18 August 2026 · 82 clues

Arti Birthday special 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: this one is free to play.

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Across

  1. 1A One with a trunk but no luggage BAPPA
  2. 6A Stock expert? CHEF
  3. 10A Grant, for e.g. AID
  4. 13A Tahiti and Bora Bora ISLES
  5. 14A In coils SNAKY
  6. 15A Its open from 9.15 am to 3.30 pm, Mon-Fri in Mumbai BSE
  7. 16A Dopey's dad KHUSHALBHAI
  8. 18A Benki's mom, lovingly BAA
  9. 19A It's right on the map! EAST
  10. 20A Big ring stone, slangily ROCK
  11. 21A Apothecary container VIAL
  12. 22A "Yeh Aankhen Dekh Kar Hum Saari Duniya Bhool Jaate Hain" singer LATA
  13. 24A Administer, as peptide INJECT
  14. 26A Introduced to the mix ADDEDIN
  15. 29A Bad mood SNIT
  16. 30A Saxophones, oboes, bassoons, etc. REEDS
  17. 31A See 39-Across FIFTIETH
  18. 35A Hoppy hour drink ALE
  19. 36A Prongs' son HARRY
  20. 38A Wrath IRE
  21. 39A With 31-Across, this puzzle's theme BIRTHDAY
  22. 42A 17-Down's reaction on discovering the theme, perhaps IKNOW
  23. 44A Freeway exit RAMP
  24. 45A Makes unhappy SADDENS
  25. 47A Bollywood's British-era jailer who wasn't British ASRANI
  26. 50A Love, in Spanish AMOR
  27. 51A IIMA reunion attendee ALUM
  28. 52A Suta offering SARI
  29. 54A No ifs, ____ or buts ANDS
  30. 58A Wardrobe malfunction RIP
  31. 59A Two kinds of beginnings, the date with Mexican connection CINCODEMAYO
  32. 62A Top club in Las Vegas? ACE
  33. 63A Practiced, as a trade PLIED
  34. 64A 90s soft-drink brand with the tagline "I love you ___" RASNA
  35. 65A Fourth character to appear in Rigveda? VEE
  36. 66A What Hanumankind does well RAPS
  37. 67A Flower in a fall bouquet ASTER

Down

  1. 1D 2-wheeler 17-Down wants to learn to ride BIKE
  2. 2D "Le Gayi, Le Gayi" singer Bhosle ASHA
  3. 3D "But wait...there's more!" PLUS
  4. 4D Crushed, as khada garam masala PESTLED
  5. 5D Fire proof? ASH
  6. 6D Stock expert's channel (abbr.) CNBC
  7. 7D 1994 Bollywood hit (abbr.) HAHK
  8. 8D Not-for-profit where 17-Down volunteers EKA
  9. 9D Cluing-in letters FYI
  10. 10D Yippies co-founder Hoffman ABBIE
  11. 11D Apple's early ideator ISAAC
  12. 12D Gave a hand? DEALT
  13. 14D M.I.T.’s ____ School of Management SLOAN
  14. 17D This puzzle's celebrity ARTI
  15. 21D Alma mater of 17-Down VJTI
  16. 23D They are fielded on the boundary? ADS
  17. 24D Indian tech icon which recently celebrated 25 years of NYSE listing INFY
  18. 25D Surathkal or Warangal inst. NIT
  19. 26D Ali Baba, for one ARAB
  20. 27D Where Mamdani could get a hero (and a hero's welcome too!) DELI
  21. 28D Animal whose irresistible lure turned into an epic DEER
  22. 29D Title for David Attenborough SIR
  23. 31D Prepare tostadas FRY
  24. 32D German "a" EINE
  25. 33D Mega or jumbo ending TRON
  26. 34D Chops, as a tree HEWS
  27. 36D Port on an LCD TV HDMI
  28. 37D "___ Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye..." in "Qurbani" AAP
  29. 40D Train to a plane TRAM
  30. 41D Largest Chinese ethnic group HAN
  31. 42D Swear words? IDO
  32. 43D CLOY and Queen of Tears, say KDRAMAS
  33. 45D Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's instrument SAROD
  34. 46D Surrounded by AMID
  35. 47D Popat, formally AARAV
  36. 48D It's a piece of cake SLICE
  37. 49D Capital of India? RUPEE
  38. 52D Cut with scissors SNIP
  39. 53D Rafa's unreturned serves ACES
  40. 55D "Condé ____ Traveller" magazine NAST
  41. 56D Newton fraction DYNE
  42. 57D Fly high, as a kite in Navsari SOAR
  43. 59D Lifeguard’s skill, briefly CPR
  44. 60D "Choli Ke Peeche" singer ___ Arun ILA
  45. 61D Times of India? ERA
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