| SIKKIM | Where, in India, a Kipling character took some wild risks? (6) |
| 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) |
| SKIMPY | Kipling character to watch out, in short (6) |
| LAGAAN | 2001 film subtitled Once Upon a Time in India; a 2002 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee (6) |
| TIFFIN | In India, a light meal, especially one taken at midday (6) |
| MAHOUT | In India, a keeper or driver of an elephant (6) |
| ASHRAM | In India, a place of religious retreat (6) |
| PUNKAH | In India, a large cloth fan on a frame suspended from the ceiling |
| MOWGLI | Cut by heartless young lady, one Kipling character |
| JUNGLE | Word in a Kipling title |
| WILLIE | Kipling character Wee ___ Winkie |
| BRAVER | British party-goer taking more risks? (6) |
| RASHER | Spots monarch taking more unnecessary risks? (6) |
| SKIM | Pass lightly over a point on a Kipling character (4) |
| EASTIS | Start of a Kipling assertion |
| DICING | Cutting up and taking great risks? |
| 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) |
