| FERMANAGH | One of the Irish counties whose confiscated lands were settled by English and Scots in the 'Plantation of Ulster' during the 17th century (9) |
| AREPARTANDPARCELOF | "Hackney-coaches ____ the law of the land; they were settled by the Legislature; plated and numbered by the wisdom of Parliament" (Dickens, in Sketches by Boz) |
| ATHLONE | Town on the River Shannon, on the border of the Irish counties of Roscommon and Westmeath (7) |
| ROBERTTHEBRUCE | 14th century King of Scotland who led the Scots in the Wars of Scottish Independence (6,3,5) |
| NORTHCAROLINA | Originally settled by English, which US state has the capital Raleigh? (5,8) |
| IRE | Anger republic, having confiscated land (3) |
| JACK | One of the Irish Olympians who is competing in this year's Dancing with the Stars (4,7) |
| WOOLLEY | One of the Irish Olympians who is competing in this year's Dancing with the Stars (4,7) |
| FLODDEN | 1513 battle in Northumberland fought between the English and Scots (7) |
| OTTERBURN | Northumberland site of a 1388 battle between the English and Scots (9) |
| TIARA | One of the Irish Hills admits island is fit for a queen (5) |
| EAGLE | English and Scots off target, mostly low score (5) |
| TYNAN | One of the Irish Tenors Ronan ___ |
| VORTIGERN | Semi-legendary king of the Britons who enlisted the aid of Hengist and Horsa to protect his land against the Picts and Scots (9) |
| DEE | Flower of French and English (and Welsh and Scots!) |
| NIALLMACKENZIE | Fastest racing Scot in the late 80s and early 90s, with two sons also racing today. (5,9) |
| SPRUCE | Tree that shares its family with the cedar of Lebanon, larch, Douglas fir and Scots pine (6) |
| MACAW | Bird seen by a Scot in the west (5) |
| BABINGTON | Anthony ___, nobleman convicted of conspiring with Mary, Queen of Scots, in a plot to assassinate Elizabeth I (9) |
| DECEIVING | Cheating in sport stopped by English and European clubs first |
