| TORRIDON | Mountainous area of Wester Ross with a glen, village, river, loch and forest of that name (8) |
| APPLECROSS | Tech firm hybrid in area of Wester Ross (10) |
| LIONS | Known as the "kings of the jungle", animals living in prides in savannas, grasslands and forests of India and Africa, and the Longleat estate in Wilshire (5) |
| CLOSURES | Ross with a clue for some concluding parts |
| BETSY | Ross with a needle |
| BLUEROCK | Bird, a species of chat, which is a resident of Mallorca and can be seen in mountainous areas of the island such as Boquer and Formentor in the north east (4,4,6) |
| CALABRIA | Mountainous area of Italy, forming the 'toe of the boot' (8) |
| GAIRLOCH | Small village in Wester Ross, a popular tourist centre (8) |
| REDFLAGS | Warnings from the German upset Betsy Ross with the golden arrowhead? (3,5) |
| TORABORA | Mountainous area of Afghanistan |
| POLLAIDH | Capital holds to carve out on popular Wester Ross climb (4,8) |
| CHOLERIC | Eric goes to the wrong loch and becomes angry (8) |
| SHERWOOD | Former football manager of Villa and Forest? (8) |
| STRANGER | Unfamiliar person is a saint and forest official (8) |
| ENARDBAY | Any bread baked in large inlet in Wester Ross (5,3) |
| ANGLESEY | Yes, a glen unexpectedly found in Welsh island (8) |
| WILDFIRE | Writer about wood and forest hazard (8) |
| SOUTHPAW | 2015 film drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Forest Whitaker (8) |
| THRUSH | Bird, a species of chat, which is a resident of Mallorca and can be seen in mountainous areas of the island such as Boquer and Formentor in the north east (4,4,6) |
| LOCHMAREE | Lake in Wester Ross that includes an island with a lake containing an island (4,5) |
