| OUDH | Princely state in the Awadh region of India that joined with Agra in 1877 to form a state that was renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950 (4) |
| BENGAL | Region of India that, in part, became part of Pakistan after partition and then, in 1971, Bangladesh (6) |
| ALIFE | "Get ___" (sitcom whose theme song was R.E.M.'s "Stand") |
| ORA | Rita _, singer whose debut solo number one was R.I.P. (3) |
| AMBULANCE | Organisation set up in 1877 to provide first aid and transport to hospital, St John ... |
| TAJMAHAL | Mausoleum created by a Mughal emperor in Agra in India (3,5) |
| THETAJ | (& 6-across) Great building of Agra in India (3,3,5) |
| ZANZIBAR | Island in the Indian Ocean that joined with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania (8) |
| GOA | State on the W coast of India that was a Portuguese overseas territory from 1510 until annexed by India in 1961 |
| EGYPT | Country of NE Africa that joined with Syria to form the United Arab Republic in 1958 (5) |
| SANSKRIT | Ancient language of India that is one of the official languages of the country (8) |
| MAHAL | Word for "palace" in India that, paired with "Taj", refers to the "crown of buildings" in Agra (5) |
| OBDURACY | Flower of the French is a bit blue and in a state that doesn't take to change (8) |
| INDORE | City of central India, former capital of the princely state of the Maratha Holkars (6) |
| ALABAMA | Montgomery's state that was the first US state to recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836 |
| KASHMIRI | A type of curry from the north of India that is sweet, creamy and rich (8) |
| SWAT | A former princely state of the British Raj, passed to Pakistan in 1947 (4) |
| NUPE | Public service union that joined with COHSE and NALGO in 1993 to form UNISON (4) |
| SAROD | Many-stringed lute of India that is played with a bow |
| UDAIPUR | City in Rajasthan, India that was the capital of the kingdom of Mewar (7) |
