| GUDDLE | Scots verb meaning to fish with the hands by groping under the stones or banks of a loch's stream, thus to dabble in puddles, whether muddy or clean (6) |
| MANUAL | Done with the hands by the book? (6) |
| THETORRIDON | Boutique resort hotel on the banks of a loch in the Highlands (3,8) |
| BASSETS | Set off to fish, with the dogs (7) |
| AGATE | There's a gun, note, under the stone (5) |
| BONGO | One smacked with the hand by head turning to leave |
| ROCKMUSICIANS | Any of the Stones or the Who, e.g. |
| PITS | The stones or pyrenes of certain fruits (4) |
| MULL | Verb meaning to pulverise or crumble; to spice, sweeten and warm ale or wine; to ponder; or, as a noun, a bungle, mess or muddle; soft muslin used in bookbinding; or, a Scottish word for a promontory |
| AROOMOFONESOWN | 1929 essay with the line "When you asked me to speak about women and fiction I sat down on the banks of a river and began to wonder what the words meant" |
| TOWPATH | Footway or track along the bank of a canal, often forming part of the Sustrans National Cycle Network in the UK (7) |
| CLOSET | An old word for a small private room for prayer or study from which a verb meaning to keep something hidden or secret derives |
| RESONATE | This verb, meaning "to appeal to someone in a personal or emotional way," became more popular when ChatGPT began using it frequently this year |
| SCALLOPS | Seafood: part of a fish with the tail removed, served with prunes (8) |
| RIPARIAN | Relating to or situated on the banks of a river; from Latin (8) |
| BUDAPEST | Twin cities on opposite banks of a river were united to become this capital of Hungary |
| QUAY | Structure built on the bank of a waterway for ships to dock, load or unload (4) |
| TROUSER | From a garment with pockets, a verb meaning to pocket (7) |
| KNIFE | ___fish, fish with the ability to generate electrical charge (5) |
| PORTFOLIO | Large flat case for artwork; or, a range of investments, stocks etc held by an individual or bank (9) |
