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Seat of the Duke of Roxburghe (6,6)

Isolated Munro in Perthshire (12)

Merlot is a popular one (3,4)

Capital of the Highlands (9)

Fielding position near batsman (3,4)

Scotsman William Hunter, 1718-83, was one (9)

Straight lines from circle’s centre to circumference (5)

In prosody, another term for “rime riche” (4,5)

German town that hosts annual Wagner festival (8)

The -------- Lights of Old Aberdeen (8)

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Bone in lower part of hip (7)

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------Yellow, song by Donovan (6)

Trace of earlier painting beneath layer on canvas (10)

Resident of country whose capital is Reykjavik (9) Shoulder blade (7) Film in which Dustin Hoffman plays a woman (7)

Study of weather and climate (11)

Parrot, Psittacus erithacus (7,4)

Bury the quarrel (7)

Sort of swimming pool found at, eg, Gourock (4-3)

Quentin ---------, film director (9)

One meaning of the abbreviation “ms” (10)

Plaster used to coat walls or make mouldings (6)

Name of four kings of Scotland (7)

Hormone produced in the pancreas (7)

1985 comedy film set in Scotland (8,7)

Bill --------, Scottish actor and narrator (8)

Italian for “number one” (6,3)

Spanish white wine region (5)

A row of evenly spaced columns, often supporting a roof (9)

Another term for a Greek (7)

The ---------Brothers, Scottish musical duo (9)

Peter -------, singer whose hits include Sledgehammer (7)

Post held by Carol Ann Duffy (4,8)

River in Edinburgh (5,2,5)

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-------, to end a

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Savoury snack made in Angus (6,6)

The ---/---- of Threadneedle Street, the Bank of England (3,4)

Informal term for animal with one or two horns on its nose (5)

Sheep associated with Highland Clearances (7) Scottish 12-a- side game (6) City whose residents are called Scousers (9)

Woman’s loose-fitting undergarment (7)

National --------- Act, first one was in 1911 (9) Large spiral bass tuba (7) Mathematical term often shortened to “log” (9)

Island famous for whisky (5)

Calculating device invented by Scot born in 1550 (7,5)

What T stands for in Scottish music organisation TMSA (11)

English monarch, cousin of Mary, Queen of Scots (9)

Ancient Greek statue in the Louvre (5,2,4)

Texan city named in Tony Christie hit (8)

They look like small oranges (11)

Person who chairs Kirk’s General Assembly (9) Any word of four letters (9) Term for a boat such as the Vital Spark (6)

Type of ring originally used as a seal (6)

Field in which the Wright brothers were pioneers (8)

In biology, a structure with a specific function in a cell (9)

Scottish ------------, league Hibs currently top (12)

French national holiday on July 14 (8,3)

Games held in Glasgow in 2014 (12)

Device that produces electricity from sun’s rays (5,4)

The Brontë --------- Museum in Haworth (9)

She foresaw the destruction of Troy (9)

Art -------, movement that emerged in 1890s (7)

Creature in Garden of Eden (7)

Music direction, at a brisk speed (7)

Language spoken in Kenya, Tanzania, etc (7)

Gerald ------, cartoonist and illustrator (6)

Stewart -----, chairman of Aberdeen FC (5)

Prize won by Alexander Fleming (5)

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