| CONVENTIONAL | Established religious community on site of monastery overlooking loch |
| HOLYISLAND | Site of monastery one’s visiting announced quite secure |
| LINDISFARNE | Site of monastery founded by St Aidan in 635 (11) |
| SECT | The leader of the clergy in established religious group (4) |
| ONAGRA | Evening primrose once found on site of Taj Mahal (6) |
| NEWGATE | Prison formerly standing on site of the Old Bailey |
| FIRMNESS | Stability of business overlooking loch (8) |
| MARATHON | Revolutionary hospital on site of battle long ago (8) |
| FIRTHOF | Forced filthy concoction on site of 25Dn 5Dn (5,2,5) |
| CLYDE | Forced filthy concoction on site of 25Dn 5Dn (5,2,5) |
| LERNA | Before dropping in bone up on site of Herculean triumph |
| ADLIBBED | Notice ex-politician on site of congress performed impromptu (2-6) |
| TIPPED | Reached summit of fell overlooking loch (6) |
| ETNA | Up the ante on site of possible eruption (4) |
| ABBEY | Type of monastery such as the one on the island of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, or the former Benedictine monastery in Cluny, Burgundy (5) |
| ABBACY | Band calmly ends term of office of head of monastery (6) |
| FORTHAND | Keep hot and cold, extremely lucky with a candle flickering on site of 3Dn (5,3,5,5) |
| CANAL | Keep hot and cold, extremely lucky with a candle flickering on site of 3Dn (5,3,5,5) |
| SPRUCENESS | Tree overlooking loch needed good trim (10) |
| INTENTIONAL | Conscious in accommodation near Scottish location, overlooking loch (11) |
