| PUNJAB | Play on words before injection in India and Pakistan (6) |
| AMORET | Former lover is dejected as before, injection of energy needed |
| SURGICALSPIRIT | Skin cleanser before injection |
| FENNEL | Licorice-like seeds, often candied or used in sausages, and commonly served after meals in India and Pakistan as a digestive aid |
| SAREES | Garments worn in India and Pakistan (Var.) |
| LEVITY | Welcome injection in a serious conversation |
| FIBULA | Flu jab initially gone wrong, with first of injections in part of wrong limb! (6) |
| GANGES | River in India and Bangladesh (6) |
| MAHOUT | An elephant driver or keeper in India and the East Indies (6) |
| URDU | Language heard in India and Pakistan |
| SARI | The traditional dress of women in India and Pakistan (4) |
| HYDERABAD | City in India and Pakistan (9) |
| TANDOOR | Cylindrical clay oven used in India and Pakistan (7) |
| DEVELOPINGCOUNTRIES | What may create neurotics in India and Pakistan? |
| RUPEE | The standard unit of currency in India and Pakistan |
| TOHURT | The truth when it comes to injections in the series (4,2,5,2,4) |
| PIGRAT | Rodent found in India and Sri Lanka (3-3) |
| LAKH | In India and Pakistan, the number 100,000, especially when referring to sums of rupees (4) |
| HOCKEY | India and Pakistan won every Olympic tournament from 1928 to 1968 in which sport? (6) |
| CHENAB | Major river of India and Pakistan (6) |