| AYR | First of all, heart of Holyrood is in 7Dn (3) |
| ROBERTSON | Scotland's leader, formerly of 13Ac 24Dn and heart of Holyrood, gets faulty booster at end of session (4,9) |
| BILLYBREMNER | Heads of British intelligence twice left ruined Bremen, breaking the heart of Holyrood and never turned out for senior Scottish clubs (5,7) |
| BILATERAL | Westminster is, Holyrood is not (9) |
| COR | The Hebrew Homer was almost all heart (3) |
| RED | All --- (heart or diamond flush)* |
| EDINBURGH | Scottish location of the Palace of Holyrood house (9) |
| ROYALMILE | Stretch of road from Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyrood House (5,4) |
| NAE | Refusal in Holyrood (3) |
| SNP | Party in Holyrood (3) |
| MSP | Government rep in Holyrood (3) |
| SPLENDID | Fine SNP lied about before closure of Holyrood (8) |
| HART | A male deer is all heart, one is told (4) |
| SEL | Largely cunning personality from Holyrood |
| HOWARD | Played by 16Ac in 7Dn 20Ac, source of water in reservoir (6) |
| EARTH | This place is all heart (5) |
| VICTOR | Djokovic, upset having lost round, took in act and ran characters in 7Dn 26Dn (4,3,6) |
| JACKAND | Djokovic, upset having lost round, took in act and ran characters in 7Dn 26Dn (4,3,6) |
| TROON | Regular sample of stereo horns in 7Dn (5) |
| THEBRUCE | Robert ----, he's in 7dn (3,5) |
