5 January 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Jan 5 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. 1APopular mutual fund investment option (abbr.)
  2. 4AFuneral bell sound
  3. 7AEncroachment
  4. 9AWhat Salman and Raveena do in the song "Tumse Jo Dekhte Hi Pyaar Hua"
  5. 10AMutual fund's unit of value (abbr.)

Down

  1. 1DGlide on ice
  2. 2DCozy lodgings for travelers
  3. 3DFree Uber ride home from office past 8 pm, say
  4. 5DBorrowed sum
  5. 6D"Tumse Jo Dekhte Hi Pyaar Hua" singer Mangeshkar
  6. 8DShortened term for software creator

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