11 May 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

Forbes 15th Anniversary 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. 1ABJP politician Amit
  2. 5AYoung lady, in Scotland
  3. 9AShrink in fear, like a scaredy-cat
  4. 14ASeek partner?
  5. 15AAustralia : Qantas :: Israel : ___
  6. 16ABanish, as Ram for 14 years in "Ramayan"
  7. 17AFe, in Chemistry
  8. 18ABhatt of "Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani"
  9. 19AAutomaker with a Cybertruck
  10. 20AWhat Time magazine named Ben Bernanke in 2009
  11. 23ABharat Ratna awardee, Amartya
  12. 24ADoyen of Indian cinema, Bimal
  13. 25A“What ____ you talking about?”
  14. 26A"___ tana ___ ___ ___ tara, Chalti hai kya nau se barah..."
  15. 27ADaggubati of "Baahubali"
  16. 29APoker prize
  17. 32AHow most podcasts are nowadays
  18. 35A"Finding ____" (Pixar movie)
  19. 36ASpeech Interpretation and Recognition Interface, popularly
  20. 37ACelebratory theme-title for this puzzle
  21. 40A111111
  22. 41ACordial, as a relationship
  23. 42ACoins used in 19+ countries
  24. 43ASuture, say
  25. 44ACity in the US that's an apt rhyme for "casino"
  26. 45A15 or 2009, e.g.
  27. 46ADrone, e.g.
  28. 47APost-op stop
  29. 48AInsta Live need
  30. 51ABarack Obama won it in 2009
  31. 57A"Ignorance is bliss," e.g.
  32. 58APart of DINK
  33. 59AMusic composer duo Ajay-___
  34. 60A"Oppenheimer" director Christopher
  35. 61AGood dinosaur in "The Good Dinosaur"
  36. 62A15-15
  37. 63A"We are in a situationship, ___ we?"
  38. 64ASingle-____ whisky
  39. 65A___ Gardens in Kolkata

Down

  1. 1DArmada members
  2. 2DNew worker
  3. 3DGlitz up, say
  4. 4DThose sitting on eggs
  5. 5DGet support from
  6. 6DBronze, but not silver or gold
  7. 7D___ Ali Khan of "Sacred Games"
  8. 8DVenetian blind part
  9. 9DThe "C" of etc
  10. 10DVariety of daisy
  11. 11DLike an owl, in a simile
  12. 12DJazz legend Fitzgerald
  13. 13DBring up, as a child
  14. 21DMake a delivery?
  15. 22DCapital of Vietnam
  16. 26DMovie popcorn buys
  17. 27DIn again, as 90s songs
  18. 28DRadio frequency letters
  19. 29DFishing spot
  20. 30DIndia : Parle-G :: US : ___
  21. 31DAltoids containers
  22. 32DForeign dishes?
  23. 33DThe "N" of NOTA
  24. 34DWord after film and before cut
  25. 35DButter chicken go-with
  26. 36DAlternative to a ring or a hoop
  27. 38DWin decisively, as Indian National Congress in 2009 General Elections
  28. 39DAt the end of one's patience
  29. 44DGive in
  30. 45DLeopard-like feline
  31. 46DStarted, as Forbes India magazine in 2009
  32. 47D"Let's see your cards", in poker
  33. 48DPut in a bibliography
  34. 49DColor whose name is derived from "lapis lazuli"
  35. 50DWord after musk or water
  36. 51DPatekar of "Welcome"
  37. 52DAxe target?
  38. 53DHay bundle
  39. 54DCheese named for a town in the Netherlands
  40. 55DSpiritual glow
  41. 56DFlatten

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