9 March 2026 · 76 clues

Mar 9 clues & answers

Every clue of this Indian mini crossword by Mangesh Ghogre, with the answer and, where it helps, how the wordplay works. Solve it yourself first: the puzzle is open to subscribers.

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Across

  1. 1A Femina or Meri Saheli, slangily MAG
  2. 4A “Having said ____ . . .” THAT
  3. 8A "Now!" letters ASAP
  4. 12A Cricketer ___ Kirsten GARY
  5. 13A Healthy HALE
  6. 14A Ate DINED
  7. 16A Type of number rarely taught in math class ITEM
  8. 17A ____ Woods, "Legally Blonde" protagonist ELLE
  9. 18A Discourage DETER
  10. 19A Message from MG THANKYOUSOLVERS
  11. 22A Attacks ASSAILS
  12. 23A ____ hours (when many solve MG Mini!) WEE
  13. 24A NBC comedy show since 1975, briefly SNL
  14. 25A JLo in "___ in Manhattan" (2002) MAID
  15. 27A ___ the wrong way RUB
  16. 30A "That's huge!" SOBIG
  17. 33A Many a one is enjoyed in Lonavala rains CORN
  18. 34A "Jana ___ Mana..." GANA
  19. 35A Occassion for MG's message THOUSANDMGMINIS
  20. 38A Sundaram Keralam festivalam? ONAM
  21. 39A Follow the rules OBEY
  22. 40A Diminish in intensity ABATE
  23. 41A Nursery purchase POT
  24. 42A Parabola shapes ARCS
  25. 43A IPL 2025 winner (abbr.) RCB
  26. 44A Cricket scoreboard heading WKT
  27. 45A Commands BEHESTS
  28. 49A Message from MG IMSOHAPPYFORYOU
  29. 54A "We're ____ for each other!": MG to solvers MEANT
  30. 55A Loan revision, in brief REFI
  31. 56A Fe, in Chemistry IRON
  32. 57A Winter jacket PARKA
  33. 58A ___-B: Colgate rival ORAL
  34. 59A Vadlapati Vijayalakshmi aka ___ Smitha SILK
  35. 60A Make-up artist? LIAR
  36. 61A Roll up, as a flag FURL
  37. 62A "Rumor ____ It" (Adele hit) HAS

Down

  1. 1D "Go figure" subject in school MATHS
  2. 2D Calculus calculations AREAS
  3. 3D Place to do deadlifts GYMNASIUM
  4. 4D "___ never know what hit 'em!" THEYLL
  5. 5D Saintly glows HALOS
  6. 6D Tollywood's ___ Arjun ALLU
  7. 7D Golfer's pocketful TEES
  8. 8D Confused ADDLED
  9. 9D Tea making essential SIEVE
  10. 10D Up the ___ ANTE
  11. 11D Journal article reviewer PEER
  12. 12D Bhagavad ___ GITA
  13. 15D Tech. to review umpire's decision DRS
  14. 20D ___ College: top university in London KINGS
  15. 21D Outstanding OWING
  16. 25D Good manners? MODES
  17. 26D BTS ____ (K-pop group's fan base) ARMY
  18. 27D Daggubati of "Baahubali" RANA
  19. 28D Tesla, for one UNIT
  20. 29D Everest ___ Camp BASE
  21. 30D "Enough!" STOP
  22. 31D "I'm in big trouble!" OHNO
  23. 32D One making bank-to-bank transfers? BOAT
  24. 33D Stock watcher's TV channel CNBC
  25. 34D thaw rbbishu si shit? GIBBERISH
  26. 36D Major artery AORTA
  27. 37D Very masculine, like Hanuman MACHO
  28. 42D Bollywood surname that aptly rhymes with actor AKHTAR
  29. 43D Common printer's ink purchase REFILL
  30. 44D "Willy ____ & the Chocolate Factory" WONKA
  31. 45D "... hands down" BYFAR
  32. 46D Neighbor of Turkey SYRIA
  33. 47D Screwdriver, axe and saw TOOLS
  34. 48D Submerged, as Titanic SUNK
  35. 49D Childish nuisance IMP
  36. 50D Lunch or dinner MEAL
  37. 51D Nauvari, say SARI
  38. 52D Coll. teacher PROF
  39. 53D Machu Picchu country PERU
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