17 August 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

Aug 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. 1A"____ Don't Preach"
  2. 5AMoichara race feature, in West Bengal
  3. 6AOne-in-a-million, as an occurence
  4. 7AGreenery in a bouquet
  5. 8ARajamouli's larger-than-life creations

Down

  1. 1DMake into mush
  2. 2DSharp
  3. 3DA and B, as strategy
  4. 4DWhat Madhuri Dixit will do on Marathi KBC, to contestants
  5. 5D"Lets go to Goa" gang, in new-age slang

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