11 April 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

April 11 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. 1AKhaleda ____, first female P.M. of Bangladesh (1991-96, 2001-06)
  2. 4AGive a standing ovation, say
  3. 8A"___ Maula": Popular Sufi song title
  4. 9A___ Kapoor: "Antakshari" presenter
  5. 10ABelow ___, or sub-standard
  6. 11AThought aloud
  7. 12ACozy bed covers, similar to an Indian "Razai"
  8. 14A"Tezaab" actor Pandey
  9. 16ACow : Moo :: Owl : ___
  10. 17ADrain energy
  11. 20A___-dumping duty: trade tax
  12. 21AIts 2026 tournament final is scheduled on May 31 (abbr.)
  13. 22AInstagram option
  14. 23AWhere a pig lives

Down

  1. 1DSci-fi comics sound, like "Boom"
  2. 2DBollywood singer ___ Arun
  3. 3DMimicking punctuation in mid-air
  4. 4DQuick surgery for 20/20 vision (abbr.)
  5. 5D___-paralysis: state of overthinking
  6. 6DSquad, say
  7. 7D"Total ___": Utter failures
  8. 13DUp to
  9. 14DGive a black mark to?
  10. 15DWhet
  11. 18DLike letters missing from _ppro_ria_e
  12. 19DPaper towel measure

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