Jan 5 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 "Hit se jyaada ___ hai": Indian Idol judge's catchphrase LIT
- 4A Olympic bronze-medalist wrestler: Bajrang PUNIA
- 6A The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common ___! ENEMY
- 7A What a thumbs-up emoji conveys: "I ___" AGREE
- 8A Part of TGIF ITS
Down
- 1D "Coconut me lassi milake, aa jaao sare mood banake" song: ___ dance LUNGI
- 2D Chemically nonreactive INERT
- 3D They say "if you stand in ___ Square long enough, everybody you know will pass by" TIMES
- 4D Round vegetable PEA
- 5D "Yes, captain" AYE
New to Indian crosswords? Read how to solve them, or look up Hinglish answers in the MG Wordbook.