4 April 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

April 5 - Midi 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. 1ACruise around Hollywood?
  2. 4A"The show ____ go on"
  3. 8AWord on an itinerary
  4. 9AOne of the Ambanis
  5. 10AApt letters missing from _ _ ipper _
  6. 11ATailor's concern
  7. 12ABadminton champ Popat
  8. 14ABonus festival, for many
  9. 16AAzerbaijan neighbor
  10. 17ABozo
  11. 20AShow the finger?
  12. 21AOnline payment tech.
  13. 22AFamous "Lakhan" of Bollywood
  14. 23AGood place to make a scene?

Down

  1. 1DWhere menus are displayed on, often
  2. 2DFeature of many Indian foods
  3. 3DFour-time former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
  4. 4DBreakfast staple, in Kolhapur
  5. 5DExorbitant, like rate of intrest
  6. 6DKnee-ankle connector
  7. 7DSalt-to-software conglomerate
  8. 13DSolar energy collector
  9. 14DMadhuri Dixit, say
  10. 15D___ Man of India: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  11. 18DParrot
  12. 19DTailor's concern

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