20 November 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Nov 20 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. 1A"Saat Samundar Paar" singer Sadhana ___ (nee Ghanekar)
  2. 7AShooting stars?
  3. 8A"The ___ Verses" by Salman Rushdie
  4. 9AUsed the F-word, sometimes?

Down

  1. 1DBlacken in a pan, e.g.
  2. 2DPuri flour
  3. 3D2 blue ticks, in a way
  4. 4DHere today, ____ tomorrow
  5. 5DLike the climate in Thar desert
  6. 6DBachelor's : BSC :: Master's : ___
  7. 7DMonosodium glutamate, familiarly

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