9 October 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

Oct 9 Mega 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. 1ACompetes for
  2. 5ALike a bubble bath's water
  3. 10A___-rival, as Pakistan is to India in cricket
  4. 11AWardrobe malfunction, perhaps
  5. 12AShani Shingnapur: no-___-village in India
  6. 13A"Er", "Um" indicators, in a speech
  7. 14AWith 25-A, theme for today
  8. 16ABilly Joel classic "Piano ___"
  9. 17ASolid in paani-puri liquid, perhaps
  10. 18ASkilled
  11. 21ACylindrical bundles of hay
  12. 23ABit of an animated cartoon
  13. 24AJehangir ___ Gallery, in Mumbai
  14. 25AWith 14-A, theme for today
  15. 31APerson after whom something is named
  16. 32APost-garba pain, maybe
  17. 33AWhat you get when proposing to your girlfriend
  18. 34APros and ____
  19. 35AContainers in the freezer portion of a fridge
  20. 36AOne is tied during pheras in a wedding

Down

  1. 1D___-pav
  2. 2DSe : Selenium :: Fe : ___
  3. 3DSupply-and-demand subj.
  4. 4Dझींगा, in English
  5. 5DFly high
  6. 6DMagnum ___, as Mughal-e-Azam
  7. 7DPounce on
  8. 8DJames Bond portrayer, ___ Brosnan
  9. 9DWhat you want to get when proposing to your girlfriend
  10. 11D___ source, as Android operating system
  11. 15DLarge container for liquids
  12. 18DWhat many actors try to hide
  13. 19DLike the end of the pool with the diving boards
  14. 20DAjanta-___: cave-sites
  15. 21DWireless support system?
  16. 22DBattlefield cry
  17. 24DAshtabhuja: one with eight ___
  18. 26DJealousy
  19. 27DMany airport announcements?
  20. 28DM F Hussain, to the art world
  21. 29D"So sorry to hear that!"*
  22. 30DEgg holder

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