21 December 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

MG Mini Marathon 14 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. 1AFrozen H2O
  2. 4A___ Ganpatrao Apte" in "Hera Pheri"
  3. 8AHardcover or paperback
  4. 9ABaking ___: vanilla or chocolate

Down

  1. 1DLong-legged wading bird
  2. 2D“Aww”-inducing
  3. 3DJulia Roberts in "___ Brockovich"
  4. 4D"Fly like a butterfly, sting like a ___" - Muhammad Ali
  5. 5DCommercial breaks
  6. 6DInitials of outspoken NY congresswoman
  7. 7DHydrogen’s atomic number

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