| MUDRA | From the Sanskrit meaning "seal", each one of a series of hand gestures used during meditation or yoga (5) |
| CANASTA | Country needs stone to replace diamonds for a series of hands |
| PHORONOMER | Person skilled in the use of hand gestures while conducting (10) |
| TOSCANINI | Drunk upset facilities in Italy - he made a lot of hand gestures |
| CHAKRA | From the Sanskrit meaning "wheel" or "circle", each one of the centres of spiritual power in the body according to Ayurvedic tradition (6) |
| CHARM | Each one of a series of miniature trinkets worn on a bracelet; flock of goldfinches; hum of voices; a spell; or, a type of elementary particle (5) |
| FRET | Greek key pattern in decorative art and architecture; a sea fog; or, each one of a series of wire ridges on the fingerboard of a guitar (4) |
| HIMALAYAS | From the Sanskrit meaning "abode of snow", a system of mountains stretching over 75 per cent of Nepal (9) |
| AVATARS | From the Sanskrit meaning "descent", 10 incarnations of Vishnu including Kalki the warrior, Kurma the tortoise and Matsya the fish (7) |
| STUD | Each one of a series of projections fixed to a football or rugby boot (4) |
| PLATE | Each one of a series of the rigid layers collectively forming the Earth's lithosphere (5) |
| SPEED | Rate of motion or action; each one of a bike's gear ratios; or, an old word for success or prosperity (5) |
| NANDI | From the Sanskrit meaning "joy" or "happiness", a sacred white bull on which Shiva rides in Hinduism (5) |
| BROWN | A word simply meaning "dark" in Old English, later a colour such as coffee, hazel, mocha, sepia or umber; or, with "study", a state of daydreaming, meditation or reverie (5) |
| UMPIRE | Each one of a pair of officials arbitrating a cricket match who use hand signals to communicate (6) |
| SPROCKET | Each one of a series of teeth on a bike's chain ring (8) |
| BARB | Backward-facing point of a type of arrowhead; or, each one of the filaments of a feather that collectively constitute a vane (4) |
| FACE | Dial of a watch or clock; or, each one of the sides of a polyhedron (4) |
| YOGA | From the Sanskrit meaning "union", a discipline of postures and breathing (4) |
| BOOK | Each one of a number of items forming a bibliotheca or library (4) |
