| CARFIN | Town in North Lanarkshire (pop 3,600), noted for its grotto, a place of pilgrimage (6) |
| CONCAVE | Point against grotto a" it's sunken (7) |
| CAVEATEMPTOR | Grotto's a lure, or no refund will be given! (6,6) |
| DURHAM | This natural defensive site in northeastern England was chosen by William I the Conqueror (reigned 1066-87) as a fortress and bulwark against the Scots. It also became a place of pilgrimage for St. Cu |
| WISHAW | Set one's heart on a first whisky in North Lanarkshire (6) |
| SHOTTS | North Lanarkshire town report leads to serious trouble on return (6) |
| AIRDRIE | Scottish town in North Lanarkshire, made a Burgh of Barony in 1821 (7) |
| FATIMA | Place of pilgrimage in Portugal (6) |
| LOURDES | A town in France; a place of pilgrimage for Roman Catholics (7) |
| RAVENSCRAIG | New town in North Lanarkshire, previously the site of a major steelworks (11) |
| SHRINE | Place of pilgrimage (6) |
| JOULES | There are 3,600 in a watt-hour |
| HOURLY | Every 3,600 seconds (6) |
| CUMBERNAULD | New town in North Lanarkshire northeast of Glasgow (11) |
| STRATHAVEN | Town in south Lanarkshire (pop about 7,500), created a burgh of barony in 1541 (10) |
| SANCTA | Sacred places of pilgrimage |
| ADAMSPEAK | Mountain in Sri Lanka celebrated as a place of pilgrimage (5,4) |
| LESMAHAGOW | Town in Lanarkshire (pop 4,500), the site of an old priory established in 1144 (10) |
| NEWTOWN | Development such as Poundbury in Dorchester, Telford in Shropshire or Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire (3,4) |
| MOTHERWELL | Large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, south-east of Glasgow (10) |
