30 March 2024 · 42 clues

March 31 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 "Fantastic Four" actress Jessica ALBA
  2. 5A Flat-bottomed boats SCOWS
  3. 10A Mild-mannered, like Amol Palekar in "Chhoti Si Baat" MEEK
  4. 11A Influencer could be a good one CAREER
  5. 13A Nah's or nope's opposite YEAH
  6. 14A Video game area ARCADE
  7. 15A See 25-Across KUTUMBAKAM
  8. 17A Donkey ASS
  9. 18A Antacid brand that "gets to work in 6 seconds" ENO
  10. 19A Cricket legend Brian LARA
  11. 21A Kauravas: 100 ___ of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari SONS
  12. 23A "For ____ a jolly good fellow ..." HES
  13. 24A x, in the equation 2x + 10 = 30 TEN
  14. 25A With 15-Down, India's motto for G-20 Summit (2023) VASUDHAIVA
  15. 30A Park ___: Raymond brand AVENUE
  16. 31A Cow : Moo :: Pig : ___ OINK
  17. 33A ___ forward: Player position in football CENTER
  18. 34A Patekar of "Welcome" NANA
  19. 35A Gave a lift? STOLE
  20. 36A Do exceptionally well, like "todphod" performance SLAY

Down

  1. 1D Singer Winehouse AMY
  2. 2D Green vegetable in a Thai soup LEEK
  3. 3D Boyfriend BEAU
  4. 4D Zoya or Farhan AKHTAR
  5. 5D "Bunty Aur Babli" schemes, say SCAMS
  6. 6D Focus of middle management? CARB
  7. 7D Killer whale ORCA
  8. 8D Reduce the strength of WEAKEN
  9. 9D Many taxi models SEDANS
  10. 12D "Humma Humma" singer Fernandes REMO
  11. 16D Place in Jerusalem? USA
  12. 19D Tulsi or mango varieties are considered sacred in a puja LEAVES
  13. 20D OK ASSENT
  14. 21D Shark tank? SEA
  15. 22D Bhurji ingredients ONIONS
  16. 23D Climate control system, in brief HVAC
  17. 24D "Been ___, done that" THERE
  18. 26D "Do ____ others..." UNTO
  19. 27D Hoarding-war between Zomato and Swiggy, say DUEL
  20. 28D Vaccine container VIAL
  21. 29D Social activist ___ Hazare ANNA
  22. 32D Actor ___ ___ Menon of "Farzi" KAY
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