| EASTCOAST | Heads to Edinburgh, Arbroath, Stonehaven, Tayport, Catterline or Aberdeenshire's seaside towns (4,5) |
| HIGHLANDS | Historic region of Scotland northwest of the great fault running from Helensburgh to Stonehaven |
| DUNNOTTAR | In the middle of dinner and starts to take apart contents of Tudor ruin near Stonehaven (9) |
| DEEPFRIED | Invented in Stonehaven, intense but nameless chum in pub with poor atmosphere? (4,5,4,3) |
| PNEUMATIC | Tyre invented by Stonehaven-born Robert Thomson (9) |
| EASTBOUND | Direction of train from Glasgow to Edinburgh (9) |
| CHIEFTAIN | Clan boss caught robber moving tons by road to Edinburgh (9) |
| NORTHERLY | No railway covers the route initially going from London to Edinburgh? |
| OMARKADER | Arbroath midfielder formerly with Forfar Athletic and Alloa Athletic (4,5) |
| KIPPERTIE | Neckwear for smokehouse worker in Arbroath? (6,3) |
| BONACCORD | Club beaten 36-0 by Arbroath in the 1885-86 Scottish Cup (3,6) |
| BLAIRYULE | 2017-2018 Arbroath midfielder between spells at Cove Rangers (5,4) |
| HELDFORTH | Captured stronghold close to Edinburgh and declaimed |
| NORTHWARD | (Travelling) from London to Edinburgh, eg (9) |
| HOLIDAYRESORTS | Seaside towns dotted about S Italy or Rhodes |
| FRONTS | Roads next to the sea in seaside towns (6) |
| DEALWITHIT | You have to accept this seaside town's trendy (4,4,2) |
| CONTACTSPORTS | Approaches some seaside towns for football and rugby (7,6) |
| EXPORTS | They leave the country from old seaside towns (7) |
| CORGARFF | Tourist centre in Fargo development starts to catch fire outside one of Aberdeenshire's 11Dn (8) |
