| ORANGEPEKOE | High-quality black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka (6,5) |
| SENNA | Yellow flowered herb grown in India and China, whose leaves are used in herbal supplements (5) |
| DARJEELING | A high-quality black tea grown in an area of West Bengal in North East India (10) |
| PEKOE | Superior grade of black tea; grown in Sri Lanka. (5) |
| ASSAM | High-quality black tea from NE India, a variety of Camellia sinensis (5) |
| BOHEA | Category of black tea grown in the Wuyi Mountains, China |
| PIGRAT | Rodent found in India and Sri Lanka (3-3) |
| BANDICOOT | The largest species of rat found in India and Sri Lanka (9) |
| TAMIL | Language in India and Sri Lanka |
| CEYLON | A historical name for Sri Lanka; or, fine-quality black tea from this land (6) |
| YAMECHA | Japanese green tea grown in the Fukuoka prefecture / Worker in ... |
| OOLONG | Kind of dark tea grown in China that is partly fermented before being dried (6) |
| RAMTIL | African plant, Guizotia abyssinica, grown in India (6) |
| ROHIT | Who is the only batter to score two fifties in the recently held three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka? (5) |
| RAVI | Who took most wickets in the three-match T20I series between India and Sri Lanka? (4) |
| BASMATI | Rice variety grown in India |
| NEEM | Common name for the tropical tree Azadirachta indica, grown in India for its natural insecticidal qualities (4) |
| PALKSTRAIT | Channel between India and Sri Lanka (4,6) |
| PALK | ? Strait, channel between SE India and Sri Lanka |
| WANDEROO | Macaque monkey, Macaca silenus, of India and Sri Lanka |
