9 June 2024 · 36 clues

June 9 clues & answers

Every clue of this Indian mini crossword by Mangesh Ghogre, with the answer and, where it helps, how the wordplay works. Solve it yourself first: the puzzle is open to subscribers.

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Across

  1. 1A Seller's disclaimer "On ___ basis" ASIS
  2. 5A Wine barrel or container CASK
  3. 9A Repressed, with "up" (as anger) PENT
  4. 10A "Baburao Ganpatrao Apte" actor RAWAL
  5. 12A Yoda or Obi-Wan Kenobi, in "Star Wars" JEDI
  6. 13A Sydney's ___ House OPERA
  7. 14A Deets INFO
  8. 16A Six-foot runner? ANT
  9. 17A India : Elephant :: China : ___ DRAGON
  10. 19A ___ race, as from 9 to 5 RAT
  11. 20A Race, as an engine REV
  12. 21A Government's time in power REGIME
  13. 23A Muscles that stretch during pregnancy ABS
  14. 24A Grammar reference book, ___ & Martin WREN
  15. 25A Ganpati ___ Morya BAPPA
  16. 27A Many are inflated during 3-Down or 7-Down EGOS
  17. 30A Part of an escalator STAIR
  18. 31A "___ death do us apart" TILL
  19. 32A Barely managed, with "out" EKED
  20. 33A Tennis champ Murray or Roddick ANDY

Down

  1. 1D "Wings of Fire" author Kalam's initials APJ
  2. 2D Part of WYSIWYG SEE
  3. 3D Today's mega event INDIAVSPAK
  4. 4D Attack, as a bee might STING
  5. 5D Singer, like Udit Narayan CROONER
  6. 6D "Pehle ___, pehle ___" in Lucknow AAP
  7. 7D Today's mega event SWEARINGIN
  8. 8D Padma Shri and Olympian weightlifter Malleswari KARNAM
  9. 11D Tea stall : Cutting :: Starbucks : Chai ___ LATTE
  10. 15D Pass along, as email FORWARD
  11. 17D Dull shades DRABS
  12. 18D Manufacturer's money-back offer REBATE
  13. 22D Bollywood choreographer ___ Maa GEETA
  14. 26D Apple product? PIE
  15. 28D ___ is gold: Proverb OLD
  16. 29D Crafty, as politician's statements SLY
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