| COCKBURN | Former Scottish solder who established vineyards in Portugal and started making port in 1815 (8) |
| PORTRAIT | Saves face of drunk in Portugal and restaurateurs - it leads to surface tension (8) |
| NAYSMITH | Gary ___, former Scottish international footballer who became Stenhousemuir manager in January 2023 and led them to promotion in the 2023/24 season |
| LAYWASTE | Was number 4 in Portugal and Spain after song was devastating |
| GRANDCRU | Highest classification of vineyards in Burgundy and Alsace (5,3) |
| HAMILTON | Emma ___, mistress of Lord Nelson who died in Calais in 1815 (8) |
| PARODIST | Comic writer making Port Said look ridiculous |
| LAUNCHED | Had meal about 1st April and started enterprise (8) |
| EMBARKED | Setter rolled over, woofed and started journey (8) |
| UNDERWAY | Started making a subterranean passage |
| NAPOLEON | In 1815, who surrendered to the captain of HMS Bellerophon? (8) |
| TURNEDTO | New tutor accepted back study and started work (6,2) |
| OPENEDUP | Talked freely and started shooting (6,2) |
| IRONDUKE | Nickname of Arthur Wellesley, military and political figure who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 (4,4) |
| MORALITY | Ethical principles kindled in former Scottish county |
| STURGEON | Nicola _, former Scottish First Minister (8) |
| AYRSHIRE | Former Scottish county (8) |
| WATERLOO | Where was Napoleon decisively defeated in 1815 (8) |
| FREEPORT | Found first four characters in 6 down drunk in Portugal and in city in the Bahamas (4,4) |
| WHITTAKER | Surname of a former Cadbury salesman who started making his own chocolate after moving to NZ in 1890 (9) |
