| CHERRYRED | Singer travels Derry in the shade (6,3) |
| SUNDAY | The killing of 26 Irish protesters at Derry in January 1972 is known as Bloody ... |
| POLARBEAR | When one of these was rumored to have escaped the Belfast Zoo in 1972, panic ensued; the event inspired a plot element in Netflix's "Derry Girls" |
| WATERSIDE | The east bank of Derry city is known as The _________. (9) |
| MCSWEENEY | Siobhan --------- , actor in C4 sitcom Derry Girls (9) |
| DRYSALTER | Dealer in dyes and gums from Derry, last to be shifted (9) |
| ALONGSIDE | Is Donegal free of its relationship to Derry, for instance (9) |
| ASHINGTON | Dan ___, Wye Pairs champ 2023, 2024 with Matt Derry (9) |
| LIAMBOYCE | Derry City and 2011-2021 Northern Ireland striker (4,5) |
| HIHO | Syllables before "the derry-o", in "The Farmer in the Dell" |
| LYRA | ___ McKee, Belfast-born journalist fatally shot during Derry riots in 2019, whose funeral was attended by the UK Prime Minister, the Irish President and the Taoiseach (4) |
| BOGSIDE | Area in the city of Derry featuring 'Free Derry' corner (7) |
| SPERRIN | The ___ Mountains straddle the Tyrone/Derry border. (7) |
| TUMBLEDRYER | Machine in laundrette in Derry, by implication? (6,5) |
| HANNON | Neil _, The Divine Comedy's Derry-born lead singer (6) |
| HINDER | Arrest in church in Derry |
| ERR | Go astray in the middle of Derry (3) |
| IAN | ___ McElhinney Derry Girls actor who portrays Ronnie in BBC drama The Split |
| CHELSEACLINTON | Former White House resident who appeared in the final episodes of series two and three of Derry Girls |
| LESBIANS | "___ really do exist!" (chant in the season-one finale of "Derry Girls") |