| SAHIB | Hindi "master" |
| PHD | Degree after a master's, perhaps |
| GYMKHANA | Public meeting for equestrian displays and competitions; from Hindi and Persian, 'ball house' (8) |
| INDIC | Like Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali |
| ENGLISH | Only Chinese, Hindi and, possibly, Spanish are spoken by more people than this language |
| ASIA | Hindi and Malay are among languages spoken on this continent (4) |
| BALTI | Spicy curry dish whose name means 'bucket' in Urdu, Hindi and Bengali (5) |
| TEAPOY | From Hindi and Persian for "three leg", a small ordinary tripod-like table first, later one with a caddy for chai (6) |
| DINGHY | Word, borrowed from Hindi and similar to an adjective meaning "drab, dull, gloomy", for a little boat propelled by oars/outboard motor; or, a small inflatable life raft (6) |
| MAHAL | Hindi for "palace" |
| TAZO | Beverage brand whose name means "fresh" in Hindi |
| NEENA | Indian actress and television director who works in Hindi films and television (First name) |
| HEGDE | Pooja ____, Indian actress and model who appears predominantly in Telugu and Hindi films |
| ADITI | ____ Rao Hydari, Indian actress, dancer and singer who works in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam films |
| GOSAVI | Old time Marathi and Hindi actor Raja ___ (6) |
| AAN | Famous Hindi movie of days gone by - fire in Hindi ? (3) |
| GOBI | Hindi word for a cauliflower; or, a vast desert covering parts of Mongolia and China (4) |
| EMBOLIC | Setter backs Hindi talk essentially sick and relating to clots (7) |
| ALOO | Potato in South Asian cuisine; from Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit (4) |
| URDU | Language almost identical to Hindi in basic structure and grammar |
