| MADURA | City in Tamil Nadu famous for its mills (6) |
| SALEM | Name for the fifth-most populous city in Tamil Nadu and second-most populous city in Oregon |
| TAVERN | Say, in Tamil Nadu we can find a bar (6) |
| YUZHAN | Technology company in Tamil Nadu that received a significant investment from Foxconn. (6) |
| PONGAL | Regional festival triggering bank closures in Tamil Nadu. (6) |
| MADRAS | Demented artist's place in Tamil Nadu |
| ERODE | City in Tamil Nadu, India, on the bank of the River Cauvery |
| CHENNAI | City in Tamil Nadu, India on the Coromandel Coast formerly known as Madras (7) |
| THAMBI | Name of the mascot taken on board, a knight dressed in Tamil attire. (6) |
| RAJIVGANDHI | Former (1984-89) prime minister of India assassinated at a campaign rally in Tamil Nadu in 1991 (5,6) |
| TORNADO | Nothing right in Tamil Nadu, commotion in storm (7) |
| STALIN | DMK leader seeking another term in the Tamil Nadu polls. (Last name) (6) |
| NILGIRI | Plateau in Tamil Nadu, India noted as a tea-growing district (7,5) |
| PARIAHS | Members of a low Hindu caste in Tamil Nadu or Sri Lanka |
| KODAIKANAL | Hill station in Tamil Nadu |
| ELECTRODE | About to cut rent in Tamil Nadu town's terminal (9) |
| PONDICHERRY | Seaport in Tamil Nadu, India, on coast (11) |
| ANNA | Brother in Tamil Nadu - one without currency any longer (4) |
| CSK | IPL cricket team based in Tamil Nadu (abbr.) |
| HILLS | Plateau in Tamil Nadu, India noted as a teagrowing district (7,5) |
