| CRATHIE | Kirk near Balmoral Castle (7) |
| BRAEMAR | Village near Balmoral castle (7) |
| DEE | River near Balmoral Castle |
| DEESIDE | Area in Grampian that includes Balmoral Castle/Lochnagar (7) |
| SPOTTEDDEER | Animal sister's bathing in short river near Balmoral (7,4) |
| ROYALDEESIDE | Area in which Balmoral Castle is located (5,7) |
| CHAT | Bird caught near Balmoral? |
| BALLATER | Scottish tourist resort on the River Dee near Balmoral (8) |
| SCOTLAND | Balmoral Castle site |
| JOHNBROWN | Servant and confidante of Queen Victoria at Balmoral Castle (4,5) |
| SCOTTISHBARONIAL | Architectural style of Queen Elizabeth's summering pad Balmoral Castle: 2 wds. |
| BARKHALL | Prince Charles' home on the estate of Balmoral Castle in Scotland |
| ALBERT | Forename of the Balmoral Castle-developing, bravery award-initiating, duel-abolishing, Great Exhibition-organising, Osborne House-designing, Royal Collection-cataloguing Prince Consort of Queen Victor |
| MAHATMA | Sage old ladies gathering in Balmoral? (7) |
| PYRAMID | Shape of Prince Albert's Cairn at Balmoral (7) |
| BLUECAP | A titmouse; a flame-like folkloric mine fairy; a one-year-old salmon with a spotted head; or, a Balmoral bonnet, hence a Shakespearean or colloquial term for a Scotsman (7) |
| HATBAND | Balmoral, say, soundly vetoed one ringing the crown |
| BLOATER | Fish served regularly in Balmoral to the queen |
| HABITAT | Somewhat overwhelmed by Balmoral, maybe, finding the place haunted |
| HAMITUP | Overact like Steve McQueen in Bullitt by motorway in Balmoral heading for Ulster park (3,2,2) |
