| NICOLASTURGEON | SNP leader and Scotland's First Minister (6,8) |
| ALEXSALMOND | Former SNP leader and First Minister of Scotland (4,7) |
| LEEKS | Vegetables resembling large spring onions, used to make vichyssoise and Scotland's national soup (5) |
| LOMOND | Name of a mountain near Queenstown, a Scottish mountain, and Scotland's largest loch by surface area (6) |
| RECTOR | Resistance and division ousting Scotland's first minister (6) |
| NICOLA | ___ Sturgeon, Scotland's First Minister (6) |
| BUTE | ____ House, official residence in Edinburgh of Scotland's First Minister (4) |
| BUTEHOUSE | Official residence of Scotland's First Minister (4,5) |
| STURGEON | Surname of Scotland's First Minister (8) |
| SALMOND | Alex, former SNP leader (7) |
| STRATEGY | A mint programme needed for next SNP Leader? (1,3,8) |
| FORBES | Unfortunately, break set of potential SNP Leader (4,6) |
| ANEW | A mint programme needed for next SNP Leader? (1,3,8) |
| KATE | Unfortunately, break set of potential SNP Leader (4,6) |
| ASHREGAN | Anger has dissipated for potential SNP Leader (3,5) |
| NATTIER | More dapper than the SNP leader on a special occasion? (7) |
| HOTSPOT | SNP leader in a stew — trouble brewing here? |
| STEPHENFLYNN | SNP leader in the House of Commons (7,5) |
| SWINNEY | SNP leader John must pour out the NY wines (7) |
| YOUSAF | Hazy unknown source mixed up with famous potential SNP Leader (5,6) |
