25 December 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

Dec 25 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. 1A"Jingle Bells," e.g.
  2. 6AGents
  3. 7ATad
  4. 9ACtrl+___+Delete
  5. 10AHit the slopes
  6. 11A___-mo, as in a cricket telecast
  7. 12AAnimation frame
  8. 13ACall a meeting
  9. 15AIt might have its pluses or minuses?
  10. 16ABe in debt

Down

  1. 1DStringed instrument played between the knees
  2. 2D___ Banderas of "The Mask of Zorro"
  3. 3DO, P, Q, ___
  4. 4DLike a movie part thats often skipped (or played on loop!)
  5. 5DCompare, as this grid's shape to that of a Xmas tree
  6. 6DCounterpart of fem.
  7. 8DScrabble piece
  8. 14DCourt action?

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