| UPHELLYAA | Midwinter festival, celebration of Shetland's Norse heritage |
| GIMLI | March 4th & 5th, 2023: ___ Ice Festival (Celebration in the Manitoba town with Icelandic heritage) |
| HULA | Merrie Monarch Festival celebration |
| FETE | Festival, celebration (4) |
| YELL | Scream in one of Shetland's northern isles (4) |
| FETLAR | One of Shetland's main North Isles (6) |
| TOSH | Nickname of Shetland's DS Mcintosh |
| LERWICK | Capital and only town of Shetland (7) |
| MAINLAND | Largest island of Shetland (8) |
| ZETLAND | Official name, until 1974, of Shetland (7) |
| SHANKSSPONY | Means to move heroin in scuttled vessel north of Shetland, maybe |
| ISLE | Priest heads north to tour small part of Shetland (4) |
| ISLANDS | One's territory to the south of Shetland, say (7) |
| SODA | What may accompany Scotch egg in periphery of Shetland area (4) |
| ISLANDER | Clare Ward of Shetland, for instance (8) |
| SCOT | At sea off east coast of Shetland, for instance (4) |
| FAIRISLE | Southernmost part of Shetland famous for knitwear (4,4) |
| PAPASTOUR | Island west of Shetland mainland (4,5) |
| SKYE | Dog still found in most of Shetland islets, right? (4,7) |
| TERRIER | Dog still found in most of Shetland islets, right? (4,7) |