| AYURVEDA | A system of alternative medicine practiced in India and Nepal (8) |
| HOMOEOPATHY | System of alternative medicine (11) |
| HOMEOPATHY | System of alternative medicine (10) |
| HINDUISM | Religion of India and Nepal |
| FENGSHUI | From the Chinese meaning "wind and water", a philosophy referred to as the art of placement, practiced in interior design (4,4) |
| PINGSHAN | Simplified form of kung fu practiced in its modern form by Hong Kong grandmaster Ip Man (1893-1972) (4,4) |
| FATALIST | One practiced in resignation |
| SARDA | River along border of India and Nepal |
| RUPEE | Currency of India and Nepal (5) |
| ASIA | South ___ (region that includes India and Nepal) |
| SPINDLY | Long, thin intelligence operative around India and Nepal lately (7) |
| PAISA | Currency unit of India, Pakistan and Nepal worth one hundredth of a rupee (5) |
| UTTARAKHAND | State of northern India bordering Tibet and Nepal, named in its anthem as Devbhumi (Land of the Gods) (11) |
| SHERPA | Member of a Himalayan people of Tibet and Nepal noted for their mountaineering skills (6) |
| CRISHAN | Identify the first name of this cricketer who was the Player of the Match in the T20 World Cup group game between Italy and Nepal on February 12, 2026. (7) |
| HERBALIST | Hitler's BA made him a practitioner of alternative medicine (9) |
| ELEUTHERO | Helen and Ruth unclothed by champion of alternative medicine (9) |
| ROLFING | A form of alternative medicine originally known as Structural Integration (7) |
| CASTOROIL | Oddly stoical about expression of alternative medicine? |
| REIKI | Form of alternative medicine, devised by Mikao Usui |
