21 December 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

MG Mini Marathon 13 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. 1AFire proof?
  2. 4ALanguage in Hampi
  3. 8ASet aflame, as the Olympic torch
  4. 9ATidies up

Down

  1. 1DTennis champion ___ Kournikova
  2. 2DCranky mood
  3. 3D"I ____ to say it, but ..."
  4. 4DKith and ___
  5. 5DIt rarely changes for a cartoon character
  6. 6DLions' hangout
  7. 7DThey are fielded on the boundary?

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