15 February 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

Marathon 8 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"I ___ explain": "Hear me out"
  2. 4ARelay race handoff
  3. 6ASlowly diminish
  4. 7AMedu Vada lookalike
  5. 8ACapital city near Pangong lake

Down

  1. 1D"Jingle Bells," e.g.
  2. 2DSay sorry, in a way
  3. 3D"That's kinda obvious, Einstein!"
  4. 4DThe "B" of AirBnB
  5. 5DWhat Koli fishermen venture in sea with

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