| TROON | Large town and port in South Ayrshire (pop about 15,000), noted for its golf courses (5) |
| MOTHERWELL | Large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, south-east of Glasgow (10) |
| BLACKPOOL | Large town and seaside resort in Lancashire (9) |
| AYR | Large town and former Royal Burgh on the west coast of Scotland with a racecourse |
| ALLOA | Town in central Scotland (pop about 15,000), once a thriving port (5) |
| DALRY | Town in Ayrshire (pop about 4,000), once an important weaving centre (5) |
| LARNE | Town and port in County Antrim (5) |
| MYRTLE | ____ Beach, coastal city in South Carolina noted for its golf courses (6) |
| MIAMI | City and port in south-east Florida (5) |
| DORAL | Miami suburb known for its golf resort |
| SANDWICH | Kent town lying on the River Stour and noted for its golf course, Royal St George's (8) |
| PORTRUSH | Northern Irish town in County Antrim noted for its golf course (8) |
| CHIRU | Tibetan antelope hunted to near extinction for its fleece used to make shahtooshes fetching up to £15,000 (5) |
| SALAD | A healthy lunch option from the South Ayrshire boy (5) |
| BREAD | "With ___ all sorrows are less" (Sancho Panza) - yet Kiwis throw out 15,000 tonnes every year as Food Waste! (5) |
| ABERDARE | Town in south Wales (pop about 15,000), once a major pubishing centre (8) |
| GLENEAGLES | Scottish hotel, famous for its golf courses (10) |
| AUGUSTA | City in Georgia, famous for its golf course (7) |
| KILMARNOCK | Large town in Ayrshire (pop about 47,000), on the River Irvine (10) |
| ILIAD | 24-book epic poem of more than 15,000 lines |
