April 17 v1 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
- 1A Garfield, e.g. CAT
- 4A Language in many Buddhist scriptures PALI
- 5A ___ Period : 1500 - 500 B.C. VEDIC
- 6A Historic city near Fatehpur Sikri AGRA
- 7A BSE : Sensex :: ___ : Nifty NSE
Down
- 1D Band of Chatrapati Shivaji's warriors, say CADRE
- 2D ___ Bhatt of "Brahmastra" ALIA
- 3D The first X of X-X-X TIC
- 4D Square ones don't fit in round holes PEGS
- 5D Suffix for forest, in Hindi VAN
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