2 November 2023 · 10 clues

Nov 2 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

  1. 1A Planet between Earth and Jupiter MARS
  2. 5A Makes a long story short? EDITS
  3. 7A Rajiv Gandhi's wife SONIA
  4. 8A "r u 4 real?", for a texter SRSLY
  5. 9A Some sushi fishes found in "banana peels" EELS

Down

  1. 1D Dining hall in a college hostel MESS
  2. 2D Be very fond of ADORE
  3. 3D Use mouthwash, e.g. RINSE
  4. 4D ___ or sparkling: options at a high-end restaurant STILL
  5. 6D Speaks SAYS
New to Indian crosswords? Read how to solve them, or look up Hinglish answers in the MG Wordbook.