| EASTLOTHIAN | Scottish council area and former county |
| FIFE | Council area and historical county of Scotland, bordering on the North Sea between the Firths of Tay and Forth |
| STONEHAVEN | Town in the north-east (pop about 12,000), a former burgh of barony and former county town (10) |
| DYFED | Ancient Welsh kingdom and former county (5) |
| ANGLESEY | Island and former county of Wales known in ancient times as Mona (8) |
| ANGUS | Scottish council area containing Forfar and Carnoustie |
| ARGYLL | --- and Bute, Scottish council area |
| ARGYLLANDBUTE | Scottish council area whose towns include Inveraray and Oban (6,3,4) |
| MORAY | Scottish council area (5) |
| HIGHLAND | Scottish council area (8) |
| BORDERS | Flower beds in Scottish council area? (7) |
| MIDLOTHIAN | Scottish council area (10) |
| WESTLOTHIAN | Livingston's Scottish council area (4,7) |
| ANGUISH | One in Scottish council area beginning to highlight suffering (7) |
| INVERCLYDE | Scottish council area (10) |
| NAIRN | Town and former burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland |
| PERTHANDKINROSS | Council area between Angus and Stirling (5,3,7) |
| GALLOWAY | Dumfries and ____, council area in southwestern Scotland (8) |
| PERTHAND | Council area of Scotland whose towns include Auchterarder and Crieff (5,3,7) |
| OBAN | Resort town in the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland (4) |
