Oct 27 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 "Well, hey there!" OHHI
- 5A Takes advantage (of) AVAILS
- 7A Year-end feature CANDLE
- 8A Like Yudhishthira, among Pandavas ELDEST
Down
- 1D Cricket field shape OVAL
- 2D Congress symbol HAND
- 3D Countdown activity, at a play-area HIDE
- 4D Societal issues, as dowry and digital censorship ILLS
- 5D Swedish pop-band "___ Of Base" ACE
- 6D ___-jetting: trend of travelling to movie locations SET
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