19 October 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

Oct 19 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. 1ABig IPO opening Oct 21 2026
  2. 4AJazz up, in a way
  3. 6AEllipse or hyperbola
  4. 7ADelete, as for memories in ChatGPT settings
  5. 8ASant Kabir ___

Down

  1. 1DPriyanka Chopra ___
  2. 2DEye part
  3. 3DIntroduction to children's book?
  4. 4DGave a "chapparphad" performance, say
  5. 5D"____ the Explorer"

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