| NASSER | ___ Hussain, England former cricket captain born in the Indian city of Chennai in 1968 (6) |
| MADRAS | The former official name of the Indian city of Chennai (6) |
| TAJMAHAL | Ivory-white marble mausoleum in the Indian city of Agra (3,5) |
| GUSCOTT | Jeremy, England former rugby union outside centre who won 65 caps for his country (7) |
| PRIOR | Matt, England former wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman nicknamed Big Cheese (5) |
| DEXTER | E R ___, former England Test cricket captain born in Milan, Italy, in 1935 (6) |
| KUMBLE | Anil _, Indian former cricket captain who took more than 600 Test wickets in his career (6) |
| BOMBAY | Official name of the western Indian city of Mumbai before 1995 (6) |
| CHILLI | Kind of pepper from mount in outskirts of Chennai (6) |
| CALICO | Cotton fabric named after the Indian city from which it originally came |
| NADIYA | _ Hussain, winner of The Great British Bake Off in 2015 (6) |
| ARLOTT | Former cricket commentator's skill describing everything (6) |
| NAZEEM | _ Hussain, Aussie comedian behind Legally Brown (6) |
| TEDDEXTER | Late England cricket captain born in 1935 noted for his daring play and debonair manner (3,6) |
| BEZWADA | What is the former name of the Indian city where the Prakasam barrage, a long road bridge, crosses t |
| CALCUTTA | Former name of the Indian city that contains the tomb of Mother Teresa (8) |
| CHENNAI | Modern name, since 1996, for the Indian city of Madras (7) |
| DENNESS | Mike ......., former England cricket captain born in Scotland (7) |
| GOOCH | Graham ..... , former England and Essex cricket captain born in 1953 (5) |
| GOWER | David, former England Test cricket captain born in 1957 (5) |
