17 November 2023 · Subscribers' puzzle

Nov 17 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. 1ADream destination?
  2. 4AWhat parents resist taking when their children fight
  3. 6A___ Bank: Indian banking major (abbr.)
  4. 7AFight against authority, like Mangal Pandey in the 1857 mutiny against East India Company
  5. 8ABanana ___: Dessert
  6. 9AWord which has maximum (400+) meanings, as per Guinness World Records

Down

  1. 1DWhat arm wrestlers flaunt
  2. 2DFit for consumption
  3. 3DAct of misleading or lying
  4. 4DFormal titles for gentlemen
  5. 5DRiverbank deposit

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