| MIDLOTHIAN | One of the 32 council areas of Scotland, part of the title of an 1818 novel by Sir Walter Scott (10) |
| MORAY | One of the 32 council areas of Scotland, site of Gordonstoun (5) |
| LOCH | --- Awe, body of fresh water in Scotland, part of the Three Lakes Challenge (4) |
| DUMFRIESANDGALLOWAY | The southernmost of Scotland's 32 council areas (8,3,8) |
| STEAKPIE | Food traditionally eaten at Hogmanay parties in Glasgow and central areas of Scotland |
| FRANKENSTEIN | 1818 novel by Mary Shelley |
| MARRIAGE | 1818 novel by Susan Ferrier (8) |
| KEITH | Small town in the Moray council area of Scotland with three distilleries, including Strathisla Distillery, one of the oldest in the Highlands |
| BOROUGH | One of the 32 constituent divisions of the City of London (7) |
| RHUMB | What is any one of the 32 points of the compass? (5) |
| WHEREDOIBEGIN | Parenthetical part of the title of an Andy Williams hit single based on the theme from the 1970 film Love Story (5,2,1,5) |
| POINT | Unit in scoring; or, any one of the 32 divisions of a compass (5) |
| TLAXCALA | Smallest of the 32 estados (states) of Mexico, in the east central region bordered by Puebla, Mexico and Hidalgo (8) |
| BOWDLER | Thomas, English publisher of an 1818 expurgated version of the works of Shakespeare (7) |
| DUSTYBAKER | 73-year-old manager of the 32-Across who in 2022 became the oldest manager to win the World Series: 2 wds. |
| FEDS | Part of the title of the show referenced in 32 |
| ZIS | What would have been the first part of the title of Sue Grafton's last alphabet book (two words) |
| EASTLOTHIAN | A council area of Scotland on the Firth of Forth, called Haddingtonshire until 1921 (4,7) |
| FIFE | A council area of east central Scotland, bordering the North Sea between the Firths of Tay and Forth (4) |
| POINTS | Prongs of a deer's antler; values assigned to certain cards in bridge; or, each of the 32 directions |
