| SALMOND | First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP. (7) |
| STURGEON | First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP since November 2014 (6,8) |
| NICOLA | First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP since November 2014 (6,8) |
| STEPHENFLYNN | Leader of the SNP in the House of Commons (7,5) |
| THISTLE | Prickly plant, the national emblem of Scotland, and of which there are several varieties on Mallorca including the pink Spear, Creeping and Slender (7) |
| SWINNEY | John, politician who became first minister of Scotland in 2024 (7) |
| MCLEISH | Second person to be First Minister of Scotland (5,2'5) |
| NATTIER | More dapper than the SNP leader on a special occasion? (7) |
| KEROUAC | Jack, U.S. novelist and leader of the Beat Movement noted for his book On the Road (7) |
| OPTIMUS | Transformers character and leader of the Autobots, ___ Prime |
| FIVEMPS | What the SNP had in 2001 - lone term coming out of self-improvement exercise (4,3) |
| ALEXSALMOND | Former SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland (4,7) |
| STV | Which television station hosted the first televised debate of the SNP leadership election? (3) |
| ALEX | And 37 The First Minister of Scotland 2007-2014 (4,7) |
| DEWAR | Surname of the very first First Minister of Scotland (5) |
| PETERMURRELL | Who resigned as chief executive of the SNP in March this year (5,7) |
| BUTEHOUSE | Official residence of the First Minister of Scotland (4,5) |
| NAT | Supporter of the SNP (abbr) (3) |
| NATTY | Dapper like a member of the SNP? (5) |
| EWING | Winnie _. served as President of the SNP from 1987 to 2005(5) |
