| APPALACHIA | Shock a friend, snubbing northern highland region |
| ULLAPOOL | Northern Highland town on the shore of Loch Broom (8) |
| NAVER | Salmon river in northern Highlands (5) |
| LAIRG | Inland town of the northern Highlands (5) |
| APPAL | Shock a friend keeping quiet (5) |
| AMAZE | Shock a friend, preferring the back of topaz to its front (5) |
| ROSAPARKS | A public garden in Highland region, someone took a seat to take a stand (4,5) |
| HORROR | From "shudder", a word for intense fear/shock; a film arousing said fright; or, informally, a terror of a child (6) |
| ALBATROSS | Bird is a large flying animal seen over Highland region (9) |
| CAITHNESS | Arrangement of chests in a Highland region (9) |
| MAHARAJA | A shock - a radio operator raised prince |
| WICK | Town in Highland Region (pop about 7,000), created a royal burgh in 1589 (4) |
| THURSO | Town in Highland Region (pop about 8,000), a burgh of barony from 1633 (6) |
| NAIRN | Old royal burgh in Highland Region (pop about 11,000), a popular resort (5) |
| INVERNESS | Highland region town (9) |
| TIBET | Bird shelters exist in eastern highland region |
| SUTHERLAND | Artist of the Highland region |
| FLOWCOUNTRY | Large area of peatlands and wetlands in Highland Region (4,7) |
| GAIRLOCH | Village on west coast of Highland region (8) |
| MASSIF | ____ Central, highland region in south central France (6) |
