| BRAMMAH | Mountain massif in the Kishtwar Himalaya of Jammu and Kashmir, India, comprising four peaks |
| NANGAPARBAT | Ninth-highest mountain in the world, in the Himalayas of northern Pakistan; known locally as Diamir (5,6) |
| INDUS | Longest and largest river in Pakistan, rising in the Himalayas of western Tibet (5) |
| MATTERHORN | Perhaps the best-known massif in the Alps (10) |
| BIRETTAS | Caps with three or four peaks traditionally worn by Catholic clergy (8) |
| SRINAGAR | Largest city and summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, in the Kashmir Valley (8) |
| DELHI | Location where the union ministry of home affairs defended the power of the lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir. (5) |
| VINSON | Mountain massif in Antarctica which is one of the Seven Summits and was first climbed in 1966 |
| PUNJAB | Neighbor of Jammu and Kashmir |
| ARARAT | A dormant volcanic mountain massif in Eastern Turkey, said to be the resting place of Noah's Ark after the Flood (6) |
| CHENAB | River originating in Himachal Pradesh, flows through Jammu and Kashmir and is a key tributary of the Indus River system? (6) |
| TIRICHMIR | The world's highest peak outside the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan (6,3) |
| INDIA | Country with the highest rail bridge (in Jammu and Kashmir) |
| RASIKH | ... Salam, the latest cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to play in the IPL. (6) |
| DRONE | Unmanned flying device spotted near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir. (5) |
| NAGAR | Follower of Sri in Jammu and Kashmir |
| LANDSLIDES | Natural disasters blocking pilgrimage routes in Jammu and Kashmir. (10) |
| PDP | State political party in Jammu and Kashmir (abbr.) |
| DOGRI | A language spoken in Jammu and Kashmir |
| USA | Security alert advising against travel to Jammu and Kashmir issued by this country following Operation Sindoor.(abbrv) (3) |
