| KIMJIHYUN | The Korean behind India's first world badminton champion (3,2,4) |
| HARTONO | Rudy, 1980 men's world badminton champion (7) |
| HYPERICUM | Energetic copper in the middle of the motorway doing U-turn with the Korean Rose (9) |
| MACARTHUR | Douglas, U.S. general who led United Nations forces in the first months of the Korean War (9) |
| YELLOWSEA | Shallow arm of the western Pacific between the Korean peninsula and the east coast of China; Chinese name, Hwang Hai (6,3) |
| AMERASIAN | Child of the Korean war |
| SREESANTH | Player of the match in India's first Test victory in South African soil (9) |
| BENGALURU | Home to the Namma Metro, South India's first underground metro system, operational since 2011. (9) |
| AHMEDABAD | India's first UNESCO World Heritage City, known for its textile industry and modern cricket stadium. (9) |
| ARYABHATA | India's first satellite (9) |
| AMARAVATI | Future capital set to host India's first Quantum Valley. (9) |
| UBER | The -- Cup is the women's world badminton team trophy (4) |
| ARBI | Hariyanto ___, 1995 world men's singles badminton champion (4) |
| TROKE | Helen ....., twotime women's singles badminton champion at the Commonwealth Games (5) |
| SUNJUN | 1999 World Badminton Championships men's singles gold medallist (3,3) |
| SHEDD | Badminton champion in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, Marjory ___ (b.1926 - d.2008) |
| SAINA | Badminton champion Nehwal |
| PUSAN | What is the former spelling for the Korean harbour city which hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup? (5) |
| SEAOFJAPAN | A body of water of the western Pacific Ocean bordered on the west by the Korean peninsula (3,2,5) |
| OSAN | Site of 50th-anniversary observance of the Korean War's first casualties |
