31 December 2024 · Subscribers' puzzle

Dec 31 - Mega 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"Firework" singer ___ Perry
  2. 5ASacred song of worship
  3. 10A"Gangubai Kathiawadi" actress Bhatt
  4. 11APath in career progression, rarely
  5. 13AYin's partner
  6. 14ACompound that turns litmus paper blue
  7. 15AActress seen in "Fire" and "Earth"
  8. 17ALithim-___ battery
  9. 18AAntlered animal
  10. 19ASoaks up sun, as one does on Goa's beaches
  11. 22A___ dog: often seen on Goa's beaches
  12. 24ABefore, in poems
  13. 25A"Yeh ___ ___ Ke Dhaage..."
  14. 26AEmmy-nominated, Padma-awardee journalist
  15. 31ATaj rival, as a hotel brand
  16. 32AKatrina ___ of "Sheila Ki Jawani"
  17. 34ARack-and-___ steering: gear mechanism
  18. 35AMarina platform
  19. 36AMedical coverage?
  20. 37AAs well

Down

  1. 1D___ ___ Menon of "Farzi"
  2. 2DWalker with the hit "Faded"
  3. 3DGrammy winner ___ Turner
  4. 4DBollywood singer Alka ___
  5. 5DNothing fancy
  6. 6DBank deposit?
  7. 7D"Diana" singer Paul ___
  8. 8D#1
  9. 9DNobelist Yousafzai
  10. 12DLike challenging your boss in a team meeting, perhaps
  11. 16D___ and don'ts
  12. 19DJazz genre
  13. 20DKoran's language
  14. 21DTennis legend ___ Williams
  15. 22DLawn material
  16. 23DTibetan noodle soup
  17. 25DIIT JEE: ___ and Advanced
  18. 27DFormer Indian cricketer and coach ___ Srikkanth
  19. 28DOwl sound
  20. 29DHanuman had a long one, as Ravan realised
  21. 30DFerragamo ones have patterns of animals, often
  22. 33DTo and ___

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