| MONGOL | _ _ _ _ _ _ empire, founded by Genghis Khan in 1206 (6) |
| KARAKORUM | City founded by Genghis Khan in 1220; subsequently capital of the Mongol Empire (9) |
| TASHKENT | Asian city that was a hub on the Silk Road and sacked by Genghis Khan in 1219 (8) |
| BATAAN | Actress whose roles have included Meenah Khan in 1999 comedy-drama film East is East (6) |
| ARCHIE | Actress whose roles have included Meenah Khan in 1999 comedy-drama film East is East (6,7) |
| JUDWAA | 1997 film directed by David Dhawan, starring Salman Khan in a double role as twins parted at birth |
| OMPURI | George Khan in the film comedy-drama East is East (2,4) |
| TEMUJIN | Founder of the Mongol empire, who adopted the name Genghis Khan (said to mean 'ruler of all') in 1206 (7) |
| INCA | Empire founded by Manco Capac, in legend |
| AZTEC | Empire founded by Itzcoatl (5) |
| MISCAST | Like John Wayne as Genghis Khan in "The Conqueror" |
| TATAR | One subdued by Genghis Khan |
| ADILRAY | He played Mr Khan in Citizen Khan in the 2010s and presented Lingo since 2021 (4,3) |
| HARDBALLSQUASH | Court sport dominated by Sharif Khan in the '70s |
| YUAN | Forerunner of China's Ming dynasty, established by the Mongols under Kublai Khan in the late 13th century (4) |
| SHERE | Khan in "The Jungle Book" |
| KATHMANDU | Throwing mud at Khan in Eastern capital |
| MALIK | Art _, Pakistani-born actor who played Zubin Khan in Holby City (5) |
| SERAI | Khan in rotten serial, never-ending (5) |
| ART | _ Malik, actor who played Zubin Khan in Holby City (3) |
