12 March 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Mar 12 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. 1AHot and ___ manchow soup
  2. 5AIt started as Western India Vegetable Products
  3. 6AMournful poem
  4. 7AReason for many misunderstandings

Down

  1. 1DGrain tower
  2. 2DToo ___ for comfort
  3. 3DLike the desire to have Bhelpuri at 5 pm
  4. 4DOne-hit wonder Rahul ___ of "Aashiqui"
  5. 5DJust out of a dip at Mahakumbh, say

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