17 August 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

Anshul 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. 1AOne with a trunk but no luggage
  2. 6AStock expert?
  3. 10AGrant, for e.g.
  4. 13ATahiti and Bora Bora
  5. 14AIn coils
  6. 15AIts open from 9.15 am to 3.30 pm, Mon-Fri in Mumbai
  7. 16ADopey's dad
  8. 18ABenki's mom, lovingly
  9. 19AIt's right on the map!
  10. 20ABig ring stone, slangily
  11. 21AApothecary container
  12. 22A"Yeh Aankhen Dekh Kar Hum Saari Duniya Bhool Jaate Hain" singer
  13. 24AAdminister, as peptide
  14. 26AIntroduced to the mix
  15. 29ABad mood
  16. 30ASaxophones, oboes, bassoons, etc.
  17. 31ASee 39-Across
  18. 35AHoppy hour drink
  19. 36AProngs' son
  20. 38AWrath
  21. 39AWith 31-Across, this puzzle's theme
  22. 42A17-Down's reaction on discovering the theme, perhaps
  23. 44AFreeway exit
  24. 45AMakes unhappy
  25. 47ABollywood's British-era jailer who wasn't British
  26. 50ALove, in Spanish
  27. 51AIIMA reunion attendee
  28. 52ASuta offering
  29. 54ANo ifs, ____ or buts
  30. 58AWardrobe malfunction
  31. 59AMay 5 celebration
  32. 62ATop club in Las Vegas?
  33. 63APracticed, as a trade
  34. 64A90s soft-drink brand with the tagline "I love you ___"
  35. 65AFourth character to appear in Rigveda?
  36. 66AWhat Hanumankind does well
  37. 67AFlower in a fall bouquet

Down

  1. 1D2-wheeler 17-Down wants to learn to ride
  2. 2D"Le Gayi, Le Gayi" singer Bhosle
  3. 3D"But wait...there's more!"
  4. 4DCrushed, as khada garam masala
  5. 5DFire proof?
  6. 6DStock expert's channel (abbr.)
  7. 7D1994 Bollywood hit (abbr.)
  8. 8DNot-for-profit where 17-Down volunteers
  9. 9DCluing-in letters
  10. 10DYippies co-founder Hoffman
  11. 11DApple's early ideator
  12. 12DGave a hand?
  13. 14DM.I.T.’s ____ School of Management
  14. 17DThis puzzle's celebrity
  15. 21DAlma mater of 17-Down
  16. 23DThey are fielded on the boundary?
  17. 24DIndian tech icon which recently celebrated 25 years of NYSE listing
  18. 25DSurathkal or Warangal inst.
  19. 26DAli Baba, for one
  20. 27DWhere Mamdani could get a hero (and a hero's welcome too!)
  21. 28DAnimal whose irresistible lure turned into an epic
  22. 29DTitle for David Attenborough
  23. 31DPrepare tostadas
  24. 32DGerman "a"
  25. 33DMega or jumbo ending
  26. 34DChops, as a tree
  27. 36DPort on an LCD TV
  28. 37D"___ Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye..." in "Qurbani"
  29. 40DTrain to a plane
  30. 41DLargest Chinese ethnic group
  31. 42DSwear words?
  32. 43DCLOY and Queen of Tears, say
  33. 45DUstad Amjad Ali Khan's instrument
  34. 46DSurrounded by
  35. 47DPopat, formally
  36. 48DIt's a piece of cake
  37. 49DCapital of India?
  38. 52DCut with scissors
  39. 53DRafa's unreturned serves
  40. 55D"Condé ____ Traveller" magazine
  41. 56DNewton fraction
  42. 57DFly high, as a kite in Navsari
  43. 59DLifeguard’s skill, briefly
  44. 60D"Choli Ke Peeche" singer ___ Arun
  45. 61DTimes of India?

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