| DEHRADUN | City in Uttarakhand, India, housing the Indian Military Academy |
| DEHRA | -- Dun, city in Uttar Pradesh which houses the Indian Military Academy (5) |
| TANADARS | Indian military officers: var. |
| HYDERABAD | City in India housing the Test cricket venue the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (9) |
| AGRA | City in Uttar Pradesh, India, housing the Taj Mahal |
| RAJKOT | City in India housing the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground (6) |
| IMPALA | Friend in Indian Military Academy shows animal (6) |
| GANGA | A transboundary river flowing through India and Bangladesh, which begins in the western Himalayas in Uttarakhand |
| KAMET | Himalayan mountain in Uttarakhand first climbed by Frank Smythe and others in 1931 (5) |
| MUSSOORIE | Hill station in Uttarakhand state where Ruskin Bond resides (as of 2021) |
| THDC | Miniratna PSU located near Tehri dam in Uttarakhand |
| LANDSLIDES | Extreme events in Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, triggering mudslides and flash floods. (10) |
| AJMER | City in Rajasthan, India, housing Mayo College (5) |
| DAM | Tehri in Uttarakhand, say |
| CORBETT | National park in Uttarakhand (7) |
| NANDA | Second-highest mountain in India after Kangchenjunga, located in the northern state of Uttarakhand (5) |
| DEVI | Second-highest mountain in India after Kangchenjunga, located in the northern state of Uttarakhand (4) |
| SENA | Dramatic episode in theatre caught out Indian military |
| ARSA | Sought-after pahari dessert in the Uttarakhand region |
| PABO | Village block located in the Pauri district of Uttarakhand. |
