18 October 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Oct 18 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. 1ADo, as dishes
  2. 5ADiwali staple, in Kolhapur
  3. 7ABollywood's Kapoor
  4. 8ALike sculptures in Hoysaleswara temple
  5. 9A___ and tear

Down

  1. 1DInformal "Shall we?"
  2. 2DHumayun's son
  3. 3DButtonhole, e.g.
  4. 4DCharter, as a private plane
  5. 5DLie detector?
  6. 6D___ Rama, ___ Krishna

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