| 20 answers for: From Hindi for "hot mixture", a warming blend of g... |
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| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| GARAMMASALA | From Hindi for "hot mixture", a warming blend of ground cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, fennel seeds, nutmeg, peppercorns, star anise and other aromatic spices, used extensively in India |
| SPICE | Historically traded on the Silk Road, any of various plant- or vegetable-based ingredients - chilli, cinnamon, cloves, coriander or cumin to name a few (5) |
| CHAI | Milky sweetened black tea infused with a karha of cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, ginger, peppercorns or other spices; or, a general name for tea in India (4) |
| CURRYPOWDER | Ground mixed spices including turmeric, cumin, cloves, coriander, etc (5,6) |
| CHIT | From Hindi for "note, pass", a short letter; a signed bill recording a sum owed for food, drinks etc; or, from "kitten", a child or an impudent girl (4) |
| BANGLE | From Hindi for "glass", a rigid bracelet, such as any one of those forming a set or "chooda" worn by an Indian bride on her wedding day (6) |
| SPICES | Cardamom, cinnamon, clove and cumin (6) |
| SANNYASI | From Hindi for "throwing down", an ascetic who has renounced the world by performing their own funeral and abandoning claims to society (8) |
| ALLSPICE | The whole or powdered seeds of a tropical berry, tasting like a mixture of cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg (8) |
| TZATZIKI | From Persian for "herb mixture", a Greek version of Indian raita (8) |
| TEAPOY | From Hindi and Persian for "three leg", a small ordinary tripod-like table first, later one with a caddy for chai (6) |
| PULLOVER | A letter from Paul to a sweetheart is a warming thing |
| 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) |
| DINGHY | Word, borrowed from Hindi and similar to an adjective meaning "drab, dull, gloomy", for a little boat propelled by oars/outboard motor; or, a small inflatable life raft (6) |
| SIKH | Adherent of an Indian religion that emerged from Hinduism in the 16th century; from Hindi, 'disciple' (4) |
| RAJYA | Upper chamber of the parliament of India; from Hindi, 'state assembly' (5,5) |
| SABHA | Upper chamber of the parliament of India; from Hindi, 'state assembly' (5,5) |
| LOKSABHA | Lower house of the parliament of India; from Hindi, 'people's assembly' (3,5) |
| HOVETO | Stopped as a ship, over-curtailed in hot mixture (4,2) |
| NEGUS | Referred to in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a warming drink of port or wine mixed with hot water, lemons, oranges, spices and sugar (5) |
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