| TOORIE | Derived from the Scottish meaning "small tower", a word for the bobble, pompom, tassel or tuft on a bonnet or Tam o' Shanter (6) |
| SPREES | Likely from the Scottish meaning "plundered cattle" and Latin "bounty, spoils", bouts of overindulgence or extravagance in drinking, shopping, spending etc; or, merry frolics (6) |
| CREST | Comb or tuft on the head of a chicken (5) |
| TUFT | Word with a bunch of meanings including a beard, a feathery crest, a grassy clump, a loop in a rug, a tassel or a wisp of a squirrel's fluffy tail/ear (4) |
| SWITCH | Tassel-like tuft on the tip of a cow's tail; a device for opening or closing a circuit; or a whisk for whipping cream or eggs (6) |
| TOP | Word for a carrot leaf; a circus tent; a crest or tuft; a lid; a teetotum; a T-shirt; or, the uppermost creamy layer of unhomogenised milk (3) |
| TASSEL | A flower of maize; or, an ornamental tuft on a fez or on a fringe of a chaise (6) |
| SAUTOIR | From the French meaning "stirrup for jumping into the saddle", a long necklace of seed pearls or other gems ending in a tassel or pendant (7) |
| PANACHE | From the Latin for "little feather", a plume or tuft in a soldier's helmet; knightly splendour; or, a dashing manner, flamboyance or swagger (7) |
| SPORRAN | From the Scottish Gaelic for "purse", a pouch serving as a pocket, worn at the front of a kilt (7) |
| FRINGE | A border of loose threads, tassels or twists; hair or "bangs" falling over one's brow; non-mainstream theatre; or, a bright or dark band produced by diffraction or interference of light (6) |
| BELL | Etymologically related to "clock" of a wall or tower, a tongue of bronze or a metal flower that wakes the whole village and marks every hour (4) |
| WISPS | Word for flocks of snipe; friars' lanterns; petite girls/slight boys; twists of hay or straw; small brooms; strands or streaks of hair or smoke; or, tufts (5) |
| AIGRETTE | A plume or tuft of feathers from a lesser white heron adorning a headdress (8) |
| BLUE | Colour whose name derives from the Scottish and northern English word for the bilberry (4) |
| IRAN | The Azadi Tower, a monument built to celebrate the 2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, is in this country (4) |
| CRESTS | Manes of horses; plumes or tufts of birds or helmets; identifying rings on arrows; or, tops of hills or waves (6) |
| CATKIN | A tuft on a willow hazel, e.g. (6) |
| JURA | Island in the Inner Hebrides separated from the Scottish mainland by the Sound of ___ (4) |
| DONALD | Which given name originates from the Scottish Gaelic name Domhnall meaning "ruler of the world"? (6) |
