| FALKLANDPALACE | Castle in Fife which was favoured by Mary, Queen of Scots (8,6) |
| CUPAR | Royal burgh in Fife which was the county town from 1214 to 1974 (5) |
| CUTLASS | Type of sword which was favoured by pirates. (7) |
| SHORTBREAD | Named for its crumbly texture and said to have been invented or refined by Mary, Queen of Scots, a rich, buttery biscuit in the form of a finger, petticoat-tail or round (10) |
| STUART | What surname was introduced to Scotland by Mary, Queen of Scots? (6) |
| STANDREWS | Town in Fife which is home to Scotland's oldest university (2,7) |
| MACDUFFSCASTLE | Middle Ages stronghold near East Wemyss in Fife, now a ruin (8,6) |
| SPECIALEFFECTS | Spectacles in Fife reveal notable influences (7,7) |
| MAOSUIT | Garment that was favoured by 1970s revolutionaries? (3,4) |
| MAHOGANY | What wood was favoured by Thomas Chippendale? (8) |
| BIGEND | Dramatic finale that was favoured by Blefuscudians |
| PREFERRED | Quiet judge went wrong but was favoured (9) |
| DUNFERMLINE | Town in Fife, just north of the Firth of Forth (11) |
| LIMEKILNS | Village in Fife, Scotland, which was once the main port for Dunfermline (9) |
| EFFICIENCIES | They reduce costs in new non-nuclear science in Fife (12) |
| DWALM | Doctor stopped by litigation over absent-mindedness in Fife |
| PITTENWEEM | Fishing village in Fife (pop about 1,750), created a royal burgh in 1541 (10) |
| CRAIL | Small town in Fife, created a royal burgh in 1178 (5) |
| EFFENDI | It was a Turkish title that would finish in Fife somehow (7) |
| BALMERINO | Ruined monastery in Fife, founded in 1229 (9) |
