| DEHRADUN | Indian town where Varun Grover lived, picking up stories and experiences before pursuing a career in storytelling. (8) |
| FICTIONALISE | Make up stories and lies on the greatest lead singer with One Direction (12) |
| KAUSHAL | Katrina Kaif's husband dancing with Varun Dhawan in a viral reel.(last name) (7) |
| MEANDERED | Wandered at random with daughter before pursuing spiteful duke (9) |
| FINALNOTICE | Recourse before pursuing legal action, maybe |
| CHOPRA | Varun ___, Essex-born cricketer at Warks from 2010-16 (6) |
| DIARY | From a Latin word for "jour", a record of one's engagements, events and experiences logged in a journal of the same name (5) |
| NEPTUNE | Planet with a storm or "Great Dark Spot" which is comparable in size to Earth and experiences wind speeds of up to 1,500 mph (7) |
| ANGST | Hangs them and experiences a feeling of dread there |
| EGOT | How the achievement of winning a Grammy, an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony during a career in show business is known (4) |
| DANCER | What Kate Ramsay wanted to be before she embarked on a career in education in Neighbours (6) |
| GOOGLETYPIST | The EGYPTOLOGIST left a career in ancient history to transcribe memos for a tech company as a ___ |
| MYAOS | A Chinese temple and Indian town are two |
| VIJAYAWADA | Indian town turned poster out: “A dance ending early (at five)” |
| NARCOTIC | A controlled substance found at northern Indian town kept on ice mostly (8) |
| RANDY | --- Couture, American mixed martial artist and wrestler who subsequently found a career in acting (5 |
| GOONTHESTAGE | Mount a platform to begin a career in the theatre (2,2,3,5) |
| JOBSHARING | Patient guy's making a career in work practice (shown in pairs of across answers here) (3-7) |
| NIAGARA | River receding in area at heart of Indian town |
| DARJEELING | Indian town in the Himalayas |
