15 August 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

Aug 15 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. 1A___ Gana Mana...
  2. 5AShort-term workers
  3. 10A"Take it or leave it"
  4. 11APlace for a fireside chat
  5. 13ATop business newspaper in India
  6. 14AFamed rock-cut cave site
  7. 15A1900s year celebrated 15/8
  8. 17ASuccor
  9. 18A"Yikes! A mouse!"
  10. 19AStreep noted for playing Miranda Priestly
  11. 22ARemembers, as guests for a houseparty
  12. 24AHad an ___ to grind
  13. 25ADroop, as skin
  14. 26ANumber of years of independence completed today
  15. 32AQuake
  16. 33APoet Khayyam
  17. 34ATry hard
  18. 35A"Hai ___ Yeh Kya Hua..." in Rangeela
  19. 36AShowing (or hiding) it could be a style statement
  20. 37AView points?

Down

  1. 1DPeanut-vendor hints at a big one, often
  2. 2D"Yeah, right"
  3. 3DEl ___: climate pattern
  4. 4DOff course (but not of course)
  5. 5D"If voting changed anything, ____ make it illegal"
  6. 6DSnaky fish
  7. 7DMaldives capital
  8. 8DEstablishes a theorem, say
  9. 9DDhol-Tasha performance venue, often
  10. 12D"Forrest Gump" star
  11. 16D___ gul: popular delicacy on Makar Sankranti in Pune
  12. 19DSailboat features
  13. 20DApplies, as pressure
  14. 21DOverused word in office emails
  15. 22DFrito-___ snacks
  16. 23DLeave a message unread, in a way
  17. 25DThroat malady, for short
  18. 27DMideast dignitary
  19. 28DStellar explosion
  20. 29D"It's possible"
  21. 30DWord after pen or pet
  22. 31DTimes of India?

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