| SHOAIB | First name of the former Pakistani cricketer whose YouTube channel was banned in India after a terror attack.(First Name_ (6) |
| ADJACENT | Next spinner ending in India after a bit of money (8) |
| CSPAN | Network whose YouTube channel's most watched video is a clip of Keegan-Michael Key acting as President Obama's "anger translator" |
| BRITISHSEA | Long ago, the English Channel was their basis when travelling (7,3) |
| ANTS | Targets of Terro bait traps |
| ARCHER | Fast bowler potentially returning for the second Test against India after a four-year absence.(Last Name) (6) |
| DECLASSE | Demoted in caste, girl leaves India after a month |
| ZAHEER | Former Pakistani cricketer who was the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries in one-day internationals (6,5) |
| ABBAS | Former Pakistani cricketer who was the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries in one-day internationals (6,5) |
| ZAHEERABBAS | Former Pakistani cricketer who was the first batsman to score three consecutive centuries in one-day internationals (6,5) |
| ROOSEVELT | Married name of the former US first lady involved in the adoption of the Universal Declaration of human rights 1948 (9) |
| CASABA | Melon coming from the name of the former name of Turgutlu, a town in Turkey |
| MIANDAD | Javed ___, former Pakistani cricketer between 1975 and 1996 who is the uncle of Faisal Iqbal |
| 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) |
| SANSSOUCI | Name of the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam |
| KNIGHT | Married name of the former Queen Vic landlady recently caught in the middle of an attack at the Arches (6,6) |
| ELAINE | Married name of the former Queen Vic landlady recently caught in the middle of an attack at the Arches (6,6) |
| IMRAN | First name of the former cricketer who assumed office as Pakistan's prime minister in 2018 (5) |
| MICA | First name of the former Gogglebox regular, also known as Big Meesh, who took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2023 (4) |
