8 March 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Mar 8 - Midi 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. 1ASome turns
  2. 6ADreaded letters for a bank
  3. 9ASmall stream
  4. 10A"We're ____ in this together"
  5. 11ABollywood's Arshad ___
  6. 12A"Pretty Woman" in "___ Ho Naa Ho"
  7. 13A[Achoo!]
  8. 15AMarch 8 celebration
  9. 18ALike vinegar
  10. 19APart of TGIF
  11. 20AWhat the fashionably late never are
  12. 24A"____ It Go"
  13. 25ASunita William's current address
  14. 26APig's home
  15. 27ALooks after

Down

  1. 1DWay to dismiss a batter (abbr.)
  2. 2DBig time
  3. 3D"It's to die ____!"
  4. 4DLike some coins and salads
  5. 5DThinnest
  6. 6DLike a newborn
  7. 7DTown square
  8. 8DBowling venue
  9. 14DWhat a kitty party is for many ladies, in a way
  10. 15DNursery sounds
  11. 16D7 : Septet :: 8 : ___
  12. 17DFog-shrouded
  13. 21DLed
  14. 22DLED alternative
  15. 23D"Sounds like a plan!"

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