July 31 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 Legendary singer Bhosle ASHA
- 5A Mahershala Ali : First muslim actor to win ___ OSCAR
- 6A Sacred ash, in Hindi BHASM
- 7A Blows off VENTS
- 8A Take ___ account INTO
Down
- 1D Pale ASHEN
- 2D Like a thong bikini SCANT
- 3D Must HASTO
- 4D Magazine contents? ARMS
- 5D "No duh!," in Gen-Z lingo OBVI
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