| NADU | Indian state facing Sri Lanka (5,4) |
| TAMIL | Indian state facing Sri Lanka (5,4) |
| MALICE | African state facing church hostility (6) |
| AVERAGE | Mean state facing decline (7) |
| PRUSSIA | Old European state facing large country with power (7) |
| MUPPETS | Miles in an excited state facing favourites and fools (7) |
| ATTEST | Witness in terrible state facing time (6) |
| AVERSE | Reluctant States facing end of rule (6) |
| TAMILNADU | Indian state closest to Sri Lanka (5,4) |
| NANDADEVI | Himalayan mountain in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh |
| RAJASTHAN | Indian state whose name means "Land of Kings" |
| KARNATAKA | Indian state formerly called Mysore (9) |
| AHMEDABAD | Largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat (9) |
| GOAGAINST | Resist, as Indian state profits start to tumble (2,7) |
| TELANGANA | Indian State hosting hot air balloon festival (9) |
| BENGALURU | Capital of the Indian state of Karnataka (9) |
| DALAILAMA | Noted resident of "Little Lhasa" in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh |
| GOITALONE | Italian, in Indian state, left individual to proceed without help (2,2,5) |
| GOBANANAS | Initially bewildered in Indian state, grandmother's to freak out (2,7) |
| BANGALORE | Capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, officially known as Bengaluru (9) |
