| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| IRANIAN | Persian | |
| BAZAAR | Persian market | |
| SHAH | Persian king | |
| SALUKI | Persian greyhound | |
| SATRAPS | Persian governors | |
| PERI | Persian fairy | |
| ARABS | Persian Gulf natives | |
| KUWAIT | Persian Gulf nation | |
| QATARIS | Persian Gulf natives | |
| QATAR | Persian Gulf nation | |
| KUWAITIS | Persian Gulf natives | |
| IRAN | Persian Gulf nation | |
| BAHRAIN | Persian Gulf nation | |
| OMAN | Persian Gulf nation | |
| IRAQ | Persian Gulf nation | |
| KUWAITI | Persian Gulf native | |
| FARSI | Modern Persian language | |
| KHAN | Old Persian governor | |
| DRAM | A Persian daric. | |
| PERSIC | The Persian language. | |
| PERSISM | A Persian idiom. | |
| OMAR | Persian poet, ... Khayyam | |
| SATRAP | Ancient Persian provincial governor | |
| RIPEN | Mature Persian not as volatile | |
| BAHAI | Persian faith promoting spiritual unity | |