| CARBOST | Skye village, location of the Talisker distillery (7) |
| KILMUIR | Skye village, location of the Flora Macdonald monument (7) |
| GARREG | Village location of the Brondanw estate of Clough Williams-Ellis, or part of the Welsh folk song "Dafydd, Y ... Wen or David of the White Rock" (6) |
| EMMERDALE | Village location of the Woolpack (9) |
| DATCHET | Thameside village, location of Windsorview Lakes (*chatted) (7) |
| BEAULIEU | Hampshire village; location of Palace House, the home of the Montagu family (8) |
| QUAINTON | Village location of Buckinghamshire Railway Centre (8) |
| BRAY | Berkshire village, location of two three-Michelinstarred restaurants (4) |
| SKYE | A drop of whisky, everyone? It's the isle of Talisker (4) |
| TOMATIN | Village in the Scottish Highlands noted for its whisky distillery (7) |
| BOWMORE | The administrative capital of Islay known for its distillery (7) |
| KYLEAKIN | Skye village opposite Kyle of Lochalsh (8) |
| ADMIRAL | What insurance group founder bought The Secret Garden Distillery in 2022? (7) |
| ELGOL | Skye village invested in genteel golfers (5) |
| IDRIGILL | Doctor in islands takes breather in Skye village (8) |
| ISLEORNSAY | Seniors lay around Skye village (10) |
| TREE | Pear _ Cottage, village location where 3D's Emmerdale character works (4) |
| PEAR | Cottage in Emmerdale village, location for PampaManda and Take A Vow (4) |
| STILLER | Quieter part of distillery |
| DANIELS | Iconic Tennessee whiskey distillery established in the 1870s, Jack ... (6'1) |
