| BUCHAN | John --, Scottish novelist (6) |
| MCADAM | John ----, Scottish inventor of road-building method (6) |
| NAPIER | John, Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms (6) |
| HANNAH | John - - -, Scottish star who appeared in Sliding Doors and The Mummy (6) |
| MCGINN | John, Scottish midfielder who joined Aston Villa FC in 2018 (6) |
| RENNIE | John . . . , Scottish engineer who designed the London Bridge reassembled at Lake Havana, Arizona (6) |
| HANNAY | Richard ---, fictional character created by Scottish novelist John Buchan (6) |
| IRVINE | _ Welsh, Scottish novelist behind Trainspotting and Filth (6) |
| WALTER | Sir ___ Scott, Scottish novelist (6) |
| CRONIN | A J ___ Scottish novelist and physician (6) |
| BARRIE | J. M. - - -, Scottish novelist and playwright who created Peter Pan (6) |
| MURIEL | _ Spark, Scottish novelist whose works include The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (6) |
| KELMAN | James, Scottish novelist and short story writer born in 1946 (6) |
| TOBIAS | --- Smollett, 18th-century Scottish novelist |
| WATERCLOSET | John, Scottish engineer, holding Elizabeth to his breast? |
| KNOX | John -, Scottish religious reformer |
| MACLEOD | John -; Scottish scientist who co-discovered insulin (7) |
| REITH | John --, Scottish pioneer of broadcasting (5) |
| GRIERSON | John ----, Scottish pioneer of documentary films (8) |
| BALLIOL | John ----, Scottish king aka Toom Tabard (7) |
