| SYCE | A person, especially in India, who cares for horses (4) |
| GROOM | One who cares for horses (5) |
| ICSE | A public board examination for students in India who are about to complete Class X (abbr.) |
| APAS | Assault a person especially from behind |
| TOPI | A pith-helmet worn especially in India (4) |
| THUG | A ruffian or violent person, especially a criminal (4) |
| ARIE | India who sang "Voyage to India" |
| AIDE | Assistant to an important person, especially a political leader (4) |
| SERF | In medieval Europe, an unfree person, especially one bound to the land (4) |
| SCHOLAR | A very learned person especially in a specific field |
| PRODIGY | A person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability. (7) |
| SAMBROWNE | Military belt with a strap over the shoulder - it was named after its inventor, an officer of the British Army in India who lost an arm in the 1858 Mutiny (3,6) |
| SAHIB | Gentleman in India who made a bish of it (5) |
| BHEESTIE | A servant in India who supplies an establishment with water (8) |
| NABOB | Formerly, a European who made a fortune in the Orient, especially in India |
| CELEBRITY | A famous person, especially in entertainment (9) |
| REDNECK | What is a racially intolerant, narrow-minded person, especially in the southern US? |
| BIGWIG | An important person, especially in a particular sphere (6) |
| ARMCANDY | An attractive companion accompanying a person, especially a celebrity, at social events (3,5) |
| PLENIPOTENTIARY | A person, especially a diplomat, invested with full power to transact business (15) |
