| CAPITAL | Edinburgh, for example (7) |
| SCOT | Person from Edinburgh, for example |
| CAPACITY | Outdo Edinburgh, for example, in holding power (8) |
| CITY | Want to remove sign of injury in Edinburgh, for example (4) |
| BAYONNE | French club that will visit Edinburgh for a Round of 16 Challenge Cup tie (7) |
| ARTICLE | Object in lorry leaving Edinburgh for starters |
| VENTURECAPITAL | Undertaking to obtain money from Edinburgh for new business (7,7) |
| ERMINE | Some term in Edinburgh for white fur (6) |
| LEITH | Water of ___, Edinburgh, for trout/ grayling (*he lit) (5) |
| CALTON | Part of Glasgow and higher part of Edinburgh for mostly local heavyweight (6) |
| RIFKIND | Malcolm ?, Conservative MP for Edinburgh Pentlands from 1974-97; Foreign Secretary from 1995-97 (7) |
| PRINCES | Royal destination for public transport users in Edinburgh? (7, 6) |
| DUNEDIN | City on New Zealand's South Island that takes its name from the Gaelic word for Edinburgh (7) |
| KENNETH | Edinburgh writer of Wind in the Willows better adjusted than Greek he-man... (7,7) |
| GRAHAME | Edinburgh writer of Wind in the Willows better adjusted than Greek he-man... (7,7) |
| COWGATE | Lower entryway for Edinburgh birthplace of 7dn 6dn (7) |
| BALERNO | Hay compactor non operational for starters in village near Edinburgh (7) |
| GERMANY | Return of Edinburgh gang leaders initially risking lots for 16Dn's opponents in the 22Dn 6Dn game (7) |
| PICASSO | Dad and central Edinburgh girl taking old picture over for artist (5,7) |
| MACCAIG | Norman ___, Edinburgh-born recipient of the 1986 Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry (7) |