10 December 2023 · 42 clues

Dec 10 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.

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Across

  1. 1A "Dum Maro Dum" singer Bhosle ASHA
  2. 5A India's largest IT co. by value TCS
  3. 8A Speed ___: sign on a busy road BREAKER
  4. 11A ___ milk: Nondairy option OAT
  5. 12A He played "Circuit" in "Munna Bhai M.B.B.S." ARSHADWARSI
  6. 14A Hanuman went to Lanka to rescue her, in Ramayan SITA
  7. 15A Gather, as support or votes GARNER
  8. 16A Majnu : Laila :: Adam : ___ EVE
  9. 17A Gift from one's parents? GENE
  10. 18A Engraving art form aptly found in sketch ETCH
  11. 20A Speaker's platform DAIS
  12. 23A What Baba Ramdev is proponent of YOGA
  13. 25A Pen's tip NIB
  14. 27A Lower the value of, as a currency DEBASE
  15. 30A Head light? IDEA
  16. 31A Comment made before one of the partners of a binge-watching couple watches the next episode of a series alone, perhaps ICANTRESIST
  17. 33A Pro's opposite CON
  18. 34A Opts for SELECTS
  19. 35A "All good things come to an ___" END
  20. 36A Facebook's parent company META

Down

  1. 1D Depart's opposite ARRIVE
  2. 2D Six line stanza SESTET
  3. 3D "LOL" (or a reaction when one finds out the partner has also seen the same episode without you!) HAHA
  4. 4D Letters preceding an alias AKA
  5. 5D Ripped, as some jeans TORN
  6. 6D Subject of a "Crime Patrol" episode CASE
  7. 7D Lassi recipe direction STIR
  8. 8D Acid's counterpart, in chemistry BASE
  9. 9D It marks the end of knowledge? EDGE
  10. 10D African country near Tanzania and Uganda RWANDA
  11. 13D Appropriate missing letters in _c_ _ _ge AREA
  12. 17D Doesn't respond to "Had a gr8 time. meet nxt?", say GHOSTS
  13. 19D Greenish blue shade seen in an ink cartridge CYAN
  14. 21D Charge with a crime, in court INDICT
  15. 22D Rest of the day? SIESTA
  16. 24D "Pretty Woman" actor Richard GERE
  17. 26D What Virat Kohli does, in cricket BATS
  18. 27D What Shakuni rolls in a game in Mahabharat DICE
  19. 28D Nobelist Amartya Sen's subj. ECON
  20. 29D Ranveer Singh starrer "___ Baaja Baaraat" BAND
  21. 30D "Ah, makes sense" ISEE
  22. 32D Furniture wood ELM
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