| BAYOFBENGAL | Part of the Indian Ocean located between the Indian subcontinent and the Indochinese peninsula (3,2,6) |
| NORTHSEA | Shallow northeastern arm of the Atlantic Ocean located between Britain and northwestern Europe (5,3) |
| LAOS | Country on the Indochinese peninsula |
| MONSOONS | Annually recurring winds that produce rain in the region of the Indian subcontinent and SE Asia |
| BARENTSSEA | A body of water in the Arctic Ocean located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia (7,3) |
| ARCTICOCEAN | This ocean, located in Earth's northern polar region, is the world's smallest. (6,5) |
| AEGEAN | ___ Sea, arm of the Mediterranean located between the Greek peninsula to the west and Turkey to the east (6) |
| BENGAL | The Bay of -- is the part of the Indian Ocean which receives the waters of the River Ganges (6) |
| RETICULUM | Second of the four compartments of a ruminant mammal's stomach, located between the rumen and the omasum (9) |
| JEJUNUM | Second part of the small intestine, located between the duodenum and the ileum (7) |
| EKKA | Identify the surname of this 2022 Arjuna Awardee for hockey, who was part of the Indian team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, and won medals at the 2014, 2018 and 2023 Asian Games. |
| TIMOR | ? Sea, that part of the Indian Ocean west of the Arafura Sea and north of Australia (5) |
| ARABIANSEA | Part of the Indian Ocean connected to the Strait of Hormuz by the Gulf of Oman (7.3) |
| MALAY | Group of islands between the Indian and Pacific Oceans that includes the Philippines and New Guinea (5,11) |
| AUSTRALIA | Country and smallest continent, situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific (9) |
| NATAL | Former province of South Africa between the Indian Ocean and the Drakensberg (5) |
| ARCHIPELAGO | Group of islands between the Indian and Pacific Oceans that includes the Philippines and New Guinea (5,11) |
| AEGEANSEA | Embayment of the Mediterranean located between the Greek and Anatolian peninsulas (6,3) |
| COELOM | The principal body cavity in most animals, located between the intestinal canal and the body wall |
| ANHALT | Historical German county and duchy located between the Harz Mountains and the river Elbe |
