July 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 Uncle __, in USA SAM
- 4A DNA sample collector SWAB
- 8A Selfless service, in Sanskrit SEVA
- 9A Spring, summer, fall and winter, in USA SEASONS
- 12A Symbol of control REIN
- 13A Carrot's cousin PARSNIP
- 14A ___ Day: today's celebration in USA INDEPENDENCE
- 16A "Diary of a Wimpy ___": Jeff Kinney book series KID
- 17A "London Thumakda" singer Kakkar NEHA
- 18A Meadow sound BLEAT
- 21A Eyesore at a park LITTER
- 23A Slippery fish EEL
- 24A Popular surname in Kolkata SEN
- 25A Today's celebration in USA, locally FOURTHOFJULY
- 32A City known for "Chappan Dukan" INDORE
- 33A Coin bearing the Sanskrit motto "Satyameva Jayate" RUPEE
- 34A Swarmed TEEMED
- 35A USA : Washington :: Jordan : ___ AMMAN
- 36A Dates SEES
- 37A ____ thai (Thai dish) PAD
Down
- 1D Message status, say SEEN
- 2D Passionate, as cricket fan AVID
- 3D Environmentalist Gandhi MANEKA
- 4D Connery or Penn, for example SEAN
- 5D Hospital section WARD
- 6D Green light ASSENT
- 7D Car hood BONNET
- 8D Sat ___ Akaal: greeting in Punjab SRI
- 9D Moved rapidly SPED
- 10D Wall recess NICHE
- 11D Britney ___, pop star SPEAR
- 15D Mango discard PIT
- 18D Suit BEFIT
- 19D Karenjit Vohra aka Sunny ___ LEONE
- 20D Evades ELUDES
- 21D Soccer great Messi, to fans LEO
- 22D City's backbone, in a way INFRA
- 24D Loses a Lab coat? SHEDS
- 26D It wasn't built in a day, they say ROME
- 27D Leaves home? TREE
- 28D Hop, skip and ___ JUMP
- 29D Semolina breakfast dish UPMA
- 30D Tin : Sn :: ___ : Pb LEAD
- 31D Cash at Tsukiji fish market YEN
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