| SINDHI | People from South failing Hindi (6) |
| BONSAI | A small little plant that's good for the nice people from South Africa to get in first (6) |
| INCARNATION | Form relationships primarily visiting old people from South America? |
| XHOSAN | Of a group of Bantu-speaking peoples from South Africa (6) |
| BANGLE | From Hindi for "glass", a rigid bracelet, such as any one of those forming a set or "chooda" worn by an Indian bride on her wedding day (6) |
| MEHNDI | Hindi, from Sanskrit for "turmeric", for the decorative body art of henna (6) |
| CHINTZ | Printed multicoloured cotton fabric with a glazed finish; from Hindi, 'stained' or 'spattered' (6) |
| TEAPOY | From Hindi and Persian for "three leg", a small ordinary tripod-like table first, later one with a caddy for chai (6) |
| DINGHY | Word, borrowed from Hindi and similar to an adjective meaning "drab, dull, gloomy", for a little boat propelled by oars/outboard motor; or, a small inflatable life raft (6) |
| DIWALI | Festival's uplifting part of Hindi law, I daresay (6) |
| GOSAVI | Old time Marathi and Hindi actor Raja ___ (6) |
| BHARAT | Hindi name for India (6) |
| MUMBAI | Hindi name for Bombay (6) |
| DISPEL | Get rid of some Hindi spellings (6) |
| INDIGO | Colour used by Hindi governess (6) |
| BHINDI | Hindi word for okra (6) |
| MOHSIN | ___ Khan: Ex-Paki batsman who acted in one Hindi movie called Madame X (6) |
| NILGAI | Large Indian antelope whose name means 'blue bull' in Hindi; Boselaphus tragocamelus (6) |
| DOOLIE | An old Hindi-derived word for a simple litter, palanquin or stretcher on poles for carrying the wounded or ill (6) |
| DHARNA | Hindi word for an Indian sit-in protest or doorstep hunger strike (6) |