| LIFEGUARDS | Senior cavalry regiment of the British army (4,6) |
| DRAGOON | The Royal Scots - Guards; cavalry regiment of the British Army with its HQ in Edinburgh Castle (7) |
| COLDSTREAM | Borders town, home to a guards regiment of the British Army (10) |
| COLDSTREAMGUARDS | Regiment of the British Army which has its home on the north bank of the River Tweed (10,6) |
| ARTILLERY | The A of RA as a regiment of the British Army (9) |
| SCOTSGUARDS | Regiment of the British Army created in 1642 upon instruction of Charles I (5,6) |
| GRENADIER | Member of the senior infantry regiment of the Household Division of the British Army (9) |
| GRENADIERS | First regiment of the royal household infantry (10) |
| SAS | Specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques (3) |
| GLENGARRY | Traditional headgear for Scottish regiments of the British Army, also worn by most pipe bands (9) |
| BLACKWATCH | The 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland, created after the first Jacobite rebellion of 1715 (5,5) |
| SCOTSGREYS | British cavalry regiment from 1707-1971, named after the colour of horses they favoured (5,5) |
| LEEENFIELD | Standard-issue rifle of the British army, 1895-1957 |
| GUARDS | Life -; regiment of the Household Cavalry with the Blues and Royals (6) |
| THIN | Description of the "red line" of the British Army or "blue line" of the police force; a crisp/fine ginger biscuit or mint chocolate; a climb with scarce or small holds; or, a word generally meaning le |
| SEPOY | An Indian soldier in the service of the British army in the days of British rule in India (5) |
| YEOMANRY | The Royal _, senior light cavalry regiment in the British Army Reserve (8) |
| BUFFS | The -----, Royal East Kent Regiment, formerly the Third Regiment of Foot (5) |
| LANCERS | The Royal --; British Army cavalry regiment formed in 2015 with the motto "Death or Glory" (7) |
| SAMBROWNE | Military belt with a strap over the shoulder - it was named after its inventor, an officer of the British Army in India who lost an arm in the 1858 Mutiny (3,6) |
