3 April 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

April 4 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. 1AMicrowave sound
  2. 5A"___ ___ Loge": Bollywood-party essential
  3. 6AOne of Bollywood's Kapoor
  4. 7A___-arm bowling
  5. 8AScraped (by)

Down

  1. 1D"___ Mein Tha Dum, Vande Mataram"
  2. 2DImplant, as an ad on a website
  3. 3DTitle for a ruler, in Middle East
  4. 4D"Taare Zameen ___"
  5. 5DIts on the house?
  6. 6DHave regrets about

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