| MEHERBABA | Indian spiritual leader born Merwan Sheriar Irani in 1894 (5,4) |
| DALAILAMA | Spiritual leader born Lhamo Dhondup in 1935 |
| SAUDIARABIAN | USA in conflict with a bad Irani in Gulf area (5,7) |
| HOCHIMINH | Vietnamese nationalist leader born in 1890 (2,3,4) |
| MAXMILLER | Comedian known as The Cheeky Chappie born Thomas Henry Sargent in Brighton in 1894 |
| JACKBENNY | American comedian and violinist born Benjamin Kubelsky in 1894 (4,5) |
| SHEREKHAN | Tiger in 1894 Rudyard Kipling story collection The Jungle Book |
| BLACKPOOL | Lancashire seaside town noted for its Tower and Ballroom that opened in 1894 (9) |
| GUARDIANS | MLB team that originated in 1894 as the Grand Rapids Rippers (9) |
| CLEVELAND | MLB team that originated in 1894 as the Grand Rapids Rippers (9) |
| THEISM | Indian spiritual leader entranced by those girls - divine faith (6) |
| GANDHI | Indian spiritual leader, d. 1948 |
| SRI | ___ Chinmoy, onetime Indian spiritual leader |
| NAPOLEON | French military leader born in Ajaccio in 1769 (8) |
| STALIN | Soviet leader born in Georgia in 1878 (6) |
| POL | Cambodian communist leader born in Prek Sbauv, near Kompong Thom, in 1925 (3,3) |
| POT | Cambodian communist leader born in Prek Sbauv, near Kompong Thom, in 1925 (3,3) |
| TANTRA | Indian spiritual tradition |
| GURU | Indian spiritual teacher, perhaps |
| GURUS | Indian spiritual teachers |
