| JATIS | Hindu caste or distinctive social group. (5) |
| AROMA | A spicy or distinctive fragrance (5) |
| SUDRA | A member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste. |
| EPOCH | The point in time beginning a new or distinctive period; period; era (5) |
| VARNA | Any of the four levels of the traditional Hindu caste system (Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sudra); from Sanskrit, 'class' (5) |
| TOKEN | A thing serving as a symbol, reminder or distinctive mark of something |
| FANCYDRESS | Like the idea of force devoid of uniform or distinctive costume (5,5) |
| AURA | From Greek via Latin for "breeze, breath", word for a soft wind or zephyr originally, later for an air or distinctive atmosphere; or, an emanation (4) |
| BRAHMAN | A member of the highest or priestly caste in the Hindu caste system (7) |
| SHUDRA | A member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste. |
| DETAILS | Minor or distinctive elements in paintings, considered separately for close study; military task forces; a person's particulars; or, trivialities (7) |
| FEATURES | A newspaper's regular articles or prominent stories; parts of the face; or, distinctive aspects of books, buildings, landscapes etc (8) |
| PARIAHS | Members of a low Hindu caste in Tamil Nadu or Sri Lanka |
| STYLES | Fashions or distinctive modes (6) |
| TYPICAL | Characteristic or distinctive of representative specimen. (7) |
| COLOURFUL | Vivid or distinctive in character (9) |
| EPISODE | Each part in soap or distinctive event primarily (7) |
| VIBE | Aura or distinctive feeling (4) |
| BRAHMANIC | Born a rich man potentially, of Hindu caste |
| RAJPUT | Shock over place for Hindu caste member |
