May 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 Social cliques CLUBS
- 6A Word with skirt or ambulance CHASER
- 7A Just (just about sounds like Bareilly) BARELY
- 8A Former Pepsi CEO Nooyi INDRA
Down
- 1D Jackie of "Rush Hour" CHAN
- 2D Animal fat LARD
- 3D X member, say USER
- 4D "Apsara Aali" singer ___ Shende BELA
- 5D Texter's "Uh Oh" SRY
- 6D India's national quizzing assn.? CBI
New to Indian crosswords? Read how to solve them, or look up Hinglish answers in the MG Wordbook.