| SWINNEY | SNP leader John must pour out the NY wines (7) |
| SARATOGA | O'Gara sat out the NY horse racing track (8) |
| NATTIER | More dapper than the SNP leader on a special occasion? (7) |
| SAMURAI | Pour out the Asia rum for the Japanese feudal warriors (7) |
| KINDRED | Pour out the drink, Ed, for others in the family (7) |
| ELDERLY | Pour out the red and yell for the long-time retired folk (7) |
| SALMOND | Alex, former SNP leader (7) |
| NOMINEE | New source of energy getting around old fossil fuel producer, like potential SNP Leader (7) |
| HOTSPOT | SNP leader in a stew — trouble brewing here? |
| CHIANTI | Having caught a hint, I pour out the wine (7) |
| SEASIDE | Section of the New York City borough of Queens between Rockaway Beach and Rockaway Park (7) |
| DIEHARD | 1998 film about John McClane, a detective with the New York City Police Department (3,4) |
| NOLUNCH | Album by the New York City glam punk band D Generation (2,5) |
| KIRSTEN | ---- Oswald, SNP deputy West minster leader (7) |
| SPORRAN | A wild SNP roar for the Scotsman's purse (7) |
| STANLEY | SNP supporters on the rise over link to ancient sites for finder of 15Dn (7) |
| FIVEMPS | What the SNP had in 2001 - lone term coming out of self-improvement exercise (4,3) |
| SPLURGE | SNP extremists against Labour's initial impulse to spend freely (7) |
| SATANIC | US intelligence agency's holding SNP member back - it's diabolical! (7) |
| WIPEOUT | "John Swinney feared general election ‘____' for SNP" (Times headline, December 2024) |
