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Aug 2 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. 1AGood friend to have who is one
  2. 4ALego blocks, e.g.
  3. 8A"Yeh ___ ___ Ke Dhaage..."
  4. 9AState
  5. 10APronoun for Statue of Liberty
  6. 11ANintendo rival
  7. 12AThe ___ system: Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprashta, Sanyasa
  8. 14AGroup which plays 4-Down with Dhol
  9. 16A?egaugnal tfel ot thgiR
  10. 17ATwenty20 Cricket league (abbr)
  11. 20ARhythm, as played by 14-Across
  12. 21A___ detector test
  13. 22A"That ___ it all"
  14. 23ATV display type

Down

  1. 1DHits up on Insta
  2. 2D"Look at THAT!"
  3. 3DOccasion to enjoy a good buffet
  4. 4DDhol-___: Musical group
  5. 5DExcess, as typical Indian weddings do
  6. 6DClass with asanas
  7. 7DDid one part of a typical triathlon
  8. 13DBars
  9. 14DBars
  10. 15DGray ___
  11. 18DIt's misleading on Tinder, often
  12. 19DTV display type

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