| ETTLE | It is the purpose of the Scots to colonise without a leader (5) |
| USE | So, what is the purpose of a greenhouse? (3) |
| FORBEARING | Patient - that is the purpose of a stretcher (10) |
| IGNITION | The purpose of the spark (8) |
| FUNCTION | The purpose of the reception (8) |
| GANG | Go to the Scots to find people working together |
| SASSENACHS | Term used by the Scots to describe the English |
| REHAB | Purpose of the Betty Ford Center |
| GUIDE | Fine for Scots to have English escort (5) |
| NAKED | Stark negative response of Scots to King Edward |
| EYING | Fixated on, say, seizing one of the Scots |
| THOLE | Scots to put up with terrible hotel |
| BAMBI | Obnoxious, bombastic Scot to leave. Dear deer! (5) |
| FAT | The main purpose of the tail is to store ___ for winter or for egg-laying |
| SETTLEDOWN | Cease agitation to colonise part of Ireland (6,4) |
| IMPERIALISTIC | Wanting to colonise and militarise, worried about pressure, in charge |
| EDWARDI | Known as Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, the king of England from 1272-1307 (6,1) |
| RAMSAY | Author of the Scots pastoral comedy The Gentle Shepherd, whose son was principal painter to George III and penned A Dialogue on Taste (6) |
| WILLIAMTHELION | Grandson of David I, king of the Scots from 1165 to 1214 (7,3,4) |
| APARTHEID | Political system gives a role to head of the Scots |
