Feb 9 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 Square ___ (8, for 64) ROOT
- 5A Line manager? CURSOR
- 7A New version of an app UPDATE
- 8A Looked into neighbour's answer sheet, say PEEKED
- 9A 80s and 90s, say ERAS
Down
- 1D Capital of India? RUPEE
- 2D Out of ___: Not working ORDER
- 3D Tennis champ Naomi OSAKA
- 4D "Absolutely," in slang TOTES
- 5D "It's not my ___ of tea" CUP
- 6D Colour described in "O Lal dupatte waali, tera naam to bata.." RED
New to Indian crosswords? Read how to solve them, or look up Hinglish answers in the MG Wordbook.