15 February 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

Marathon 2 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. 1AStay-at-home parent, perhaps
  2. 4APrefix between kilo- and giga-
  3. 5ADefame in print
  4. 6A“The drinks are ____!” (“We’re paying!”)
  5. 7ALas Vegas action

Down

  1. 1DFirst appearance, as Sachin Tendulkar did in 1989
  2. 2DGazillion years, in a way
  3. 3D___ Lake, in Srinagar
  4. 4DMake Bitcoin, say
  5. 5DEasy tennis shot

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