| SHAMPOO | Word derived from the Hindi for "to massage" |
| PACHISI | Backgammon- or ludo-like Indian game whose name, derived from the Hindi for "25", refers to the highest score achieved with cowrie shells (7) |
| COT | Word from the Hindi for "bedstead" |
| BANDANA | Word from the Hindi for "tie-dye" |
| NABOB | Word from the Hindi for "viceroy" |
| SWAMI | Word from the Hindi for 'master' |
| NAINSOOK | Fine lightweight cotton fabric named from the Hindi for 'eye's delight' (8) |
| GARAMMASALA | Non-standardised Indian spice mixture named from the Hindi for 'hot spices' (5,6) |
| HOTTODDY | From the Hindi for "palmyra juice", a traditional drink of whisky with boiled water, honey, lemon and spices prepared as an old-fashioned cold remedy or warming nightcap (3,5) |
| KHAKI | From the Hindi word for earth or dust, a colour used for military uniforms originally adopted by Sir |
| PUKKA | From the Hindi meaning "cooked, ripe, substantial", a word used to mean "excellent" or "genuine" (5) |
| BHANGRA | British-Asian popular music combining Punjabi folk with western pop, named from the Hindi word for hemp (7) |
| SITAR | From the Hindi meaning "three-stringed", an instrument with a gourd as its resonating chamber (5) |
| UNION | Word, derived from the Latin for "one", for the state of being allied; the act of marriage or wedlock; a brotherhood or guild; or, agreement, concord or harmony in general (5) |
| CENTRE | Word, derived from the Greek for the sharp tip of a pair of compasses, for the middle of a circle (6) |
| USQUEBAUGH | Word derived from the Gaelic phrase ?water of life", from which the word whisky comes (10) |
| CANTER | Word, derived from the supposed gentle rate at which medieval pilgrims rode to the shrine of St Thomas Becket, for a horse's pace between a trot and a gallop (6) |
| ARC | Referring to a curve, such as a section of the sun's apparent path or part of the circumference of a circle, one of a number of English words derived from the Latin for "bow" (3) |
| PASHA | Turkish title that rhymes with the Hindi word for hope |
| UTTER | Complete, also one letter short of the Hindi word for green peas |
