23 December 2023 · 42 clues

Dec 23 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 "That's unfortunate" SOSAD
  2. 6A Where the heart is? HOME
  3. 10A Egg dish for breakfast OMELET
  4. 12A PVR's rival theatre brand INOX
  5. 13A 6'3", former coach of Indian men's cricket team and now commentator RAVISHASTRI
  6. 15A Gadget with a GPS TRACKER
  7. 16A "___ a small world" ITS
  8. 17A "Small world, ___ it?" ISNT
  9. 18A Main yeh nahin kehti, ki pyaar ___ karna. Kisi musafir ka magar, aitbar ___ karna: heard in "Raja Hindustani" MAT
  10. 19A Most populous continent ASIA
  11. 22A Pronoun aptly found in mothers HERS
  12. 23A Remind repeatedly, as do the insurance selling agents NAG
  13. 24A Flaky mineral used in makeup foundation (rhymes with Nykaa) MICA
  14. 27A The "O" of B.Y.O.B. OWN
  15. 28A Indian Economics Nobelist: Sen AMARTYA
  16. 32A Broadcaster which aired the highest viewed (77 mn) entertainment programme globally on 16 April 2020 DOORDARSHAN
  17. 34A Japan : Yen :: Austria : ___ EURO
  18. 35A Partner in crime COHORT
  19. 36A Stick in the ground? STEM
  20. 37A Says "Shabaash! Shabaash!" LAUDS

Down

  1. 1D Change "eena, meena deeka" to "deeka, eena, meena", say SORT
  2. 2D Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, ___ Abdullah OMAR
  3. 3D What you do when cutting vegetables at the Golden Temple in Amritsar SEVA
  4. 4D 15-time Grammy winning singer ___ Keys ALICIA
  5. 5D Areas to work on? DESKS
  6. 6D Best practice for gender inclusive pronoun: replace he/___ or she/her with they/their HIS
  7. 7D Neither early nor late ONTIME
  8. 8D Brick-and-___ : Traditional shop MORTAR
  9. 9D Is real, like Santa to some EXISTS
  10. 11D After that? THEN
  11. 14D Making a crossword is an ___! ART
  12. 19D Cathodes counterpart ANODES
  13. 20D Walked to the door SAWOUT
  14. 21D Snub, as when you disregard a Linkedin connection request from a colleague IGNORE
  15. 22D Cricket commentator Bhogle HARSHA
  16. 24D Totally in love with, say MAD
  17. 25D Apple computer IMAC
  18. 26D Christmas song like "Jingle Bells" CAROL
  19. 29D Holier-than-____: Moral high ground THOU
  20. 30D The "Y" of NIMBY YARD
  21. 31D Line at a food stand? ANTS
  22. 33D ___-com: movie genre ROM
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