25 March 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Mar 25 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. 1ACDs' predecessors
  2. 4ADoes the Wright thing?
  3. 8ALayered Turkish pastry
  4. 9ALooked (at) scornfully

Down

  1. 1DHave a crush on
  2. 2DWashed-out
  3. 3DA-lister
  4. 4DWhat heroes flaunt
  5. 5DVincent ____ Gogh
  6. 6DFestive night, often
  7. 7DLike mood in many Jagjit Singh's ghazals

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