| STONEOFDESTINY | The fragment of what, gifted to Alex Salmond in 2008, is being held by the SNP? (5,2,7) |
| ALBA | Scots Gaelic name for Scotland; political party formed by Alex Salmond in 2021 (4) |
| ELBOW | Last of the fragment of bone in below-the-belt joint (5) |
| HURDLE | Due end to struggle in place newly ruled by the SNP (6) |
| NATTY | Dapper like a member of the SNP? (5) |
| DANCER | George Sampson, who won BGT in 2008, is this type of performer (6) |
| NICOLASTURGEON | Alex Salmond, ____, Humza Yousaf |
| PERFECTPITCH | Polish bitumen is what gifted singers demonstrate (7,5) |
| CRUMBS | Word for the fragments of bread recalled in an old-school euphemism akin to Christ, Christmas, god, gracious, heavens, heck, holy mackerel or lord; or, morsels of information (6) |
| LEAPYEAR | 2008 is one |
| UNCOMPROMISING | Strange - millions gifted to firm |
| CORNWALLIS | A duchy being held by the Prince of Wales is general in British history |
| MEATBALLS | A1: "Our guy is being held by a couple of tough ___-" |
| THEOFF | He is being held by posh person at start of race (33) |
| CUSTODY | The state of being held by the police; arrest (7) |
| GRATIS | Deserter is being held by American soldiers for nothing (6) |
| REDISCOVERED | Again found party is being held by Paul and daughter |
| SAMBA | A dance is being held by Brazil's ambassador (5) |
| CLOUDSHILL | T. E. Lawrence's rural retreat on the Moreton Estate in Dorset that was gifted to the National Trust by his brother (6,4) |
| PATCH | Nickname of the fool/jester Sexton, gifted to Henry VIII by Cardinal Wolsey; a remnant sewn with others to form a quilt; or, a cloth badge (5) |
