9 June 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

June 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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Across

  1. 1ASeller's disclaimer "On ___ basis"
  2. 5AWine barrel or container
  3. 9ARepressed, with "up" (as anger)
  4. 10A"Baburao Ganpatrao Apte" actor
  5. 12AYoda or Obi-Wan Kenobi, in "Star Wars"
  6. 13ASydney's ___ House
  7. 14ADeets
  8. 16ASix-foot runner?
  9. 17AIndia : Elephant :: China : ___
  10. 19A___ race, as from 9 to 5
  11. 20ARace, as an engine
  12. 21AGovernment's time in power
  13. 23AMuscles that stretch during pregnancy
  14. 24AGrammar reference book, ___ & Martin
  15. 25AGanpati ___ Morya
  16. 27AMany are inflated during 3-Down or 7-Down
  17. 30APart of an escalator
  18. 31A"___ death do us apart"
  19. 32ABarely managed, with "out"
  20. 33ATennis champ Murray or Roddick

Down

  1. 1D"Wings of Fire" author Kalam's initials
  2. 2DPart of WYSIWYG
  3. 3DToday's mega event
  4. 4DAttack, as a bee might
  5. 5DSinger, like Udit Narayan
  6. 6D"Pehle ___, pehle ___" in Lucknow
  7. 7DToday's mega event
  8. 8DPadma Shri and Olympian weightlifter Malleswari
  9. 11DTea stall : Cutting :: Starbucks : Chai ___
  10. 15DPass along, as email
  11. 17DDull shades
  12. 18DManufacturer's money-back offer
  13. 22DBollywood choreographer ___ Maa
  14. 26DApple product?
  15. 28D___ is gold: Proverb
  16. 29DCrafty, as politician's statements

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