| MADRAS | Former name of Chennai in India (6) |
| NASSER | ___ Hussain, England former cricket captain born in the Indian city of Chennai in 1968 (6) |
| CHILLI | Kind of pepper from mount in outskirts of Chennai (6) |
| ASHWIN | Ravichandran ...... , India cricketer who took 6-61 against England in the 1st Test in Chennai in 2021 (6) |
| PRASAD | Venkatesh ......, India Test cricketer who took 6-63 against Pakistan in Chennai in 1999 (6) |
| SEHWAG | V, India Test cricketer who scored an innings of 155 against Australia at Chennai in 2004 (6) |
| JADEJA | Ravindra ...... , India Test cricketer who took 7-48 against England in Chennai in 2016 (6) |
| MARTYN | Damien, Australia Test cricketer who scored an innings of 104 against India at Chennai in 2004 (6) |
| KUMBLE | A ___, India Test cricketer who took 7-48 against Australia at Chennai in 2004 (6) |
| FOWLER | Graeme ...... , England Test cricketer who hit 201 against India at Chennai in 1985 (6) |
| SHAHIDAFRIDI | Pakistan Test cricketer who scored an innings of 141 against India at Chennai in 1999 (6,6) |
| SOWCARPET | Seed covering in part of Chennai (9) |
| KARUN | Second Indian batsman after Virender Sehwag, to score a triple century in Test cricket, smashing an unbeaten 303 against England in Chennai in December 2016.(First Name) (5) |
| INDIA | Home of Chennai |
| ITE | Suffix for resident of Chennai or Delhi |
| CITY | Outskirts of Chennai, trendy Metropolis (4) |
| CHOSE | Elected leaders of Chennai hosting one show exclusively... (5) |
| MCKENZIE | N D ?, South Africa Test cricketer who hit an unbeaten 155 against India in Chennai in 2008 |
| VISWANATH | G R ?, India Test cricketer who hit 222 against England in Chennai in 1982 |
| NAIR | K K ?, India Test cricketer who made an unbeaten 303 against England in Chennai in 2016 |
