26 March 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

Mar 26 Indian mini crossword

General A five-minute crossword by Mangesh Ghogre with an Indian sensibility: Bollywood, cricket, Hinglish and the odd bit of nostalgia.

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Across

  1. 1AMadam's counterpart
  2. 4ABollywood's Kapoor
  3. 6A"Mile sur mera tumhara...", e.g.
  4. 7ATitle for Mother Teresa
  5. 8AUnit of hope?

Down

  1. 1DSun-related
  2. 2D"East or west ___ is the best!", in "Judwaa"
  3. 3DLike a dull day for gully cricket
  4. 4DDistress letters on the beach (often written in font size 999)
  5. 5D"Have we ____ before?"

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