19 May 2025 · 26 clues

May 19 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 What Padma Awardee Ajith Kumar and Nandamuri Balakrishna do ACT
  2. 4A Feel attending yesterday's "Guns N' Roses" concert in Mumbai ACHE
  3. 8A Casa : House :: ___ : River RIO
  4. 9A Padma Awardee known for Pentium chip: Vinod ___ DHAM
  5. 10A ___ Chicken: on menu in Indian restaurant TANDOORI
  6. 12A Berth choice on Indian trains UPPER
  7. 13A Padma Awardee known for USB: Ajay V ___ BHATT
  8. 16A Showers, as praise LAVISHES
  9. 20A ___ Vera ALOE
  10. 21A Annoy IRK
  11. 22A "___ That?": Bowler to Umpire HOWS
  12. 23A Shortest month? MAY

Down

  1. 1D Padma Awardee, 96-year-old puppeteer Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara known for her ___ ART
  2. 2D Counterpart to Britain's MI6 CIA
  3. 3D 100, in cricket TON
  4. 4D Adds to the family ADOPTS
  5. 5D Type of table tennis stroke CHOP
  6. 6D ___ Rama, ___ Krishna HARE
  7. 7D Qatari leader EMIR
  8. 11D What doing the dishes and babysitting can be for men DUTIES
  9. 13D Humdrum BLAH
  10. 14D Holy aura HALO
  11. 15D Declare without shame AVOW
  12. 17D That man HIM
  13. 18D End of an ___ ERA
  14. 19D Cloud storage? SKY
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