| BUCKIE | Town in Moray, Scotland, on Spey Bay |
| ELGIN | Town in Moray, Scotland, on the River Lossie housing a ruined cathedral |
| BRODIE | Castle in Moray, Scotland (6) |
| ROTHES | Small town in Moray, the site of four distilleries (6) |
| NIGGLE | Complaint from golf taking place in Moray town rejected (6) |
| DALLAS | Village in Moray, city in Texas (6) |
| BOATOF | Vessel frontage refurbished on the River Spey (4,2,6) |
| GARTEN | Vessel frontage refurbished on the River Spey (4,2,6) |
| CARRON | Arrow nearly piercing walls of caravan on the River Spey (6) |
| LAGGAN | Horse woman returning on the River Spey (6) |
| LOSSIE | River in Moray (6) |
| FORRES | Staff veto manufacturer for sustainable bus terminals in Moray (6) |
| STRATH | Broad Scottish mountain valley (as of the Spey) (6) |
| GORDON | Ian, top ghillie, former Spey-casting champ (6) |
| MARINA | ___ Gibson, fly fishing instructor, UK Ladies Spey champ (*airman) (6) |
| SCOTCH | A line marked down for a game of hopping; a chock or wedge; or, whisky of the Spey or other part of "Alba" (6) |
| STEAMY | Passionate crew flanked by banks of Spey |
| GRANTOWN | ---- -On-Spey, town near Aviemore (8) |
| BALLINDALLOCH | Castle between Aberlour and Grantown-on-Spey (13) |
| NETHY | ___ Bridge, former station between Grantown-on-Spey and Boat of Garten (5) |
