| WHALSAY | Shetland island on which Symbister's located (7) |
| PASSAGE | Strait between South America and the South Shetland Islands which connects the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans (5,7) |
| LERWICK | Capital and main port of the Shetland Islands, Scotland (7) |
| TORTOLA | Chief island of the British Virgin Islands, on which the capital, Road Town, is located (7) |
| CORSICA | Island on which Napoleon was born in 1769 (7) |
| JAMAICA | Island on which reggae icon Bob Marley was born (7) |
| ANTIGUA | Caribbean island on which Sir Viv Richards was born (7) |
| CALIBAN | Creature in The Tempest who is the sole inhabitant of the island on which Prospero ends up (7) |
| SUMATRA | Indonesian island on which a rare breed of chicken with black plumage originated (7) |
| STMARYS | Island on which the Scillies' capital, Hugh Town, is located (2,5) |
| MOLOKAI | Island on which Father Damien worked |
| IWOJIMA | Pacific island on which a memorable WWII photo was taken |
| UNST | Peacekeepers on somewhat empty Shetland island (4) |
| UNREST | Disturbance on entering Shetland island (6) |
| FAIRISLE | Which Shetland Island gave us colourful geometrically- patterned woollen knitwear? (4,4) |
| YELL | Shout - Shetland island (4) |
| NITHSDALE | Item of old riding wear Shetland Island reproduced |
| SUNSTROKE | Complaint unlikely in small Shetland island, or round Skye regularly? |
| UNSTABLE | Shetland island qualified as rocky |
| UNSTEADY | Rocky Shetland island prepared to lose leader (8) |
