Feb 11 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
- 1ACompany car, gym membership, etc
- 6AInsta account to show how to drape a saree, say
- 9A"Finished!" or what you may say on completing this puzzle
- 11ACobbler's hole punching tool
- 12AWhat a partner dreads hearing from the spouse
- 14ARuns per over or number of centuries (abbr.)
- 15ALawyer's customer
- 16AEvening hrs : pms :: Morning hrs : ___
- 17A"Tame ___ cho, majama?"
- 18AConverges
- 21AUses a Kindle
- 25A___ Malai: Indian dessert
- 27A"Thanks, ___ no thanks"
- 28AGive the go-ahead
- 31AActor Patekar
- 32ADashboard tool with a moving needle
- 34AShade
- 35AAuditorium seat feature where many a couple flirt (ahem!)
- 36AHit- ___-run
- 37AShows the way
Down
- 1D"Horn Ok ___": Message on a truck
- 2DFix "Dead Sir", say
- 3DTurn bad, as food
- 4DBatsman's good innings, in cricket
- 5DBull : Buyer :: Bear : ___
- 6D"Kho ___ Hum Kahan": 2023 Netflix movie
- 7DWhat a partner loves saying to the spouse, perhaps
- 8DOversupply
- 9DIndian state known for tea
- 10D"___ Explain": Make clear
- 13D___ a dozen: common
- 19DIts across the street?
- 20DStrappy footwear
- 22DSubsides or wanes
- 23DSandy hills
- 24D"Stop"watch button, oddly
- 26DGoogle Play___ or App ___
- 28D90-year-old legend Bhosle
- 29DEmulated Mahatma Gandhi on a charkha
- 30DPapaya discard
- 31DStereotypical mathlete who knows 10th digit of pi
- 33DSport with kicking and boxing, for short
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