| EPICURES | Men of taste, confused, sure to follow the Ramayana, say (8) |
| EPIC | Ramayana, say from the beginning, essentially pioneered Indian cinema (4) |
| VYASA | Sage seen in retreat in Ramayana (say, Vasishta) (5) |
| RAMACHANDRA | Who, the hero of the Ramayana, is the seventh avatar of Lord Vishnu that came to Earth to liberate the world from evil forces? (11) |
| VARANASI | Film featuring a villain named Kumbha and mythological Ramayana elements. (8) |
| PAROLE | Free, like the character of Dasaratha in the Ramayana, maybe? (6) |
| SITA | Goddess consort of Rama in Hinduism; protagonist of the Ramayana (4) |
| EASTBOUND | Sure to follow a set out, going to the orient (9) |
| EPICS | The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, for two |
| EXILE | In the Ramayana, Ram was required to complete 14 years in _____ |
| COMPILER | Me? I'm not sure to follow twist about politician (8) |
| EYESORE | Bad development, say, sure to follow base metal's origin (7) |
| HERO | Rama, in the Ramayana |
| HANUMAR | Divine monkey in the "Ramayana" |
| HINDU | Like the "Ramayana" |
| MEASURE | Sure to follow me with a yardstick (7) |
| NURSE | Minister made sure to follow national leader (5) |
| SCRUBNURSE | Theatre worker getting axe - new cast sure to follow (5,5) |
| ASCERTAIN | Establish a society, sure to follow (9) |
| ENSUE | Seen with you and is sure to follow |