April 24 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 Flavour ___: Ajinomoto or Tahini, e.g. BOMB
- 5A Birthday boy SRT wanted to become a bowler but was rejected in 1997, e.g. TRIVIA
- 7A In Excel, its heading starts at A and runs to XFD (16,384) COLUMN
- 8A Teacher's directive SEEME
Down
- 1D Liquid secreted by the liver BILE
- 2D Sperm : Male :: ___ : Female OVUM
- 3D Gesturing performer MIME
- 4D Prohibit BAN
- 5D Indian co. sponsor of London Marathon TCS
- 6D Eggs in a sushi roll ROE
New to Indian crosswords? Read how to solve them, or look up Hinglish answers in the MG Wordbook.