25 August 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Aug 25 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. 1ALend a hand
  2. 7AShubhanshu ___: second Indian to travel to space
  3. 8AHonda : Japanese :: Samsung : ___
  4. 9ACooks, as Idli

Down

  1. 1DWhat a journo does
  2. 2DBatsmen and directors try for a good one
  3. 3D"101%!"
  4. 4DLego : Danish :: ___ : Swedish
  5. 5DPoetry competition
  6. 6DSin S / Cos S =

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