| ACROSSTHEBOARD | How Anand and Carlsen compete is affecting everyone (6-3-5) |
| VILE | For a beginner, entering to compete is awful (4) |
| ALLEMBRACING | What Wally is doing is affecting everyone (3-9) |
| GUIDE | Based on a 1958 work by R.K. Narayan, this movie is about Raju (played by Dev Anand) and Rosie (played by Waheeda Rehman) |
| CID | Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman's thriller |
| GRANDMASTERS | Say Vishy Anand and Praggnanandhaa taking tips from gamer with Twitch streams (12) |
| PANNA | Heera - _____ ('70s hit with Dev Anand and Zeenat Amman) |
| AMRITRAJ | Tennis trio of Vijay, Anand and Ashok (8) |
| CHESS | Game of skill with Magnus Carlsen reigning as world champion since 2013 when he beat Viswanathan Anand (5) |
| BARUA | 1. Anand, 2. ?, 3. Thipsay, 4. Kunte, 5. Sasikiran (5) |
| EARWAX | Could be aware, mystery man is affecting the Hearing (6) |
| SASH | Wash down is affecting movable framework (4,6) |
| WINDOW | Wash down is affecting movable framework (4,6) |
| MOVING | Changing one's address is affecting one's feelings (6) |
| STOICS | Cost is affecting members of school (6) |
| ANITA | ___ Anand, radio and TV presenter, born in 1972 (5) |
| ANJUM | British Indian food writer and chef, _ Anand (5) |
| RAISIN | Rain is affecting grape once. (6) |
| BILATERAL | In proposed law a time ___ a long time ___ is affecting both parties equally (9) |
| SYSTEMIC | Method by which integrated circuit is affecting the whole body? (8) |
