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Mar 9 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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  1. 1AFemina or Meri Saheli, slangily
  2. 4A“Having said ____ . . .”
  3. 8A"Now!" letters
  4. 12ACricketer ___ Kirsten
  5. 13AHealthy
  6. 14AAte
  7. 16AType of number rarely taught in math class
  8. 17A____ Woods, "Legally Blonde" protagonist
  9. 18ADiscourage
  10. 19AMessage from MG
  11. 22AAttacks
  12. 23A____ hours (when many solve MG Mini!)
  13. 24ANBC comedy show since 1975, briefly
  14. 25AJLo in "___ in Manhattan" (2002)
  15. 27A___ the wrong way
  16. 30A"That's huge!"
  17. 33AMany a one is enjoyed in Lonavala rains
  18. 34A"Jana ___ Mana..."
  19. 35AOccassion for MG's message
  20. 38ASundaram Keralam festivalam?
  21. 39AFollow the rules
  22. 40ADiminish in intensity
  23. 41ANursery purchase
  24. 42AParabola shapes
  25. 43AIPL 2025 winner (abbr.)
  26. 44ACricket scoreboard heading
  27. 45ACommands
  28. 49AMessage from MG
  29. 54A"We're ____ for each other!": MG to solvers
  30. 55ALoan revision, in brief
  31. 56AFe, in Chemistry
  32. 57AWinter jacket
  33. 58A___-B: Colgate rival
  34. 59AVadlapati Vijayalakshmi aka ___ Smitha
  35. 60AMake-up artist?
  36. 61ARoll up, as a flag
  37. 62A"Rumor ____ It" (Adele hit)

Down

  1. 1D"Go figure" subject in school
  2. 2DCalculus calculations
  3. 3DPlace to do deadlifts
  4. 4D"___ never know what hit 'em!"
  5. 5DSaintly glows
  6. 6DTollywood's ___ Arjun
  7. 7DGolfer's pocketful
  8. 8DConfused
  9. 9DTea making essential
  10. 10DUp the ___
  11. 11DJournal article reviewer
  12. 12DBhagavad ___
  13. 15DTech. to review umpire's decision
  14. 20D___ College: top university in London
  15. 21DOutstanding
  16. 25DGood manners?
  17. 26DBTS ____ (K-pop group's fan base)
  18. 27DDaggubati of "Baahubali"
  19. 28DTesla, for one
  20. 29DEverest ___ Camp
  21. 30D"Enough!"
  22. 31D"I'm in big trouble!"
  23. 32DOne making bank-to-bank transfers?
  24. 33DStock watcher's TV channel
  25. 34Dthaw rbbishu si shit?
  26. 36DMajor artery
  27. 37DVery masculine, like Hanuman
  28. 42DBollywood surname that aptly rhymes with actor
  29. 43DCommon printer's ink purchase
  30. 44D"Willy ____ & the Chocolate Factory"
  31. 45D"... hands down"
  32. 46DNeighbor of Turkey
  33. 47DScrewdriver, axe and saw
  34. 48DSubmerged, as Titanic
  35. 49DChildish nuisance
  36. 50DLunch or dinner
  37. 51DNauvari, say
  38. 52DColl. teacher
  39. 53DMachu Picchu country

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