| 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) |
| SKERRIES | Reefs or rocky islands (8) |
| WINDLASS | What's used to haul weight on rocky islands |
| GRANITIC | Rocky island gone round by senior woman, twitching |
| LABRADOR | Travelling abroad in both directions in Canada (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) |
| SCISSORS | Crossover between two parallel tracks in both directions (8) |
| RECORDER | One gets blown about in both directions, gripping rope (8) |
| TOANDFRO | Fat donor moving in both directions (2,3,3) |
| 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, |
| AEGADIS | Group of rocky islands off the W. coast of Sicily whose chief town is Faviganana (7) |
| SHEARWATER | Long-winged seabird of the petrel family, considered an endangered species in the Balearics it can be seen in Cabrera, the rocky island reserve of Mallorca's southern coast (10) |
| ELBA | In good shape, after going up rocky island (4) |
| LETONESHAIRDOWN | Rocky island with nowhere to relax (3,4,4,4) |
| LORIS | Primate originally lived on rocky island |
