3 March 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

Mar 3 - Midi 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. 1AMagnetic quality
  2. 6ARefined oil product?
  3. 9AAssam : Bihu :: Gujarat : ___
  4. 10ARival
  5. 11A"The ___ husband understands every word his wife doesn't say" - Alfred Hitchcock
  6. 12A"Tunak Tunak ___": Daler Mehndi song
  7. 13ARegret deeply
  8. 15ALawns at the rear of the house
  9. 18ALike cricket shots taken by drones
  10. 19ANifty's org.
  11. 20AState of uncertainty
  12. 24AWhat's the point?
  13. 25ADevil's opposite
  14. 26AMud bath spot
  15. 27AActed without speaking

Down

  1. 1DSoftware-driven FX
  2. 2D"I've ____ enough!"
  3. 3DYou : u :: ___ : r
  4. 4D"Cheeni Kum" or "Paa" director
  5. 5DLanguage which reads the same backward and forward
  6. 6D"___ you": When getting in a lift
  7. 7DShape of tabla top
  8. 8DCircus setups
  9. 14DBollywood's Hema ___
  10. 15DParikrama and Shakti, in music
  11. 16DGreek fable writer
  12. 17DHyundai's SUV model
  13. 21DStudio with a roaring lion
  14. 22DQueen, e.g.
  15. 23DLike many sepia-tinted photographs

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