23 September 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

Sep 23 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. 1ASoul, in Persian
  2. 5AFormer Prime Minister Morarji ___
  3. 6ASailor's "Stop!"
  4. 7ANoblemen below princes
  5. 8AChoorna Pinda Swedam spots

Down

  1. 1DRace, as an engine
  2. 2DJapanese city whose name means "large hill"
  3. 3DGreen places in a brown, sandy expanse
  4. 4DMany Shreya Ghoshal songs, say
  5. 5DFamily members

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