17 April 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

April 17 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. 1AGreenlights
  2. 4ABreakfast staple, in Delhi
  3. 8AJoy
  4. 9ASneeze inducer

Down

  1. 1DHow an oath is administered, often
  2. 2DShe played Rose in "Titanic"
  3. 3DSpoil Bond's martini
  4. 4DGreen vegetable in Aloo Mutter
  5. 5DWithout exception
  6. 6DBlanket ____ (bad bed partner)
  7. 7D"___ luck?"

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