| HUTUTU | Another word for "kabaddi" (2,2,2) |
| MASHAL | ... Sports, organisers of the Pro Kabaddi League. (6) |
| RAIDER | In kabaddi, the player who is in the rival team's side of the court. (6) |
| JAIPUR | The Pink Panthers Pro Kabaddi League team represents this city. (6) |
| PATNA | The kabaddi team Pirates are from here. (5) |
| BULLS | The Pro Kabaddi League team from Bengaluru. (5) |
| PULLSOMEONESLEG | What a kabaddi player might do to deceive playfully? (4,8,3) |
| PAWAN | ... Sehrawat, most expensive player in Pro Kabaddi League's history. (5) |
| IRAN | Kabaddi player Amir Hossein Bastami is from this country. (4) |
| YODDHAS | UP ..., the Pro Kabaddi League franchise based in Lucknow. (7) |
| FAZEL | ... Atrachali, Iranian kabaddi player who is called 'The Sultan.' (5) |
| DISCO | To an extent, kabaddi's considered a dance form (5) |
| TRADER | Generic term for a person who buys/ sells stocks, shares, currency, bonds; or, another word for a merchant ship (6) |
| CHERRY | Related to almonds, apricots, peaches and plums, a melatonin-rich stone fruit used for clafoutis, pies and kirsch; or, another word for a cricket ball (6) |
| DISHES | China or ceramic vessels for soap; another word for tableware collectively; or, saucer-shaped parabolic antennae (6) |
| SPLINT | Fragment of diamond; another word for a spill for transferring a flame to fireplace or candle; or, a flexible lath used in basketry (6) |
| QUEUES | Lines of people awaiting their turn for attention or to proceed; tails of animals in heraldry; or, another word for pigtails (6) |
| NEATLY | Another word for tidily (6) |
| STEVEN | Wright who wondered, 'What's another word for 'thesaurus'?' |
| CADETS | Another word for students (6) |
