| ARTHURSSEAT | Ancient volcano in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh (7,4) |
| TOBA | Ancient volcano located in the Barisan Mountains, north-central Sumatra, Indonesia. A massive eruption sometime between 71,000 and 74,000 years ago is considered by many volcanologists to be the large |
| ADENYEMEN | Port city built on a crater of an ancient volcano |
| SEAT | Hill in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland (7,4) |
| ARTHURS | Hill in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland (7,4) |
| RADICAL | ---- Road, path in Edinburgh's Holyrood Park (7) |
| ABBEYHILL | Part of Edinburgh near Holyrood Park (9) |
| SPEAL | In Holyrood shoulder obligation to secrecy when holding power |
| SONANCE | In Holyrood plenty about anonymous report |
| EDINBURGHTATTOO | The military show what was done in Holyrood parlour? (9,6) |
| ENOW | English present a moment ago in Holyrood |
| EDUCATION | Shirley-Anne Somerville's remit in Holyrood cabinet (9) |
| FIENT | Crack about one arch-traitor in Holyrood |
| NAE | Refusal in Holyrood (3) |
| SNP | Party in Holyrood (3) |
| MSP | Government rep in Holyrood (3) |
| SCOTLAND | Country that has its parliament in Holyrood (8) |
| SHONAROBISON | Finance Secretary in Holyrood (5,7) |
| BOULE | Parliament's opening in Holyrood inspiring unionist |
| HEARTS | 2022-23 Scottish Premiership club whose home is Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh (6) |