| CLYDESDALE | Heavy powerful breed of carthorse originally from Scotland |
| PERCHERON | Compact heavy breed of carthorse originally from a region of N.W. France (9) |
| LEONBERGER | A powerful breed of dog of German origin with a black face and webbed feet (10) |
| SHIREHORSE | Powerful breed of working animal (5,5) |
| ROTTWEILER | Powerful breed of dog |
| ELKHOUND | Powerful breed of dog of the spitz type with a thick grey coat and tightly curled tail (8) |
| GREATDANE | One of a very large powerful breed of dog with a short smooth coat (5,4) |
| MASTIFF | Powerful breed of watchdog (7) |
| ESKIMO | The -- dog is a large powerful breed of sled dog (6) |
| AKITA | Large powerful breed of Japanese dog (5) |
| MACDONALD | Surname of the first prime minister of Canada, originally from Scotland (9) |
| CAIRNTERRIER | Small, rough-haired breed of dog originally from Scotland (5,7) |
| BULLMASTIFF | A large, powerful breed of dog with a short, usually fawn or brindle, coat (4,7) |
| MALAMUTE | Powerful breed of dog bred for its strength and endurance and used to pull sledges (8) |
| BRABANCON | Belgian breed of heavy, powerful draught horse |
| CAIRN | ___ terrier (dog breed originally from Scotland) |
| TWEED | Unwanted plant makes rough-surfaced woollen cloth, originally from Scotland! (5) |
| CAIRNTERRIERS | Small, rough-haired dogs originally from Scotland (5,8) |
| PARFORTHECOURSE | What's expected of carthorse? Pure lunacy! (3,3,3,6) |
| ORCHESTRA | Musicians in new arrangement of 'Carthorse' (9) |
