1 August 2024 · 10 clues

August 1 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.

Across

  1. 1A Short answers? RSVPS
  2. 6A ___ House in Sydney OPERA
  3. 7A 2024 Olympics host city PARIS
  4. 8A Often ignored pieces of bread EDGES
  5. 9A Not swanky, as a cheap hotel SEEDY

Down

  1. 1D They dry clothes, often in balcony ROPES
  2. 2D Red : Heart :: Black : ___ SPADE
  3. 3D Brink or threshold VERGE
  4. 4D Poked nose in, so to speak PRIED
  5. 5D Like the new-gen remark "What the sigma!" SASSY
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