12 December 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Dec 12 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___ Bele Bath, in Mysore
  2. 5AH2SO4 and HNO3, say
  3. 7AOverused half of a cassette
  4. 8AClimbing tool on a glacier
  5. 9ATupperware toppers

Down

  1. 1DLeaves on a pizza
  2. 2DHDFC rival
  3. 3DOne-___: biased
  4. 4DOnes going head-to-head?
  5. 6DJazz instrument, briefly

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