| LARGS | Ayrshire location of Vikingar centre (5) |
| KIRKOSWALD | Ayrshire location of Souter Johnnie's Cottage (10) |
| MAUCHLINE | Ayrshire location of Poosie Nansie's pub (9) |
| TROON | Town on West coast of Ayrshire, Scotland, the location of a famous golf course (5) |
| ASCOT | A native of Ayrshire, say, somewhere in Berkshire (5) |
| BURNS | Rabbie ___, the Bard of Ayrshire (5) |
| ABATE | Club in borders of Ayrshire gets to subside (5) |
| DALRY | Town in Ayrshire (pop about 4,000), once an important weaving centre (5) |
| REBUS | Ian Rankin's detective uses some of the Ayrshire buses (5) |
| AFTON | Small Ayrshire river, in the title of a 1791 Robert Burns poem (5) |
| SYRIA | Ayrshire is trouble spot without her (5) |
| NAIVE | In North Ayrshire briefly, I've become quite gullible (5) |
| SALAD | A healthy lunch option from the South Ayrshire boy (5) |
| LARGE | Sizeable Ayrshire resort has last chance for seasonal opening (5) |
| LOWER | Frown in Hereford or Ayrshire? (5) |
| LAIRD | Owner of an Ayrshire estate |
| AILSA | ---- Craig, islet off Ayrshire coast (5) |
| ARENA | Are North Ayrshire briefly in the sports venue? (5) |
| CRAIG | Rocky island in Ayrshire, Scotland, which houses a gannetry (5) |
| PATNA | Ayrshire village and Indian city (5) |
