| PETERMURRELL | Former SNP chief executive, a person of interest in Operation Branchform (5,7) |
| USURER | A person of interest to those looking for criminals is confident in old city (6) |
| CENTRALBANKER | In the last resort, a person of interest to someone with access to The Capital from the city overseas? (7,6) |
| SUSPECT | Person of interest in a criminal investigation (7) |
| CELEB | Person of interest in a gossip blog |
| KEVINCHAPMAN | Actor on "Person of Interest" |
| STEPHENFLYNN | Leader of the SNP in the House of Commons (7,5) |
| POWERSHARING | Sort of arrangement SNP and Greens have (5-7) |
| AUDREYNICOLL | SNP MSP who Stephen Flynn will replace as a candidate for the next election (6,6) |
| ALEXSALMOND | Former SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland (4,7) |
| INTERVIEW | Meeting in which an employer assesses an applicant's suitability for a job; session of police questioning; or, a conversation between a journalist and person of interest (9) |
| ALMOND | Former SNP big beast losing his head (nut) |
| EWING | Winnie, former SNP MP and MSP who served as her party's president from 1987 to 2005 (5) |
| SALMOND | Alex, former SNP leader (7) |
| STURGEON | Nicola ___, former SNP leader (8) |
| HUMZA | Former SNP leader Mr Yousaf (5) |
| SARAHSHAHI | Sameen Shaw in Person of Interest (5,5) |
| ENRICO | _ Colantoni is Carl Elias in Person Of Interest. |
| CAVIEZEL | Actor who plays John Reese in Person of Interest, Jim ___ (8) |
| AMYACKER | Samantha 'Root' Groves in Person of Interest (3,5) |