| FURIOUS | 'The mirth and fun grew fast and ' (Robert Burns 'Tam o' Shanter' (1791) |
| CUTTYSARK | Nickname given by the eponymous hero of Robert Burns' 'Tam o' Shanter' (1790) to the dancing witch Nannie (5,4) |
| SARK | Cutty -; tea clipper whose name derived from Burns' Tam o' Shanter (4) |
| SHOTUP | Grew fast |
| CUTTY | - Sark; named after a character in the poem Tam O'Shanter by Robert Burns, the world's only surviving tea clipper (5) |
| BONNET | A man's soft cap, such as the Scots Glengarry or Tam o' Shanter; a woman or child's hat with ribbons tied under the chin and brim framing the face; a cowl on a chimney; or, a velvet cap within a coron |
| ALLOWAY | Ayrshire town, birthplace of Robert Burns and setting for his poem Tam o'Shanter (7) |
| WHARTON | Edith -; author of novels including The House of Mirth and The Age of Innocence (7) |
| BURNS | Celebrated for poems including Auld Lang Syne, Tam o' Shanter and A Red, Red Rose, the national bard of Scotland (5) |
| TOORIE | Derived from the Scottish meaning "small tower", a word for the bobble, pompom, tassel or tuft on a bonnet or Tam o' Shanter (6) |
| ROBERTBURNS | Scottish lyric poet whose best known poems include Auld Lang Syne and Tam o' Shanter |
| SEEYOUJIMMYHAT | Novelty headwear of a tam-o' shanter and ginger wig (3,3,5,3) |
| GOOD | "If you never did, you should. ese things are fun and fun is ___." |
| GSOH | Gosh, amazing - and fun to be with in the personal ads (1,1,1,1) |
| SCOTCHBONNET | Tam O'Shanter associated with Burns |
| AMOS | Old Testament prophet seen in tam-o'-shanter (4) |
| SCOTCH | _ bonnet, hot chilli pepper named for its resemblance to a tam o' shanter (6) |
| GLEE | Part song, all mirth and gaiety (4) |
| BROUHAHA | While speechifying, ferment mirth and uproar |
| COURTJESTERS | Providers of mirth and merriment for monarchs |
