18 July 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

July 18 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. 1ALaugh-fest
  2. 5ASystematic study of structure & behavior of physical & natural world through observation, experimentation, and testing of theories against evidence obtained
  3. 8ANana Patekar, Madhuri Dixit starrer (1989)
  4. 9APrayer ending

Down

  1. 1DBullock-cart rider's strap
  2. 2DTraveller's stop
  3. 3DAnxiety condition, in brief
  4. 4DLeaves at four?
  5. 5DHands-on business
  6. 6DCAD-___, in engineering
  7. 7DWrath

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