| GALLUS | Scots word for bold or cheeky (6) |
| ROBUST | Word for bold, hardy, healthy, strong in constitution, sturdy or vigorous, like the enduring strength of an ancient oak, thus its etymological root (6) |
| NESS | Suffix for bold or cold |
| EST | Suffix for bold or cold |
| BICKER | Scots word for a treen bowl, cup or dish made of staves for liquor or porridge; a short noisy rapid run; clattering noise; or, an altercation, quarrel, squabble or wrangle (6) |
| SPENCE | Old dialect or Scots word for a cottage parlour; a buttery, larder, pantry or other storeroom for victuals and domestic equipment; or, a monetary allowance (6) |
| ZANDRA | Miss Rhodes, English fashion designer known for bold printed fabrics (6) |
| RASCAL | Mischievous or cheeky child (6) |
| BRIGHT | Word for a bold or vivid colour, also used to mean cheerful, clever, full of light, promising or sunny (6) |
| SNIFFS | Scots word for dustings or flurries of snow; drizzles; grazing motions; puffs; sketches; slight touches; or, in another sense, racing shells, sculling boats or small sea-going ships (6) |
| FOOTER | A walker; a Scots word for a fiddle or potter about; an informal name for soccer; a kick of the ball in said game; or, type/text at the bottom of a page, in contrast to the header, at the top (6) |
| BREEKS | Scots word for plus fours used for field sports or countryside pursuits (6) |
| ASHETS | Scots word for large oval plates or dishes, typically laden with meat cuts, pies or possibly poached fishes (6) |
| UGSOME | Scots word for loathsome or horrible (6) |
| DARING | To be bold or intrepid, is to be what (6) |
| SKERRY | From Old Norse for "rock of the sea", Scots word for a stony islet (6) |
| LOZEYN | Scots word for diamond-shaped panes of glass in latticed windows; or, rhombus patterns in embroidery (6) |
| THRAWN | Scots word for stubborn (6) |
| HAPPIT | Scots word for covered (6) |
| GRIEVE | Scots word for farm overseer (6) |
