| UPANISHAD | Any of those Hindu sacred texts on which the philosophy of Vedanta is based; Sanskrit, 'sitting down near' (9) |
| VEDAS | Hindu sacred texts |
| ASANA | Any of the body postures adopted in yoga; Sanskrit, 'sitting posture' (5) |
| HINDU | Vedanta adherent |
| NOUMENON | In the philosophy of Kant, a thing that is incapable of being known, but only inferred from the nature of experience |
| THRONE | Seat of any of those named on the engines of Collett '6000' class (6) |
| OBELISKS | Tapering stone pillars with pyramidal tops such as those at the centre of the Place de la Concorde in Paris or any of those in Egypt or Rome (8) |
| VEDIC | Classical form of Sanskrit, in which the sacred texts of Hinduism are written (5) |
| UBERMENSCH | In the philosophy of Nietzsche. an ideal man who represents the goal of human evolution (10) |
| BRAHMANA | Hindu sacred text instructing the Brahmins to perform the Vedic rituals. |
| AUCTION | From the Latin meaning "to increase", a sale based on bidding such as any of those held in rooms at Bonhams, Christie's or Sotheby's (7) |
| QUOITS | Rings for encircling hobs or pegs in a game of the same name; or, megalithic cromlechs or dolmens such as any of those in Cornwall including the "giant's house" (6) |
| REALISM | The philosophy of accepting common sense is breaking up the monarchy (7) |
| DEMIURGE | Creator of the universe in the philosophy of Plato (8) |
| BOOKSHOP | Often frequented by bibliophiles, a type of emporium such as any of those found in Hay-on-Wye (8) |
| MONAD | Technical term for the number one or a single unit; or, in the philosophy of Leibniz, an elementary |
| HEGEL | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich -; philosopher whose principal works include Science of Logic and The Philosophy of Right (5) |
| WILLTOPOWER | Concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche that describes the main driving force in humans (4,2,5) |
| ENGRAVER | One who carves or cuts designs or texts on the surface of hard objects (8) |
| VEDA | Any of the Hindu sacred writing. |
