5 February 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

Feb 5 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. 1ANibbles away, as worry
  2. 6A15th most spoken language globally (lai bhari!)
  3. 8AMilitary group
  4. 9APhrase said while waving to a TV camera, perhaps

Down

  1. 1DUnit of weight
  2. 2DAlliance of 32 western nations (abbr.)
  3. 3DHeart of the matter?
  4. 4D"Do you know ____ I am?": rarely heard in Mumbai but often in Delhi
  5. 5DMoral wrong
  6. 6DSpeedometer fig., in New York
  7. 7DMahershala ___ : First muslim actor to win Oscar

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