| UNSTABLE | Rocky islands in both directions |
| REGIONAL | Characterising an area and, for example, Scottish island in both directions (8) |
| ALCATRAZ | U.S. prison on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay that closed in 1963 (8) |
| AILSACRAIG | Rocky island in south Ayrshire, Scotland, housing a gannetry |
| SKERRY | Rocky island in Southern Irish county |
| CRAIG | Rocky island in Ayrshire, Scotland, which houses a gannetry (5) |
| AILSA | Rocky island in Ayrshire, Scotland, which houses a gannetry (5) |
| MICHAEL | Two rocky islands off the coast of County Kerry in southwestern Ireland are called the Skelligs. One, known as Skellig ___, was once home to a group of medieval monks, whose buildings, made of stone, |
| WINDLASS | What's used to haul weight on rocky islands |
| SKERRIES | Reefs or rocky islands (8) |
| AEGADIS | Group of rocky islands off the W. coast of Sicily whose chief town is Faviganana (7) |
| ELBA | In good shape, after going up rocky island (4) |
| GRANITIC | Rocky island gone round by senior woman, twitching |
| LORIS | Primate originally lived on rocky island |
| KERRY | County girl and son missing on rocky island |
| NAILSDOWN | Pinpoints rocky island that's private |
| CAPRICCIO | Rocky Island - Key? C - I love that opera (9) |
| LABRADOR | Travelling abroad in both directions in Canada |
| ZINNIA | Flower in both directions in alphabet extremes |
| TWOWAY | Blimey — hemmed in by river in both directions! |
