Feb 22 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 Lose, as fur SHED
- 5A ____ borealis AURORA
- 8A Mridangam relative DHOLAK
- 9A Maithili or Vaidehi, popularly SITA
Down
- 1D Melancholy SAD
- 2D "Wait, what?" HUH
- 3D Greek love god EROS
- 4D "Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna, ___ Saja Ke Rakhna..." DOLI
- 6D Squealer RAT
- 7D Shantanu Mukherjee, ___ Shaan AKA
New to Indian crosswords? Read how to solve them, or look up Hinglish answers in the MG Wordbook.