| ROYALMILE | Way leading from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood Palace - or alley I'm rambling (5, 4) |
| ROYAL | Historic high street that runs from Edinburgh Castle to Holyrood House (5,4) |
| CLOTHEARS | One not listening to Charles rambling (5-4) |
| EDINBURGH | The capital of Scotland, site of Castle Rock and Holyrood Palace (9) |
| STATEROOM | A room used for formal events in a palace or government building, or a private cabin on a ship (9) |
| INNKEEPER | Listen in castle to key reading by stable guy with room outside (9) |
| CLEOPATRA | Palace or monument ultimately rebuilt for old ruler (9) |
| GATE | -house; building at the entrance of a Tudor palace or later a country estate that developed from that of a castle (4) |
| ALCAZAR | Spanish palace or fortress of Moorish origin; from Arabic, 'the castle' (7) |
| TAKENONOTICE | Look the other way leading to bypass (4,2,6) |
| ONEOCLOCKGUN | Time signal fired daily from Edinburgh Castle (3,6,3) |
| DRAWBRIDGE | A way to protect one's castle to get stalemate game |
| RUELLE | French word for a narrow lane or alley that also refers to a gap between a bed and the side of a bedchamber; or, this room, formerly as the place of reception of elegant French ladies (6) |
| MAHAL | Indian word, from "my love" and found in the name of Agra's "crown of buildings", for a palace or mansion (5) |
| SCHLOSS | German term for a building similar to a chateau, palace or manor house |
| STOP | Block way leading to work (4) |
| LANGUAGE | Judge abruptly turned, blocking the way, leading to profanity? (8) |
| SCOTTISHWATER | Public corporation answerable to Holyrood (8,5) |
| MOATS | Ditches encircling castles to prevent attackers from breaching or sapping the walls, sometimes water-filled, stocked with carp and crossed by drawbridges (5) |
| ARISTOCRAT | Lady, perhaps, noticed a knight returning to top of castle to overturn dark, flammable substance |
