| THETRAITORS | BBC series which uses Ardross Castle as its base (3,8) |
| ELIOTT | Word that follows The House Of to give the title of a BBC series which ran from 1991 to 1994 (6) |
| HEXADECIMAL | System of numerical notation that has 16 rather than 10 as its base (11) |
| SAINTMICHEL | It is a rocky islet and famous sanctuary located off the coast of Normandy. Its name begins with Mont. Around its base are medieval walls and towers above which rise the clustered buildings of the vil |
| MISEENSCENE | A style of direction in the cinema which uses a relatively static camera with subjects in full shot and very little cutting (4,2,5) |
| GASGUZZLERS | Colloquially, vehicles which use a lot of fuel |
| BINARY | Of or pertaining to a nimber system which has 2 as its base (6) |
| CLARETCUP | Cocktail which has red wine, sugar and citrus flavours as its base (6,3) |
| OCTAL | Of a number system having eight as its base (5) |
| TEN | The decimal number system takes this as its base |
| TRIPOLI | Nth. African city tour has crude oil as its base (7) |
| CREATURECOMFORT | Puppet company beginning to make castle as luxury item (8,7) |
| MOAT | Water-filled ditch surrounding a castle as a form of fortification (4) |
| DUNSINANE | What is the name of Macbeth's castle, as identified in 5.3? |
| LEASE | Rent in castle as extravagant (5) |
| EISENHOWER | Surname of the US president who used Culzean Castle as a holiday home (10) |
| SELF | When a plant sets seed, and many of its offspring grow around its base, it is described as a ___-seeding plant (4) |
| CITADELS | I'd build up castles as fortifications (8) |
| ELECTRICFENCE | Barrier which uses shocks as a deterrent (8,5) |
| HOLLOWEYED | Christmas plant has its base in old pot with deep mince pies (6-4) |
