| HAIN | Preserve Scottish dynasty without independence (4) |
| ENID | Woman as object, without independence (4) |
| UNTANGLED | Dynasty, without guidance externally, straightened out (9) |
| DEVALUATES | Lowers exchange rate rashly, leaves audit without independence (10) |
| SITE | Leaders of Scottish independence take sides in plot (4) |
| ALBA | Pro-independence Scottish political party founded in March (4) |
| REIN | Clumsily interfere with no time for independence (4,4) |
| FREE | Clumsily interfere with no time for independence (4,4) |
| MORE | What we might be after independence referendum - blonder? (4,4) |
| NEXT | Exert any mixed-up opportunity for independence referendum (4,4) |
| FAIR | What we might be after independence referendum - blonder? (4,4) |
| YEAR | Exert any mixed-up opportunity for independence referendum (4,4) |
| NEEP | Root for Scottish independence, essentially over European pressure (4) |
| AGES | Measures of power - losing time for Independence, hang about forever (4,4) |
| WAIT | Measures of power - losing time for Independence, hang about forever (4,4) |
| IOWA | Independence: it hurt one US state (4) |
| LIAM | Independence Day: Resurgence actor, ___ Hemsworth (4) |
| HOPI | Native dance with the inauguration of independence (4) |
| ETUI | Case ends in failure but you must have independence (4) |
| MPLA | Political party that declared independence for Angola in 1975 (4) |
