic plain on the Moon (4) |
| GLEN | Type of Scottish or Irish valley (4) |
| HEANEY | Cry of joy about one Scottish or Irish poet (6) |
| ERSE | The Scottish or Irish Gaelic language (4) |
| SEPTS | Sub groups with different surnames who are part of Scottish or Irish clans (5) |
| CLAN | Scottish or Irish family grouping which subdivides into septs (4) |
| EEJIT | (Scottish or Irish) fool (5) |
| DENE | Old English word for a wooded valley, or, dialect for a sandy tract (4) |
| CAY | A sandy island on the surface of a coral reef (3) |
| DUNE | A sandy place on which to appear nude? (4) |
