30 May 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

May 30 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. 1AMemorable times
  2. 5AWater colour in Maldives
  3. 9A100,000
  4. 10AHeld on tightly
  5. 11AJapanese soybean paste
  6. 12AStarbucks order, perhaps
  7. 13A"___ Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain..."
  8. 15AVessel for ashes
  9. 16APhone reception annoyance
  10. 18AHowever
  11. 19ADep. counterpart, at airport
  12. 20ANew York : Hudson :: London : ___
  13. 22ATupperware topper
  14. 23A"___ Ore, ___ Ore..." by Shreya Ghoshal
  15. 24ATaj ___, in Agra
  16. 26AIndian oil and gas company (abbr.)
  17. 29ABest effort, to a coach
  18. 30ACreamy sandwich spread
  19. 31A"Finding ___"
  20. 32AMajor employer?

Down

  1. 1DDeciduous hardwood tree
  2. 2DMustard variety, in Hindi
  3. 3DTemple complex in Delhi
  4. 4D"Ask your question"
  5. 5DIn the style of
  6. 6DHistoric tower in Delhi
  7. 7DFalse
  8. 8DLIC representatives, often
  9. 10DOverused expression
  10. 14DMinute
  11. 16D"Dabangg" actor Khan
  12. 17DEmergency priority system
  13. 21DDinner invitation?
  14. 25DI love, in Latin
  15. 27DRarely used facility at a resort
  16. 28DDemure

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