15 February 2026 · Subscribers' puzzle

Marathon 12 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. 1ALead : Pb :: ___ : Sn
  2. 4A100, for a 10x10 square
  3. 8A____ constrictor
  4. 9AICICI Bank offering
  5. 10ARajinikanth-Amitabh movie (1991)
  6. 11AAbility to handle a delicate situation
  7. 12AKerala : Malabari :: Lucknow : ___
  8. 14AState decisively
  9. 16AUse the oven
  10. 17ASame old, same old
  11. 20A___ + Angelina = Brangelina
  12. 21ACricket league (abbr.)
  13. 22A"Puts on ___": Is snobbish
  14. 23AShort film?

Down

  1. 1D"IMO...", in a text
  2. 2DDebtor's letters
  3. 3D"___, Deviyon Aur Sajjano, Aaiye Hum Aur Aap Milke Khelte Hain...", on KBC
  4. 4DChurch feature
  5. 5D"Dil Chahta Hai" title song highlight
  6. 6D"Made for ____ other"
  7. 7DOpposite
  8. 13DUnwanted plants
  9. 14DBaba : Marathi :: ___ : Urdu
  10. 15DLata Mangeshkar famously wore a white one, often
  11. 18DPayment tech. NRI's miss
  12. 19DLifestyle TV channel (abbr.)

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