| IITS | They are located at Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Dharwad etc. (Abbr.) |
| RANI | Kharagpur queen |
| ADAM | First man in Dharwad, a musician (4) |
| WADI | Waterway in Dharwad, India (4) |
| ARCHIVES | Collection of historical records or the places they are located (8) |
| WRISTS | They are located within arms' reach (6) |
| TEXARKANA | Southern twin cities, identically named for the two states they are located in and border |
| GRAVES | They are located in the dead centre of the community (6) |
| ARANISLANDS | They are located in Galway bay |
| RORKE | Gordon, controversial bowler whose final Australia Test appearance was against India at Kanpur in 19 |
| ROOPE | GRJ, England cricketer who made his Test debut against India at Kanpur in 1973 (5) |
| AZHARUDDIN | M ?, India Test cricketer who hit 199 against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in 1986 (10) |
| LEWIS | A R -, England Test cricketer who hit 1two5 against India at Kanpur in 1973 (5) |
| NOS | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.: Abbr. |
| TECHIES | Enthusiastic experts on computers etc (abbr) (7) |
| NIT | Technical institute in Kurukshetra, Warangal, Rourkela, etc. (abbr.) |
| STATS | Sports data like batting average etc. (abbr.) |
| EPA | Legislation concerning water, air pollution etc. (abbr.) |
| GOWER | DI, England cricket captain who took his only Test wicket in 1982 against India at Kanpur (5) |
| KAPIL | N ___, India Test cricketer who hit 163 against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in 1986 (5,3) |
