| ATHOLL | District of Perth and Kinross, Scotland which has extensive deer forests and grouse moors (6) |
| OFGOWRIE | Area of Perth and Kinross Tay Estuary between the Sidlaw Hills (5,2,6) |
| CARSE | Area of Perth and Kinross Tay Estuary between the Sidlaw Hills (5,2,6) |
| GALLOWAY | Historic area in south-west Scotland which has a breed of beef cattle named after it (8) |
| ORKNEYISLANDS | Archipelago in northern Scotland which has been inhabited for at least 8500 years (6,7) |
| STRANRAER | Market town in Wigtownshire, Scotland, which has a ferry service to Northern Ireland (9) |
| RAISESHISGAME | What manager of grouse moor does gives improved performance (6,3,4) |
| INTEGRAL | Whole elected government finally has extensive backing |
| GETTHEBIRD | Gun on grouse moor expects to attract disapproval (3,3,4) |
| HALKIRK | North Pennines grouse moor - provides short vacation at Caithness town (7) |
| LEVEN | Loch ___, body of water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland housing a castle that was a place of imprisonment of Mary, Queen of Scots (5) |
| COMRIE | Historic conservation village (pop about 2,0000, in Perth and Kinross (6) |
| COUPAR | _ Angus, town in Perth and Kinross (6) |
| CRIEFF | Town in Perth and Kinross (6) |
| NYMPHS | Myth: one of beautiful maidens who dwell in forests and rivers (6) |
| OCELOT | Felis, or Leopardus, pardalis, native to tropical forests and grassland of the Americas (6) |
| SCONE | Parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland that was formerly the site of the Pictish capital (5) |
| SYLVAN | Of forests and trees (6) |
| SNIVEL | On retirement, the French consume their wine and grouse (6) |
| GROUCH | Beef and grouse (6) |
