| DRUCHTAG | And 28ac 12thc. mound in Dumfries & Galloway once bearing a wooden castle (8,5) |
| HUSSAR | Horse approaching Russia once, bearing a cavalryman |
| SPIRITS | Speak vehemently ringing tax HQ once, bearing temper (7) |
| KIRKCUDBRIGHT | Town in Dumfries and Galloway (13) |
| THREAVECASTLE | 14th-century stronghold on an island in the River Dee west of Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway |
| WHITHORN | Royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway; location of Candida Casa, a 5th-century church established by St Ninian |
| STRANRAER | Scottish town in Dumfries and Galloway, formerly a ferry port to Northern Ireland (9) |
| GRETNAGREEN | Village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland; formerly a centre for runaway marriages (6,5) |
| ANNANDALE | Valley in Dumfries and Galloway - revealed by Johann and Alex partly (9) |
| LOCKERBIE | Town in Dumfries and Galloway that came to international attention in December 1988 when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded above it (9) |
| MOFFAT | Scottish town in Dumfries and Galloway lying on the River Annan (6) |
| SCOW | Flat-bottomed boat made by company in Dumfries and Galloway (4) |
| WIGTOWN | Former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway that is the gateway to the Machars |
| ANNAN | Two articles about name of town in Dumfries and Galloway (5) |
| NITH | Longest river in Dumfries and Galloway (4) |
| BOOKTOWNS | Places like Wigtown in Dumfries and Galloway (4,5) |
| KNEEDEEP | and 28ac/14ac, Song that provided UK hits for both Guy Mitchell and Tommy Steele in 1957 |
| FRESHWATER | and 28ac, He's upset after father ordered a brew at end of day in 10 location (10,3) |
| GOAL | And 30Ac and 28Ac Make a note of dream orchestrator marking 27Ac 29Ac's achievement for Scotland (6,4,6) |
| SOLAR | and 28ac, 20 with sweet cicely, 7 with an Israelite and 17 on the weekend, did you say - all in this? |
