1 August 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

August 1 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. 1AShort answers?
  2. 6A___ House in Sydney
  3. 7A2024 Olympics host city
  4. 8AOften ignored pieces of bread
  5. 9ANot swanky, as a cheap hotel

Down

  1. 1DThey dry clothes, often in balcony
  2. 2DRed : Heart :: Black : ___
  3. 3DBrink or threshold
  4. 4DPoked nose in, so to speak
  5. 5DLike the new-gen remark "What the sigma!"

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