30 March 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Mar 30 - 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. 1AWhat 2 MG Minis are not
  2. 6AEvery dog ___ its day
  3. 9A"Calm down!"
  4. 10ABig time
  5. 11AOlympian weightlifter Mirabai ___
  6. 12A"___ Se ___ Lagana..." in "Darr"
  7. 13ASpain and Portugal's peninsula
  8. 15APerson on a quick vacation, maybe
  9. 18AShare, as knowledge
  10. 19AInfy rival
  11. 20AEarly Indus Valley settler
  12. 24AFortune reader?
  13. 25A"Ishq Wala Love" singer Mohan
  14. 26ASkirt's edge
  15. 27ACore belief

Down

  1. 1DShape of a parenthesis
  2. 2DLadakh's capital
  3. 3D"Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai" co-singer ___ Arun
  4. 4D"Baby Doll" singer ___ Kapoor
  5. 5DHow you may feel when you finish this MG Midi
  6. 6DNever seen, never ___ before
  7. 7DNickname for Schwarzenegger
  8. 8D"Ramayan" maker Ramanand ___
  9. 14DMain course, on a fine dining menu
  10. 15DSpelling champ?
  11. 16DTalent show host
  12. 17D___ salts: bathwater additive
  13. 21DCurrency in Kyoto
  14. 22DCleared the dishes?
  15. 23D___-picking

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