8 January 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Jan 8 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. 1ATwitter bomb makeup
  2. 6ADried areca nut, in Hindi
  3. 7ALure into crime
  4. 8AShobha De piece

Down

  1. 1DPlays on words
  2. 2DMoves from situationship to relationship, say
  3. 3D___ Ali Khan of "Sky Force"
  4. 4DServer that can't crash?
  5. 5DSlurp without noise
  6. 6D"Happy now?"

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