21 July 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

July 21 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. 1AMusic legend Lahiri
  2. 6AEmotional shock
  3. 8ALathi : Cane :: Bat : ___
  4. 9ACJP founder Abhijeet ___

Down

  1. 1DFYI kin
  2. 2DLike the Thar
  3. 3DLanguage in many Buddhist scriptures
  4. 4DIts in the papers?
  5. 5D"All good” (self-deceiving response from a bystander to Jantar Mantar protest)
  6. 7DReaction to seeing Bengal Tiger

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