| SALMOND | Alex -------, former SNP leader (7) |
| ALEXSALMOND | Former SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland (4,7) |
| STURGEON | Nicola ___, former SNP leader (8) |
| NOMINEE | New source of energy getting around old fossil fuel producer, like potential SNP Leader (7) |
| NATTIER | More dapper than the SNP leader on a special occasion? (7) |
| SWINNEY | SNP leader John must pour out the NY wines (7) |
| HOTSPOT | SNP leader in a stew — trouble brewing here? |
| STEPHENFLYNN | SNP leader in the House of Commons (7,5) |
| PETERMURRELL | Former SNP chief executive, a person of interest in Operation Branchform (5,7) |
| NICOLASTURGEON | SNP leader and Scotland's First Minister (6,8) |
| FORBES | Unfortunately, break set of potential SNP Leader (4,6) |
| KATE | Unfortunately, break set of potential SNP Leader (4,6) |
| ASHREGAN | Anger has dissipated for potential SNP Leader (3,5) |
| EWING | Winnie, former SNP MP and MSP who served as her party's president from 1987 to 2005 (5) |
| STRATEGY | A mint programme needed for next SNP Leader? (1,3,8) |
| YOUSAF | Hazy unknown source mixed up with famous potential SNP Leader (5,6) |
| HUMZA | Hazy unknown source mixed up with famous potential SNP Leader (5,6) |
| ANEW | A mint programme needed for next SNP Leader? (1,3,8) |
| KIRSTEN | ---- Oswald, SNP deputy West minster leader (7) |
| INDYREF | SNP wish? (7) |
