30 December 2023 · Subscribers' puzzle

Dec 30 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. 1AQuran faith
  2. 6A"Maine Pyar Kiya" singer, familiarly
  3. 9AAnode's partner, in Chemistry
  4. 11A"Mamma ___!": musical featuring ABBA songs
  5. 12APromises which usually last a week
  6. 14AUrgent letters?
  7. 15APigeons resting places
  8. 16A"____ appetit!": Enjoy your food
  9. 17ATemperature gauge?
  10. 18ARuin, as a surprise
  11. 21AWhat a high-end car driver does, often
  12. 25ASin Theta / ___ Theta = Tan Theta
  13. 27ARahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal hit "Teri ___"
  14. 28AWildlife trip that means "journey" in Swahili
  15. 31ASir's counterpart, formally
  16. 32ASportsperson with whopping 496 million followers on Insta
  17. 34A"Much ____ About Nothing"
  18. 35AFlies an airplane
  19. 36AVeterinary patient
  20. 37AAmaron Battery punchline: ___ long, really long

Down

  1. 1DDisappointing words
  2. 2DSelling point?
  3. 3D"OMG that's hilarious"
  4. 4DOne who's 18 or older
  5. 5DFalling star
  6. 6D___ + Haze = Smaze
  7. 7DCommon scent for tree-shaped air fresheners
  8. 8DWoofer setting, with treble
  9. 9DSide-walk artists?
  10. 10DGreek fable writer
  11. 13DHead light?
  12. 19D"Leave it to me"
  13. 20D"Because you're worth it" cosmetics brand
  14. 22DKonkan and Malabar, for two
  15. 23DGet the word out?
  16. 24DThey're played before the finals
  17. 26DSri Lankan cricketer inducted in ICC Hall of Fame in 2023: Aravinda de ___,
  18. 28D"Thappad", in English
  19. 29DAssistant or deputy
  20. 30DWhere to find 17-Across
  21. 31DWhat pepperoni is but pepper isn't
  22. 33DBad start?

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