| SIKKIM | Read quickly about regularly risky state in northeastern india (6) |
| SKIBUM | Read quickly about boy at university, devotee of a winter sport (3,3) |
| SKIRMISH | Read quickly about Romeo and his broken engagement (8) |
| BARISH | Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India. |
| GABBLE | Talk quickly about bees trapped in gale (6) |
| ASSAM | State in northeastern India noted for black tea and silk (5) |
| ULCERS | Clue about regularly gross open wounds (6) |
| FAMILY | Move quickly about foreign pal's kinsfolk (6) |
| BROWSE | Be taking the lines in as you read quickly through (6) |
| SANTAL | Tribe of northeastern India |
| NAGA | Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma. |
| AFAR | Regional state in northeastern Ethiopia, formerly known as Region 2 (4) |
| ATLARGE | In general, worried about regularly overlooked German student being upset (2,5) |
| TWEET | Offensive about regularly neglected Sweep in post on Twitter (5) |
| SCUD | Move quickly about in south of France |
| HOOSHING | High, so no mucking about or moving quickly about (8) |
| SMITH | Funny woman's comeback scene about regularly ignored Albania legend, we hear (6,1,5) |
| ELAINEC | Funny woman's comeback scene about regularly ignored Albania legend, we hear (6,1,5) |
| EUTERPE | Expert enthused about regularly inspiring female |
| GRIEG | Composer is about, regularly contributing to performance |