| SRINAGAR | City in northwest India on the Jhelum River (8) |
| KOTA | City in Rajasthan, NW India on the Chambal River (4) |
| UDAIPUR | City in northwest India (7) |
| PUNJABI | From a state in Northwest India (7) |
| BURIED | Sequestered base around town, left of river Jhelum (6) |
| AGARTALA | Capital of the state of Tripura in NE India, on the banks of the Haora River near the border with Bangladesh (8) |
| AMRITSAR | Holiest city of Sikhism, in which the Golden Temple is located; in Punjab, NW India (8) |
| MEDELLIN | City in northwest Colombia housing the University of Antioquia (8) |
| AMARILLO | City in northwest Texas, US, formerly associated with the helium industry (8) |
| CARLISLE | City in Northwest England (8) |
| JAMMU | Seat of the Dogra people in NW India, unified with Kashmir as a union territory in 1949 (5) |
| PUNJAB | They were seen to poke at word-play in NW India |
| SIMLA | Town in NW India |
| ERODE | City in Tamil Nadu, India, on the bank of the River Cauvery |
| SHREVEPORT | City in northwest Louisiana, US, on the Red River |
| POZNAN | City in northwest Poland on the Warta River |
| LANCASTER | City in northwest England on the River Lune (9) |
| BREMEN | City in northwest Germany on the River Weser (6) |
| AGRA | City in North India on the Yamuna River; site of the Taj Mahal (4) |
| NASHIK | City in Maharashtra, India, on the Godavari River (6) |
