| LARBERT | Broken table restraining banks of river near Falkirk (7) |
| FRESHLY | Newly fine bank restraining banks in stealth (7) |
| KINNEIL | Bo'ness and ------ Railway, Scottish heritage line near Falkirk (7) |
| KELPIES | The ____, horsehead sculptures near Falkirk depicting water spirits in Scottish folklore (7) |
| REDDING | Shieldhill & ... Railway - a private mineral line that served collieries near Falkirk (7) |
| SHRUBBY | Regenerated bush, on banks of river in reserve, consisting of smallish plants (7) |
| YAOUNDE | Banks of river eroded from crumbling year-round capital (7) |
| WRINKLE | Gather shellfish found on banks of river (7) |
| BELATED | Overdue journalist is behind broken table |
| LEESIDE | Bank of river in Cork, where ships shelter (3,4) |
| AIRTH | Village on River Forth near Falkirk (5) |
| POLMONT | Station on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk line (7) |
| BALFOUR | Scots-born PM overturned Labour, holding Falkirk initially (7) |
| NESBITT | Aidan ....... , Falkirk and 2019-21 Greenock Morton midfielder (7) |
| STENHOUSEMUIR | Town near Falkirk named after a circular Roman building (13) |
| SLAMANNAN | Crash into Dumfriesshire town near Falkirk (9) |
| MCGEADY | Aiden ___, Falkirk-born winger with 93 Republic of Ireland caps who joined Charlton Athletic on loan from Sunderland in January 2020 |
| TREANOR | Mark ___, 1988-1992 St Johnstone and 1992-1993 Falkirk defender between spells at Clydebank (7) |
| RORYLOY | 2013-2015 Falkirk and 2015-2017 Dundee attacker (4,3) |
| CARFERRIES | Vessels in decay loaded with iron on banks of river (3,7) |
