| CHITCHAT | Talk: problem in Persian, for example? |
| CAT | Persian, for example |
| KHAKI | From Persian for "dust", a dull brownish-yellow material first used for uniforms by British troops in India in the 1840s; or, said cloth's colour (5) |
| MUST | From the Latin for "young wine", word for freshly crushed grape juice before or during fermentation; or, from the Persian for "drunk", a frenzied state of bull elephants (4) |
| ZARI | Name, from Persian for "gold", for the fine golden or silver thread used in Indian brocade and embroidery (4) |
| PERI | In Persian mythology, winged spirits known for their beauty (4) |
| PIGS | No funeral in Persian Gulf for The Swine (4) |
| PRINTABLE | Odd parts in Persian book in story fit to publish |
| CATNIP | Persian, for instance, shot and found in the garden (6) |
| CHESS | Ancient war game whose name may have derived for the Persian for 'king' (5) |
| KIOSKS | From the Persian for "pavilions", a word for bandstands, news-stands, telephone boxes or small shops (6) |
| BRONZE | From Persian for "brass", an alloy of copper and tin favoured as a medium for sculpture since antiquity (6) |
| AZURE | From Persian for "lapis lazuli", a cerulean-like colour; heraldic blue; or, a poetic word for a clear sky (5) |
| SPINACH | From Persian for "green hand", the leafy vegetable "palak", served in eggs Florentine, saag, or spanakopita (7) |
| AZOTH | From Persian for "quicksilver", the alchemists' name for mercury; or, the panacea postulated by occultist and "father of toxicology" Paracelsus (5) |
| TEAPOY | From Hindi and Persian for "three leg", a small ordinary tripod-like table first, later one with a caddy for chai (6) |
| JULEP | From the Persian for "rose water", a word for sweet or syrupy sometimes- medicated liquor originally, but now an iced and sugared drink of bourbon prepared with mint water (5) |
| SHAH | It means 'king' in Persian |
| ALIBABA | Kasim's brother, in Persian |
| BAHAI | Religion whose name means "of splendor" in Persian |
