20 March 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Mar 20 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. 1AIn the thick of
  2. 6AName which in Sanskrit means god of dance
  3. 9AIts capital is Agartala
  4. 10AFencing sword

Down

  1. 1DInsect whose colony has a queen
  2. 2DApr. preceder
  3. 3DBig name in elevators
  4. 4D___ Valley : famous for vineyards in the US
  5. 5DFood, in slang
  6. 7D“India is my country, and all Indians ___ my brothers and sisters.”
  7. 8DTipping point?

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