| CEYLONESE | Related to Sri Lanka (9) |
| SINHALESE | Largest ethnic group native to Sri Lanka (9) |
| TAMILNADU | Indian state closest to Sri Lanka (5,4) |
| CINNAMON | Spice derived from the bark of a tree native to Sri Lanka used to flavour Chelsea buns, arlettes or porridge (8) |
| INDIA | Nearest country to Sri Lanka |
| ISLE | Report of Boatman will get to Sri Lanka, perhaps (4) |
| CEYLON | Why student once referred to Sri Lanka as was (6) |
| CLERGYMAN | Minister in Sri Lanka supported by Germany oddly (9) |
| DRAVIDIAN | Group of languages widely spoken in Sri Lanka (9) |
| RATNAYAKE | '80s Sri Lanka paceman, Rumesh ..... (9) |
| DEFREITAS | P A J ___, England Test cricketer who took 7-70 against Sri Lanka at Lord's in 1991 (9) |
| GILCHRIST | A C ___, Australia Test cricketer who hit 144 against Sri Lanka at Kandy in 2004 (9) |
| SLAUGHTER | Sri Lanka on zero, England on top, royal massacre (9) |
| BANDICOOT | The largest species of rat found in India and Sri Lanka (9) |
| HENDRICKS | South Africa cricketer who made 102 in the 3rd ODI against Sri Lanka in Pallekele in 2018 (9) |
| HASARANGA | Who won the player of the series award in the T20I series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand in November 2024? (9) |
| OVERSTATE | Aggrandise Sri Lanka, say, after a brief spell of cricket (9) |
| ADAMSPEAK | Sacred mountain located in central Sri Lanka (5,4) |
| ANDURRAUF | Pakistan cricketer; 2009 Test debutant against Sri Lanka in Galle (5,4) |
| ABDURRAUF | Pakistan cricketer; 2009 Test debutant against Sri Lanka in Galle |
