| BLACKWATCH | Nickname of the Royal Highland Regiment (5,5) |
| BALLATER | Scottish burgh in Aberdeenshire near the royal Highland residence of Balmoral (8) |
| THEBLACKWATCH | Royal Highland Regiment |
| LANDSEER | Artist who painted animals including Newfoundlands, greyhounds, horses and, most notably, a royal Highland stag in his virtuoso piece The Monarch of the Glen (8) |
| DIRK | Traditional ceremonial sidearm dagger of Scottish Highland regiment officers (4) |
| BAGPIPER | Band member of a Highland regiment (8) |
| TAMS | Part of Royal Highland Fusiliers' uniforms |
| INGLISTON | Royal Highland Showsite (9) |
| BALMORAL | Royal Highland castle (8) |
| TUNESOF | Golf tourneys played with 5Dn in a Highland regiment (5,2,5) |
| GLORY | Golf tourneys played with 5Dn in a Highland regiment (5,2,5) |
| GRENADIERS | First regiment of the royal household infantry (10) |
| WENDYHOUSE | Inspired by stories by J. M. Barrie, a child's toy dwelling such as the Queen's Welsh thatched example Y Bwthyn Bach in the grounds of the Royal Lodge (5,5) |
| GREENCLOTH | Lord steward's department of the Royal household named after the baize napery covering the table at which its committee members sat; or, informally, a gaming-table (10) |
| BLUEENSIGN | Flag of the Royal Naval Reserve which was flown on the Titanic (4,6) |
| AIRMARSHAL | A three-star rank of the Royal Air Force (3,7) |
| QUEENSPARK | Side with keepers of the royal estate? (6,4,7) |
| PRINCESSES | Members of the royal family |
| OVERTHROWN | On top of the royal seat, we hear, but deposed (10) |
| BURLINGTON | Ontario city near Hamilton, home of the Royal Botanical Gardens |
