| SIDDHA | (In Hinduism) A person who has achieved perfection (6) |
| THEFINISHINGTOUCH | With which you finally feel you've achieved perfection? (3,9,5) |
| LEGEND | Inscription on a coin for a person who has achieved fame |
| BUDDHA | Person who has achieved perfect enlightenment (6) |
| AVATAR | 2009 James Cameron film; a graphical representation of an internet user; or, in Hinduism, a manifestation of a deity (6) |
| ASHRAM | In Hinduism, a hermitage, monastic community or other place of religious retreat (6) |
| ITGIRL | Young woman who has achieved celebrity in fashionable circles (2,4) |
| MANTRA | In Hinduism, a sacred word or syllable used as an object of concentration and holding some spiritual power (6) |
| VISHNU | In Hinduism, a deity believed to have descended from heaven. |
| EXPERT | A person who has a lot of knowledge about a particular subject (6) |
| DEGREE | What a bachelor has achieved to some extent? (6) |
| EULOGY | A tribute to a person who has recently died (6) |
| GREAT | Splendid person who has achieved lasting fame (5) |
| EGOTS | Songwriter and playwright Robert Lopez is the only person who has achieved two |
| EMIGRE | A person who has settled in a different country, especially one forced to leave his native country for political reasons |
| DOCTOR | Name a person who has received the highest degree conferred by a university (6) |
| RANSOM | Money paid to release a person who has been kidnapped (6) |
| MAHATMA | In Hinduism, a name for a Brahmin sage meaning Great Soul (7) |
| HELENMIRREN | British actress who has achieved the American Triple Crown of Acting, having won an Oscar, Emmy Awards and a Tony Award (5,6) |
| DAN | What is someone who has achieved a level of advanced proficiency in judo or karate? (3) |
