22 February 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Feb 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. 1ALose, as fur
  2. 5A____ borealis
  3. 8AMridangam relative
  4. 9AMaithili or Vaidehi, popularly

Down

  1. 1DMelancholy
  2. 2D"Wait, what?"
  3. 3DGreek love god
  4. 4D"Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna, ___ Saja Ke Rakhna..."
  5. 6DSquealer
  6. 7DShantanu Mukherjee, ___ Shaan

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