| DISASSOCIATE | To detach (oneself) aĆā¬Ćā is a Scots idea (anag) (12) |
| AULD | Song whose text is a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788, _ Lang Syne (4) |
| MAC | The master, a college head, is a Scot |
| CASTLOOSE | Detach oneself from actors no longer restrained (4,5) |
| BOWL | A biased orb rolled on a crown green; a cheese for skittles; a deep dish; a drinking cup; a lob in cricket; a natural basin; or, a Scots word for a marble (4) |
| HOGMANAY | Keep to oneself a lot, holding a celebration |
| PROPOSE | Intend to try to get oneself a mate (7) |
| POKE | A bonnet's brim; a bag, pocket or pouch; a jab; a keen end of a stick; a Facebook nudge/digital elbow; a Scots cornet of ice cream or cone of chips; or, a Hawaiian bowl of goodness (4) |
| ASIA | A is A (anag) (4) |
| INTERNETADDRESS | In this, a "." is a "dot" |
| BODYTEMPERATURE | In this, a "." is a "point" |
| ENGLISHTEXTBOOK | In this, a "." is a "period" |
| ASL | Syst. in which "A" is a closed fist |
| UNLIMBER | To detach the limber from; as, to unlimber a gun (8) |
| TAKETHECREDIT | What the bank might expect you to do to give oneself a pat on the back? (4,3,6) |
| ROLLEDUP | Having arrived, proceeded to make oneself a cigarette? (6,2) |
| CANOSSA | Go to ___ (humble oneself, A la Emperor Henry IV) |
| ESPOUSE | Take on oneself a cause to make soup, see? (7) |
| CIRCUITBREAKER | To lap, wave needs means to detach from current |
| PRY | To detach as with a lever |
