| TAYSIDE | Local government region of Scotland from 1975-96 centred in Dundee |
| LOTHIAN | Former (1975-1996) local government region of SE central Scotland of which Edinburgh was a part (7) |
| MARYMARQUIS | Presenter on BBC's 'Reporting Scotland' from 1975 to 1988 (4,7) |
| STUART | Royal house of Scotland from 1371, and of England from 1603 (6) |
| RENFREWSHIRE | Scottish local government region that includes Paisley (12) |
| DUNCANI | King of Scotland from 1034-40 who was killed in battle by Macbeth (6,1) |
| MINCH | North --- separates the mainland of Scotland from the Isle of Lewis (5) |
| BARKERVILLEGOLDRUSH | The 1890s Klondike one centred in Dawson City is well known ...but what about this one in the Cariboo region of British Columbia in the 1860s?: 3 wds. |
| PERTH | City on the banks of the River Tay that was considered to be the capital of Scotland from 1210-1452 (5) |
| MARGARET | Elder sister of Henry VIII, married to James IV of Scotland from 1503 to 1513 (8) |
| TUDOR | Elder sister of Henry VIII, married to James IV of Scotland from 1503 to 1513 (5) |
| DEWAR | Donald ___, Labour MP who was first minister of Scotland from 1999-2000 (5) |
| LOCHHEAD | Liz ?, national poet of Scotland from 2011-16 (8) |
| ROBERT | -- the Bruce, king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329 (6) |
| WILLIAMI | King of Scotland from 1165 to 1214 (7,1) |
| MACBETH | King of Scotland from 1040-57 (7) |
| FLEECE | What was donated to the National Museum of Scotland from Dolly the Sheep? (6) |
| ROBERTTHEBRUCE | King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329 (6,3,5) |
| HIGHLANDS | Greeting Government workers around Loch in region of Scotland |
| ALEXSALMOND | First minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014, and SNP leader for more than 20 years |
