10 January 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

Jan 10 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. 1ALondon's Big ___
  2. 4ALevi's competitor
  3. 5AThai ___: red or green
  4. 7AWord after the abbr. formed by circled letters (hinted by grid shape of digital device)
  5. 8A___ slopes: on which most houses in Shimla are

Down

  1. 1DSay without thinking
  2. 2D___ silence, as on a lonely lane with no streetlights
  3. 3DGood thing to hold in the 90s, for a batsman
  4. 5D'90s music holders (abbr.)
  5. 6DOpposite of "nope"

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