Sep 20 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 "Dhoom" franchise staple CHASE
- 6A Praised BOASTED
- 8A Former Indian cricket team captain ___ Raj MITHALI
- 9A Detox, as gut CLEANSE
Down
- 1D Mosquito repellant shape COIL
- 2D Emotion often expressed with #@*& HATE
- 3D Hope, in Hindi ASHA
- 4D It goes with Paki, Afghani, Uzbeki, Turkmeni STAN
- 5D Fish species that rhyme with "seals" EELS
- 6D Mumbai's governing civic body (abbr.) BMC
- 7D It's face has dark spots? DIE
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