21 December 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Dec 21 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. 1AEyebrow shapes
  2. 5ACredit worthy people?
  3. 9A"Monsoon Wedding" director ___ Nair
  4. 10ATomato ___ (Butter Chicken mix)
  5. 11ASubstandard
  6. 12AWhat many ladies bond over, nowadays
  7. 13AMint family herb
  8. 15AGame, ___, match
  9. 16APomfret and Halibut, say
  10. 18ACoveted rank
  11. 19A"___ ___ ___ Your Boat, Gently Down The Stream..."
  12. 20A"How tragic"
  13. 22AWords at a wedding
  14. 23AMany a sitar performance
  15. 24AMeasurement around the waist
  16. 26ACurly hairstyle for Jimi Hendrix
  17. 29A"Yeh Duniya Ek Dulhan, Dulhan Ke Maathe Ki Bindiya..." place
  18. 30AHavana country
  19. 31AWhere many a college affairs are scribbled
  20. 32AClose-____, as a community

Down

  1. 1DUnit of current
  2. 2D___ De Janeiro: January River
  3. 3DWith 6-Down, reason to celebrate Dec 21
  4. 4DHollywood's ____ Jessica Parker
  5. 5DStick in a pool hall
  6. 6DSee 3-Down
  7. 7DGomez of "Only Murders in the Building"
  8. 8DTried and ___, as an idea
  9. 10D"Abracadabra!"
  10. 14DKimono-wearing performer, in Japan
  11. 16DLike Siachen
  12. 17DTable salt additive
  13. 21DHanging loosely
  14. 25D___-Tok app
  15. 27DOrg. whose brand ambassador is Mahatma Gandhi?
  16. 28DMilk option at a Starbucks

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