31 December 2025 · Subscribers' puzzle

Dec 31 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. 1AIndian name meaning immortal
  2. 5AIndian title meaning "Sir"
  3. 10ATruth or ___: party game
  4. 11APlace to buy drugs?
  5. 13AClue
  6. 14A"3 Idiots" character
  7. 15A"Ya Akhi Doos Doos ‘Indi Khosh Fasla, Ya Akhi Tfouz Tfouz Wallah Khosh Raqsa..." movie
  8. 17AMary ___, Indian boxer
  9. 18ATime to retrospect?
  10. 19ACricketer ___ Kohli
  11. 22AAromatic herb
  12. 24AChill
  13. 25A"Tu Mera Bhai Hai" or "Ye Mat Samajh Ki Peeke Bol Raha Hoon" location, often
  14. 26AMany a short-lived ones are made on 1/1
  15. 31AMental sharpness
  16. 32AMess, in Mumbai slang
  17. 34AExpress sorrow
  18. 35A___-Chinese dish, as Chicken Schezwan Fried Rice
  19. 36ADiana ___ of "Happy Bhag Jayegi"
  20. 37APedicure targets

Down

  1. 1DCommercial breaks
  2. 2DVery important person in a Mumbai home
  3. 3D"Grrr...not again"
  4. 4DBollywood's ___ Shahane
  5. 5D"Get outta here!"
  6. 6DWalker with the hit "Faded"
  7. 7DJai ___: slogan on 15/8
  8. 8D12 ___ = 1 foot
  9. 9DFormer PM Atal ___ Vajpayee
  10. 12DReef builder
  11. 16DDecay
  12. 19DMost popular Indian name on the web?
  13. 20DNorth Pole feature
  14. 21DNaukri.com attachment
  15. 22DCricket club?
  16. 23DSinger ___ Singh in "Sapphire"
  17. 25D"___ Aur Babli" (2005 movie)
  18. 27DBlack cat crossing the path is not a good one, some say
  19. 28DPre-Easter fasting period
  20. 29D"What a disaster!"
  21. 30DLeaf's point of origin on a stem
  22. 33D___ Angeles

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