| KOLKATA | Capital city of West Bengal, known for its colonial architecture, cultural heritage, and the iconic Howrah Bridge (7) |
| PORTUGUESEEASTAFRICA | What is one of the names the territory of Mozambique uses for its colonial past, particularly from 1 |
| BURMA | Former name of a country on the Bay of Bengal known as Myanmar since 1989, site of Inle Lake where fishermen row and fish on one leg (5) |
| KERNAGHAN | Who in 2022 celebrated the 30th anniversary of his The Outback Club album and the iconic smash hit single Boys from the Bush? (9) |
| BONN | Capital city of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 (4) |
| HUMPHREYS | Who is the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht? (9) |
| HANOI | World capital noted for its French colonial architecture |
| TASMANIA | Van Diemen's Land was its colonial name |
| CALCUTTA | Former name for the capital of West Bengal state, on the Hooghly River (8) |
| DARJEELING | Hill station and town at an altitude of around 6,700ft in West Bengal noted for its view of Kangchenjunga (the world's third-highest mountain) and tea (10) |
| COOCHBEHAR | Former state of NE India; part of West Bengal since 1950 |
| BEHAR | Former state of north east India that has been part of West Bengal since 1950 (5.5) |
| COOCH | Former state of north east India that has been part of West Bengal since 1950 (5.5) |
| BATIK | Indonesian ____ was added to Unesco's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 |
| BLUE | Colour of the more than 900 commemorative plaques put up around London by English Heritage and its predecessors since 1866 (4) |
| EAST | Location of West Bengal in the Indian Map |
| SCYTHE | Old hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops, now only used in the UK by heritage and rural craftspeople (6) |
| NEPALI | An official language of West Bengal |
| JYOTIBASU | Ex-Chief Minister of West Bengal (5,4) |
| CANADIANA | Cultural heritage of America's "neighbor to the north" |
