| LOCHHEAD | Liz ___, national poet of Scotland from 2011-16 (8) |
| BULLDOGS | RFL Championship club coached by John Kear from 2011-16 (6,8) |
| KATEMOSS | Croydon-born supermodel married to singer Jamie Hince from 2011-16 |
| DAVIDSON | Ruth, politician who led the Conservatives in Scotland from 2011 to 2019 (8) |
| ROBERTBURNS | Known as the national poet of Scotland, the ploughman's poet or simply The Bard (6,5) |
| MARGARET | Elder sister of Henry VIII, married to James IV of Scotland from 1503 to 1513 (8) |
| MAKAR | National poet of Scotland |
| WILLIAMI | King of Scotland from 1165 to 1214 (7,1) |
| MCCOLGAN | Liz _, 1988 and 1990 Commonwealth Games 10,000m gold medallist representing Scotland (8) |
| LAUREATE | National poet |
| BATLEY | RFL Championship club coached by John Kear from 2011-16 (6,8) |
| MOSS | Kate ?, Croydon-born supermodel married to singer Jamie Hince from 2011-16 (4) |
| KATE | Croydon-born supermodel married to singer Jamie Hince from 2011-16 (4,4) |
| NZOGBIA | Charles ...... , Nigerian winger with Aston Villa from 2011-16 (7) |
| DZEKO | Edin ..... . Bosnia & Herzegovina striker with Man City from 2011-16 (5) |
| STUART | Royal house of Scotland from 1371, and of England from 1603 (6) |
| BURNSNIGHT | Celebration of the life of Scotland's national poet, held on 25 January (5,5) |
| KATHLEENJAMIE | Scotland's new Makar or national poet (8,5) |
| MINCH | North --- separates the mainland of Scotland from the Isle of Lewis (5) |
| FLEECE | What was donated to the National Museum of Scotland from Dolly the Sheep? (6) |
