15 April 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

April 15 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. 1APart of feast during Durga Puja
  2. 5ANew year festival in Kerala
  3. 6ATalkshow host (won 32 Daytime Emmys)
  4. 7ALike some watches and phones
  5. 8AHourglass figure?

Down

  1. 1DLike Bollywood lyrics "ABCDEFGHI...JKLM...NOPQRSTUVWX...YZ...I Love You"
  2. 2DState religion of Maldives
  3. 3D___ Khan in "Jungle Book"
  4. 4DHot pursuit
  5. 5DOne may be bulletproof

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