| KILSYTH | Surprisingly shy with kilt in North Lanarkshire (7) |
| AIRDRIE | A town in West Central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire (7) |
| NEWTOWN | Development such as Poundbury in Dorchester, Telford in Shropshire or Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire (3,4) |
| SPORRAN | Fur pouch worn with the kilt in Scottish Highland dress (7) |
| SKITTLE | Knock pin down with kilt set in a whirl (7) |
| BOTTLED | Spirit trapped in glass container wed in bothy with kilts, amazingly - w 30ac (7,6) |
| SWARTHY | Dark and shy with a growth (7) |
| COYOTES | Shy with toes damaged by wild dogs |
| ASKAWAY | Don't be shy with questions!: 2 wds. |
| CUMBERNAULD | New town in North Lanarkshire northeast of Glasgow |
| WISHAW | Craving starts to act weird in North Lanarkshire (6) |
| MONKLANDS | Brother touches down in North Lanarkshire (9) |
| BELLSHILL | Devil's reckoning for Spooner in North Lanarkshire (9) |
| BELLS | Signal swindler's accomplice in North Lanarkshire town (9) |
| HILL | Signal swindler's accomplice in North Lanarkshire town (9) |
| AVON | River rising in North Lanarkshire, flowing 19 miles into the Firth of Forth (4) |
| CARFIN | Town in North Lanarkshire (pop 3,600), noted for its grotto, a place of pilgrimage (6) |
| MOTHERWELL | Large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, south-east of Glasgow (10) |
| RAVENSCRAIG | New town in North Lanarkshire, previously the site of a major steelworks (11) |
| CHALKPIT | Chap with kilt surprisingly in type of quarry (8) |
