| PRASAD | Ex-Karnataka and India paceman Venkatesh |
| GOA | State bordering Karnataka and Maharashtra (3) |
| MAHADAYI | Name of the river water project sparking a political controversy between Karnataka and Goa. (8) |
| TINU | Ex-india paceman Yohannan (4) |
| NEHRA | India paceman Ashish ___ (5) |
| SRINATH | Former India paceman Javagal ___ (7) |
| SREESANTH | Former India paceman (9) |
| RAO | "The Gervais Principle" author Venkatesh |
| VENKY | Salaam _____ (inspired by the story of chess player Kolavennu Venkatesh) |
| ISHANT | India paceman who took 7/74 in a 2014 Lord's Test, ... Sharma (6) |
| BINNY | Ex-India and Karnataka all-rounder Roger ___ |
| BENGALURU | Capital city of Karnataka, known as India's tech hub and startup capital, home to major IT firms, research institutions, and a vibrant cosmopolitan culture (9) |
| SILK | With a rustling sound described as "frou-frou", textile woven or made in the process of sericulture in places including Karnataka in India, Suzhou in China and Sudbury in England (4) |
| MYSORE | Industrial city of India in south Karnataka (6) |
| STATES | Announces, "Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana, for example" (6) |
| BANGALORE | Capital of Karnataka, India population 12m (9) |
| KODAGU | Administrative district in Karnataka, India, also known by its anglicised former name of Coorg |
| SWR | One of the 18 railway zones in India, headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka (Abbr.) |
| CORGI | One follows part of Karnataka leaving out old dog (5) |
| STATE | Karnataka or Uttarakhand |
