Feb 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 Chores TASKS
- 6A Fashion designer Giorgio ___ ARMANI
- 7A Get more complex, as a "Byomkesh Bakshi" mystery DEEPEN
- 8A Tightly packed, like Mumbai's local trains DENSE
Down
- 1D Apple supplier? TREE
- 2D End of a prayer AMEN
- 3D Drains of energy, like Bengaluru's traffic SAPS
- 4D Its in focus during a LBW slomo KNEE
- 5D Do wrong morally SIN
- 6D Use an abacus ADD
New to Indian crosswords? Read how to solve them, or look up Hinglish answers in the MG Wordbook.