| DUNNOTTAR | Ruined castle south of Stonehaven (9) |
| HIGHLANDS | Historic region of Scotland northwest of the great fault running from Helensburgh to Stonehaven |
| PNEUMATIC | Tyre invented by Stonehaven-born Robert Thomson (9) |
| BEAUMARIS | Town in Anglesey that is the site of a ruined castle with some 300 arrow loops, built as part of Edward I's conquest of Wales (9) |
| DEEPFRIED | Scottish dish created by John Davie in the Haven Chip Bar in Stonehaven in 1992 (4-5,4,3) |
| EASTCOAST | Heads to Edinburgh, Arbroath, Stonehaven, Tayport, Catterline or Aberdeenshire's seaside towns (4,5) |
| SPECTACLE | Show muscle in ruined castle (9) |
| TENTACLES | Processes to catch up with ruined castle (9) |
| CROOKSTON | Ruined castle in Glasgow (9) |
| CESTLAVIE | Ruined castle - contest message of acceptance? (4,2,3) |
| PENDRAGON | Ruined castle in Cumbria, supposedly founded by King Arthur's father (9) |
| COWIE | Historic fishing village in Kincardineshire, now subsumed into Stonehaven, with a ruined castle |
| BALLS | Dances swung brilliantly in Stonehaven on Saturday night (5) |
| REITH | John -, Stonehaven-born BBC founder (5) |
| EVA | Ms Longoria the US actress turned up in Stonehaven (3) |
| WATER | Twice wore a design for Stonehaven river (5,5) |
| ACADEMY | Day came for knocking about Mackie in Stonehaven (7) |
| COUNTYTOWNS | Before government reorganisation, Dolgellau, Dornoch, Forfar and Stonehaven, eg (6,5) |
| MARSBAR | Scottish dish created by John Davie in the Haven Chip Bar in Stonehaven in 1992 (4-5,4,3 |
| LORD | Having no energy, order in port for broadcast pioneer from Stonehaven (4,5) |
