April 4 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.
Across
- 1A "___ Ke Bande" (Kailash Kher hit) ALLAH
- 6A "Kitna deti hai?" factor for an Indian car buyer MILEAGE
- 8A Tabloid journalist, often SPINNER
- 9A Common air freshener brand GLADE
Down
- 1D Ranbir's "Brahmastra" co-star ALIA
- 2D Do something of interest? LEND
- 3D Highway unit LANE
- 4D Skin's giveaway AGE
- 5D "I Saw ___ Standing There" (Beatles classic) HER
- 6D Ajinomoto, in common parlance MSG
- 7D Where a "Super Over" might happen, briefly IPL
New to Indian crosswords? Read how to solve them, or look up Hinglish answers in the MG Wordbook.