17 April 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

April 17 v1 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. 1AGarfield, e.g.
  2. 4ALanguage in many Buddhist scriptures
  3. 5A___ Period : 1500 - 500 B.C.
  4. 6AHistoric city near Fatehpur Sikri
  5. 7ABSE : Sensex :: ___ : Nifty

Down

  1. 1DBand of Chatrapati Shivaji's warriors, say
  2. 2D___ Bhatt of "Brahmastra"
  3. 3DThe first X of X-X-X
  4. 4DSquare ones don't fit in round holes
  5. 5DSuffix for forest, in Hindi

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