May 26 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 Zoooooooommmmmm, in a way RAPID
- 6A Ice cream or beauty follower (Amer. spelling) PARLOR
- 7A Operate an F-16, e.g. AVIATE
- 8A Bollywood's Balan VIDYA
Down
- 1D Indian name meaning "sun" RAVI
- 2D Dry, like desert ARID
- 3D "Games people ___" PLAY
- 4D Tiny amount IOTA
- 5D Hip-hop pioneer Dr. ___ DRE
- 6D Vada ___, in Mumbai on a rainy day PAV
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