TAG Teaser 211 - The Highland Games!

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Across
  1. 2. ___ Zealand, country "down under" which has its own annual Highland Games in Hororata each November - about as far away from Scotland as you can get on Earth! (3)
  2. 5. This word means to get a ball in the hole in golf. A stone ___ though, is a contest to see who can 14-ACROSS the rock farthest! (3)
  3. 6. The most famous part of a Scotsman's dress - Donald, where's yer troosers? You'll see plenty of these at the Games! (4)
  4. 7. Scotland's national dish of sheep innards, much beloved by Rabbie Burns, and usually served at the Games! (6)
  5. 11. Scottish national dress is identified with this pattern of coloured checks and intersected lines! (6)
  6. 13. No Scottish breakfast would be complete without a bowl of this oaty goodness! (8)
  7. 14. Caber ____; one of the most famous Highland sports! The object is to launch a large pole so that it turns end over end (4)
  8. 15. A highland ___, known in Scots as a "heland coo", is a large form of cattle with horns and a shaggy coat (3)
Down
  1. 1. A city in Scotland (and also Australia!) which hosts its Highland Games every August (5)
  2. 3. The ultimate Scottish musical instrument, much heard at the Games! *PLURAL* (8)
  3. 4. This is a Scottish word (from Gaelic) meaning a family, particularly famous highland ones like Campbell and Macdonald! (4)
  4. 8. This is a long metal blade with a handle, like a claymore or scimitar, formerly used in battle but now usually found in museums! (5)
  5. 9. This word means a running competition! The hill ____ is a Highland Games event (4)
  6. 10. Highland _____, a famously energetic Highland dance... either that, or a love affair! (5)
  7. 12. ___ of war... a contest in which two teams pull at opposite ends of a rope until one drags the other over a central line (3)
  8. 14. Hammer _____, this is another famous Highland Game! It doesn't actually involve a hammer, but rather a metal ball attached to a grip, which you have to send flying! (5)