| HARIKA | The only Indian in the list of top-10 women chess players now, not counting Humpy, is ... (6) |
| BHAKTI | The bronze-winning Indian women chess Olympiad team: Humpy, Harika, Vaishali, Tania, ... (6) |
| NITINMENON | Only Indian in the ICC Elite Panel of umpires. (5,5) |
| SHANE | No. 3 on AFI's list of top 10 westerns |
| PRESENTLY | Missing a shot - ten players now (9) |
| WOOL | ... 10 women can back (4) |
| SHARMA | Who is the only Indian player to take part in all previous eight editions. He, incidentally, figures in the current edition too? (5,6) |
| DEEPTI | Who is the only Indian bowler to have taken more than 100 wickets in women's ODIS And T20IS? (6) |
| KUMBLE | Anil ___, the only Indian cricketer to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings |
| TYCOBB | Detroit Tigers center fielder, 1905-26, often included in lists of top ten all-time baseball players (2,4) |
| VISAGE | "One man on a lonely platform" - first line of top ten hit Fade ToGrey by this electro-pop band (6) |
| SPADES | One-quarter of the cards in a deck (not counting jokers) |
| RATERS | Makers of top 10 lists |
| JUSTIN | Only Indian Canadian prime minister (6) |
| RENOWN | Earned fame in the theatre now, not before (6) |
| POTENT | Mighty airing of top ten |
| INSTIL | Drop in at home eve now not finished (6) |
| NINETY | Minutes for a football match (not counting stoppages or extra time) (6) |
| INSTIR | Corrupt minister, not counting on me, is locked up (2,4) |
| EXPECT | Bank on not counting pence and cents to be interchangeable (6) |
