Scotland Puzzle - Scottish Fairies

Scottish Fairies

By Kay Glasgow

Whether you believe in the Wee Folk, matters not. For centuries fairies in Scotland have been an integral part of why, how or whether things were done in everyday life, after all, the natural and human realm is fey folk domain. The anagrams relate to some Scottish supernaturals our ancestors knew explained the inexplicable and have done so quite well for generations!

1 __ __ of the Minch wrecked ships between Lewis and Shiant Islands (4,3) NUMB EEL

2 helpful household spirits are "the Good Folk" BORN WISE

3 Cu-Sith, a huge green shaggy __ __ carries its bushy tail over its back (5,3) DIG FORAY

4 Nuckelavee is a nasty salt water creature of these northern isles NOR KEY

5 woods preferred by Ghillie Dhus, solitary sprites clothed in moss and leaves (5,5) BREECH STIR

6 burns and rivers are haunts of rattling trickster bogeyman (6,4) EACH SLY LOT

7 Shetland has "the grey neighbors", henkies or __. WORTS

8 horsy salt water spirit drowns the unsuspecting ELK PIE

9 human babies can be stolen by fairies and replaced with these CLANNISH EGG

10 local hobgoblin sometimes is just a brownie gone bad GRAB GOT

11 Gaelic wraith wails as she washes clothes in stream near someone about to die (4,5) BANE HINGE

12 Schiehallion, a Perthshire mountain is the fairy hill of the _. OCEAN ISLAND

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1	__ __ of the Minch wrecked ships between Lewis and Shiant Islands (4,3)	NUMB EEL
2	helpful household spirits are "the Good Folk"	BORN WISE
3	Cu-Sith, a huge green shaggy __ __ carries its bushy tail over its back (5,3)	DIG FORAY
4	Nuckelavee is a nasty salt water creature of these northern isles	NOR KEY
5	woods preferred by Ghillie Dhus, solitary sprites clothed in moss and leaves (5,5)	BREECH STIR
6	burns and rivers are haunts of rattling trickster bogeyman (6,4)	EACH SLY LOT
7	Shetland has "the grey neighbors", henkies or __.	WORTS
8	horsy salt water spirit drowns the unsuspecting	ELK PIE
9	human babies can be stolen by fairies and replaced with these	CLANNISH EGG
10	local hobgoblin sometimes is just a brownie gone bad	GRAB GOT
11	Gaelic wraith wails as she washes clothes in stream near someone about to die (4,5)	BANE HINGE
12	Schiehallion, a Perthshire mountain is the fairy hill of the _.	OCEAN ISLAND