17 April 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

April 17 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. 1AFly or flea, say
  2. 5AWhat blowing of Krishna's Panchajanya signaled the onset of
  3. 8AManages to get by
  4. 9A___ defeat from the jaws of victory: cheeky critique as per Gavaskar
  5. 10A"___ Bhai ___" (Classic 90s sitcom)

Down

  1. 1DOnes in "flow" state?
  2. 2DIndian : Doon :: British : ___
  3. 3DStand in good ____
  4. 4DWhat ChatGPT can't help develop
  5. 6DEarly riser, in a village
  6. 7D1998 SRK-Kajol-Rani film, for short

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