22 January 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Jan 22 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. 1AGo from 60 to 0, say
  2. 5AEarly bird's reward
  3. 6ASwiss host city for the World Economic Forum
  4. 7A"You said it!"
  5. 8AKnighted fellows

Down

  1. 1D___ Vivekananda
  2. 2DHeart specialist?
  3. 3DSmooths
  4. 4DFB exchanges
  5. 6DCelebrity monk Gaur Gopal ___

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