| ABERFELDY | Perthshire town on the River Tay (9) |
| PITLOCHRY | Perthshire town on River Tummel (*chirpy lot) (9) |
| ISLAMOUTH | Famous junction on the River Tay (9) |
| MARCH | A city in central Scotland on the River Tay, location of the assassination of James I of Scotland in 1437 (5) |
| PERTH | City on the River Tay (5) |
| DUNDEE | City on the River Tay (6) |
| KILLER | Kynoch ___, plastic salmon lure, popular on the River Tay (6) |
| DUNKELD | Scottish town on the North bank of the River Tay, described as the Gateway to the Highlands (7) |
| POISONIVY | Nasty weed marred vision by river Tay, ultimately (6,3) |
| PEARL | A highly prized lustrous gem created within the shell of a mussel/ oyster, such as the near-perfect example discovered by fisherman Bill Abernethy in the River Tay (5) |
| BROUGHTY | Castle at the mouth of the River Tay (8) |
| ABERNETHY | One must do the nearby Perthshire village (9) |
| DUNSINANE | Dusky horses on characterless hill in Perthshire (9) |
| ESTUARY | Mouth of the River Tay sure gets rough (7) |
| OCHRY | Perthshire town abandoning pit left full of colourful earth |
| CRIEFF | Starts to catch fire, catching fire tragically in Perthshire town (6) |
| KILLIN | Family sick in Perthshire town (6) |
| STANLEY | Perthshire town apes old stamping ground (7,7) |
| GIBBONS | Perthshire town apes old stamping ground (7,7) |
| AUCHTERARDER | Career had rut, so changed to Perthshire town (12) |
