7 July 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

July 7 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. 1AFrustrating part of vacation
  2. 6ATarget of Bayer process, in chemistry
  3. 8AWhat most songs have
  4. 9AE, on a fuel gauge

Down

  1. 1DFire, as a girlfriend or boyfriend
  2. 2DWord lit in a theatre
  3. 3D"___, don't be silly": Bollywood's Ajit famously said
  4. 4D2 : Too :: 8 : ___
  5. 5DJuhi Chawla-starrer "___ Boss"
  6. 6DIPO destination
  7. 7DWhat teacher may do with a chalk

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