| VICEROY | Governor of a country, ruling as the representative of a sovereign; name for Indian restaurants in Hyde and Handforth (7) |
| RUBY | Indian restaurant in Hertford owned by Abdur Rahman (4) |
| GOVERNORGENERAL | The representative of the King in the Commonwealth of Australia (8-7) |
| FRAGRANCE | Pleasant stink created by the representatives of the police in European country (9) |
| BAHAMAGRASS | Alternative name for Indian doab (Cynodon dactylon), a 'lawn plant' often seen when visiting warmer countries (6,5) |
| SANJAY | Name for Indian yellow-brown, tailless bird |
| MAIZE | Another name for Indian corn (5) |
| NAAN | Type of bread which is a standard on the menus of Indian restaurants. (4) |
| BEY | Historically, what is the Turkish title given to the governor of a province in the Ottoman Empire? ( |
| TETRARCH | Governor of a fourth part of a country or province in ancient Rome; from Greek, 'four rule' (8) |
| ETHNARCH | Ruler or governor of a people or province, as in parts of the Roman and Byzantine Empires (8) |
| MAJESTY | A title used to address or refer to a sovereign or the wife or widow of a sovereign (7) |
| PROCONSUL | Governor of a senatorial province in imperial Rome, typically appointed for a one-year term (9) |
| BOARD | The household, palace and retinue of a sovereign; a patio; or, a clay area on which to play tennis (5) |
| COURTIER | A cupbearer, lady-in-waiting, liege, page, steward or other attendant at the royal household of a sovereign (8) |
| JINDAL | Bobby __, the first Indian-American to be governor of a U.S. state |
| SATRAP | Returning part as a provincial governor of a one-time Median empire (6) |
| AKBAR | Emperor name in many Indian restaurants |
| LIMES | Fruit often used in hot pickles in Indian restaurants (5) |
| NOMARCH | Governor of a province or department in ancient Egypt or modern Greece (7) |
