| SIKKIM | Where, in India, a Kipling character took some wild risks? |
| KIMONO | As worn, in the East, by a Kipling character with some honour (6) |
| AKIMBO | Stance adopted by a Kipling character with a problem (6) |
| SKIM | Pass lightly over a point on a Kipling character (4) |
| PATNA | Where, in India, dad could have got a tan (5) |
| SEASIDE | Resort where character took a deep breath, audibly? (7) |
| SANSA | A culturally diverse word/name meaning praise or charm in India; a mbira or thumb piano in Africa; a sweet apple in Japan; or, the eventual queen of House Stark's Winterfell (5) |
| EMINENT | Distinguished character took me back to a new hospital department (7) |
| GOA | Where in India an animal lost its tail (3) |
| CHIVALRIC | Gallant Greek character took Valerie to one in church (9) |
| TERRENE | Mundane characters took part in a later renewal (7) |
| GHAT | In India, a mountain pass, a river landing place, or a cremation site |
| PROSPEROUS | Dramatic character took us to be well off (10) |
| GREYMULLET | Old Greek character took up order for thick-bodied fish (4,6) |
| STEPNEY | In India a spare tyre for a motor vehicle (7) |
| BABU | In India, a title for a man (4) |
| PUNKAH | In India, a large cloth fan on a frame suspended from the ceiling |
| FAKIR | In India, a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk regarded as a holy man (5) |
| SWAMI | In India, a title of respect for a Hindu saint or religious teacher (5) |
| MEMSAHIB | Formerly in India, a term of respect used of a European married woman |
