28 December 2023 · Subscribers' puzzle

Dec 28 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"Shavasan" discipline
  2. 5AHiding, with "up"
  3. 10AStand-up comedian Khatri with X handle @one_by_two
  4. 11ADouble-clicked, as a file
  5. 13ABe wildly successful, as winning INR 1 Cr on KBC
  6. 14AMaharshtra's folk dance shown in "Apsara Aali"
  7. 15AHighway cap
  8. 17ANaturally, you let it go?
  9. 18AHave a bibimbap, say
  10. 19ALike trending topics on X, usually
  11. 22AAdd up
  12. 24A"___, ___, baby...", which Baba Sehgal made "Thanda, thanda, pani..."
  13. 25A'Nobosobocarshaadiphobia' - the fear of sitting in your ___ to travel from North to South Mumbai all dressed up to attend a wedding function knowing that it will take 2+ hours (credit @one_by_two)
  14. 26AYour mood closer to NYE: chilling+relaxing=
  15. 31AThe "K" of K-pop or K-drama
  16. 32AButton at the start of a Zoom call
  17. 34ACalm and composed, as the look on your Aadhar card pic perhaps
  18. 35ADetails : Deets :: Information : ___
  19. 36AVolini targets
  20. 37A___ match, in cricket

Down

  1. 1DAnimal found in a kayak?
  2. 2DElevator brand (ad jingle could be "Thodi si to lift kara de")
  3. 3DYour reaction when your boss sees you interviewing at a rival firm, perhaps
  4. 4DAccuse without proof
  5. 5DWaits on the phone
  6. 6DMilky, October birthstone
  7. 7DJeans maker Strauss
  8. 8DTooth layer
  9. 9D___ mode: when you hit 40s but refuse to wear specs
  10. 12DShort, simple song or rhyme
  11. 16DThe "E" of ENT
  12. 19DShaving mishaps
  13. 20DMakes a comeback?
  14. 21DStrange, eccentric person
  15. 22DWord after income, sales or property
  16. 23DSing(h)er with 29 million followers on Facebook
  17. 25DWalking sticks
  18. 27DShakespeare's "King ____"
  19. 28DToo little, too ____
  20. 29D____ of the above
  21. 30DShort performances?
  22. 33DLife is ___ about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning how to dance in the rain

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