| EORN | It was spoken in the Shetlands 'til the 20th c. |
| NORN | It was spoken in the Shetlands 'til the 20th c. |
| ERSE | It was spoken in the Hebrides |
| NORSE | Old --; language of the Vikings; a form of which was spoken in Orkney and the islands mentioned in 3 |
| LERWICK | Northernmost town of the British Isles, in the Shetlands on the island of Mainland (7) |
| LATIN | Thieves' cant, as was spoken in Rome (5) |
| HOLLY | Essentially from the Old English for "the prickly one", ivy's red-berried partner hung in cottage eaves to frighten off ill spirits and guard the home throughout the solstice nights, 'til the return o |
| PONIES | Flower from a foreign, revolutionary society in The Shetlands (6) |
| SULLOMVOE | Volume so loud initially played in the Shetlands (6,3) |
| YELL | Cry one finds in the Shetlands (4) |
| ISLES | In the Shetlands, say, one finds less commotion (5) |
| UNST | Island in the Shetlands (4) |
| ISLE | Spot in the Shetlands |
| VOE | Narrow bay in the Shetland Isles (3) |
| UPHELLYAA | Winter fire festival held in the Shetland Islands (2,5,2) |
| ATTICA | The territory of Athens in ancient Greece, where the Ionic dialect was spoken (6) |
| OATH | "Took an ___, I'ma stick it out 'til the end" ("Umbrella" lyrics) |
| RATHLIN | On ____ Island, off the Antrim coast, Irish was spoken by some residents until the 1960s |
| TOSCANINI | Arturo ___, 20th c opera conductor (9) |
| ELLENTERRY | 19th/20th c actress noted for her Shakespearean roles (5,5) |
