| DEEPFRIED | Scottish dish created by John Davie in the Haven Chip Bar in Stonehaven in 1992 (4-5,4,3) |
| MARSBAR | Scottish dish created by John Davie in the Haven Chip Bar in Stonehaven in 1992 (4-5,4,3 |
| ENRAVISH | Transport in delight with the haven, sir (8) |
| HYTHE | He had a successful record to start the haven (5) |
| COUNTER | Chip bar? (7) |
| HAWAIIANPIZZA | Dish created by a Greek immigrant in Ontario in 1962 |
| CAPTAINPUGWASH | Fictional pirate created by John Ryan; appeared in the first edition of the Eagle comic in 1950 (7,7) |
| FETTUCCINE | ____ Alfredo is a pasta dish created in Rome, but more popular in the US |
| CAESARSALAD | Dish created by Mexican restaurateur Cardini |
| EVA | Ms Longoria the US actress turned up in Stonehaven (3) |
| BALLS | Dances swung brilliantly in Stonehaven on Saturday night (5) |
| ACADEMY | Day came for knocking about Mackie in Stonehaven (7) |
| ARNOLDBENNETT | Famous omelette dish created for English novelist during his stay at the Savoy Hotel (6,7) |
| MARENGO | French chicken dish created to celebrate a Napoleonic battle victory in June 1800 (7) |
| COALPORT | Porcelain works created by John Rose in Shropshire in 1795 (8) |
| RUMPOLE | Horace, fictitious London barrister created by John Mortimer and played on TV by Leo McKern (7) |
| NUTOPIA | 'Conceptual country' created by John Lennon, whose international anthem appears on the 1973 album Mind Games (7) |
| ROBB | Davie .... , Aberdeen 1976 Scottish League Cup Final winning scorer (4) |
| DIRECTORGENERAL | Post occupied by Tim Davie at the BBC since 2020 |
| LORD | Having no energy, order in port for broadcast pioneer from Stonehaven (4,5) |