11 April 2026 · 26 clues

April 11 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 Khaleda ____, first female P.M. of Bangladesh (1991-96, 2001-06) ZIA
  2. 4A Give a standing ovation, say LAUD
  3. 8A "___ Maula": Popular Sufi song title ALI
  4. 9A ___ Kapoor: "Antakshari" presenter ANNU
  5. 10A Below ___, or sub-standard PAR
  6. 11A Thought aloud SAID
  7. 12A Cozy bed covers, similar to an Indian "Razai" QUILTS
  8. 14A "Tezaab" actor Pandey CHUNKY
  9. 16A Cow : Moo :: Owl : ___ HOOT
  10. 17A Drain energy SAP
  11. 20A ___-dumping duty: trade tax ANTI
  12. 21A Its 2026 tournament final is scheduled on May 31 (abbr.) IPL
  13. 22A Instagram option REEL
  14. 23A Where a pig lives STY

Down

  1. 1D Sci-fi comics sound, like "Boom" ZAP
  2. 2D Bollywood singer ___ Arun ILA
  3. 3D Mimicking punctuation in mid-air AIRQUOTE
  4. 4D Quick surgery for 20/20 vision (abbr.) LASIK
  5. 5D ___-paralysis: state of overthinking ANALYSIS
  6. 6D Squad, say UNIT
  7. 7D "Total ___": Utter failures DUDS
  8. 13D Up to UNTIL
  9. 14D Give a black mark to? CHAR
  10. 15D Whet HONE
  11. 18D Like letters missing from _ppro_ria_e APT
  12. 19D Paper towel measure PLY
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