| MALABAR | ___ Coast, stretch of SW India from Goa to Kanyakumari (7) |
| JURASSIC | ___ Coast, stretch of shoreline in Devon and Dorset that includes Lulworth Cove (8) |
| VOYAGER | Person travelling from Goa, very out of sorts (7) |
| EVEREST | Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1842 (7) |
| PRADESH | State of SE India from which Telangana was separated in 2014; capital, Amaravati (7) |
| COROMANDEL | ___ Coast, area of SE India extending from False Divi Point to Kanyakumari (10) |
| JAINISM | Religion of India from 6th century B.C. teaching liberation of the soul by right knowledge, right fa |
| LUCKNOW | Which Indian city hosted the Irani Trophy 2024 held between Mumbai and Rest of India from October 1-5? (7) |
| DIRESTA | Paul ?, Scottish F1 driver with Force India from 2011-13 (2,5) |
| LAKSHADWEEP | Group of islands off the Malabar Coast of SW India formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands (11) |
| KERALA | State of SW India created in 1956 by combining the former state of Travancore- Cochin with parts of Madras (6) |
| KOCHI | Port city on the Malabar coast of SW India known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea (5) |
| MALAYALAM | Better half of pop song a hit in language of SW India |
| GOA | State of SW India |
| MALABARCOAST | Littoral region of southwest India |
| PERSONANONGRATA | One banned, diplomatically, from Goa? So partner Ann broadcast (7,3,5) |
| CARAVAGGIO | Artist from Goa knocked around with a German vicar |
| INDIAN | In DNA, I discovered one from Goa? |
| MAHATMAGANDHI | Leader of the 1940s movement to free India from British rule (7,6) |
| MORARJIDESAI | Politician who was prime minister of India from 1977 to 1979 (7,5) |