22 May 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

May 22 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. 1ADoctrine, like "Aaj Nagad, Kal Udhar"
  2. 6A"Sairat"'s Hindi remake
  3. 7A"___ And Shakers" by Shekhar Suman (1997)
  4. 8AHow a 9-to-5er feels on Friday evening, often

Down

  1. 1DKarate blow
  2. 2DGive *****, say
  3. 3DFamous garden in Sweden?
  4. 4DIt may hit a bull's-eye
  5. 5DStays mum, in a way
  6. 6D"My ___ are open!"

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