23 October 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

Oct 23 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. 1APunjirithanji konjikko, Munthiri muththoli chindhikko, Vanjani ___ chundhari vaavae: in "Jiya Jale" song
  2. 6A"Murder on the ____ Express"
  3. 8ALive ___ one's means
  4. 9AHand delivered?

Down

  1. 1DPromise
  2. 2DDry, as a desert
  3. 3D____ of passage, as Upanayana
  4. 4D2002 Miss India ___ Dhupia
  5. 5DKapoor: Time's 100 most influential people in AI 2024
  6. 7DTrinitrotoluene, familiarly

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