| SPUDULIKE | Restaurant chain and franchise specialising in baked potatoes founded in Edinburgh in 1974 (9) |
| TONYBLAIR | Prime Minister born in Edinburgh in 1953 (4,5) |
| MATTSMITH | Actor who played Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh in the historical drama TV series The Crown and also starred in Party Animals as Danny Foster: 2 wds. |
| APPERTAIN | Belong with the paper-chain and a tin, outside (9) |
| SOURCREAM | Topping for baked potatoes |
| APPLETART | Program in web page featuring rat served up in baked dish (5,4) |
| SENTIMENT | Feeling propelled to grasp end of chain and stretch |
| BISHOPRIC | See island store coated in baked clay, mostly |
| TIPSYCAKE | Extract covering spicy nuts in baked alcoholic confection |
| LIONS | What animals cast in bronze arrived in Edinburgh in October? (5) |
| BURKE | William - - -, Irishman who committed a series of murders with his accomplice William Hare in Edinburgh in 1828 (5) |
| BORDERLAND | Which Hollywood movie was being filmed in Edinburgh in April 2022? (10) |
| SCOTSMAN | The ____, newspaper first published as a weekly in Edinburgh in 1817 (8) |
| CADIE | Seeker of odd jobs in Edinburgh, in 1777 |
| HUME | Enlightenment philosopher born in Edinburgh in 1711 |
| TRAMCAR | Vehicle that reappeared in Edinburgh in 2014 (7) |
| SIDES | Baked potatoes and onion rings compared to the main dish |
| THESILVERCLUB | Golf's first trophy, awarded in Edinburgh in 1744 |
| LOADED | Like baked potatoes with sour cream and bacon |
| TREETOPS | Hotel in Aberdare National Park, Kenya, where Princess Elizabeth stayed with the Duke of Edinburgh in 1952 (8) |