| ACCIDENTAL | For example, sharp header from Aberdeen, and Celtic beaten (10) |
| MARKMCGHEE | Footballer who played for Aberdeen and Celtic, starting his managerial career at Reading in 1991 (4,6) |
| IDEOGRAPHS | Papers from Oxford taken in by, for example, sharp mixture of smiley faces (10) |
| GRANITES | Shared trestle, for example as stones from Aberdeen and Ailsa Craig (8) |
| SANDERLING | Maybe one flying header from Silva, as well as Haaland (10) |
| ABERDONIAN | Person from Aberdeen (10) |
| NUTMEGGING | Sally Nugent with gig covering header from Messi, putting the ball between the opponent's uprights? (10) |
| RIVERDANCE | Its male star also performed in "Feet of Flames" and "Celtic Tiger" |
| SCOTTISH | Hailing from Aberdeen, for example (8) |
| SCOT | Person from Aberdeen or Dundee, for example |
| GRASSI | Davide ___, Italian defender who played for Aberdeen and Dundee (6) |
| NICHOLAS | Charlie ........, Celtic, Arsenal, Aberdeen and Scotland forward (8) |
| ISLA | Mike's dumped by Faith for a girl from Aberdeen? (4) |
| NEED | Shortage? Returns from Aberdeen for a must-have (4) |
| ASHTAYLOR | Aberdeen and exTranmere defender (3,6) |
| OCONNOR | Anthony .' ...... , Aberdeen and former Ireland U-21 defender/ midfielder (7) |
| GIBBONS | Kieran ......., former Aberdeen and Livingston midfielder now at East Kilbride (7) |
| MOTELS | Whycocomagh's Aberdeen and Baddeck's Cabot Trail |
| SEE | Visit Aberdeen and Orkney perhaps (3) |
| ORCHESTRA | Stirling, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee each has a Big Noise ---(9) |
