20 July 2025 · 14 clues

July 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.

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Across

  1. 1A Avoid elimination in musical chairs SIT
  2. 4A Country whose cuisine lines up menu titles in India, often CHINA
  3. 6A Hurt, as police may do to a prisoner ROUGHUP
  4. 8A "___ Raaton Mein, Sunsaan Raahon Par..." in "Shahenshah" ANDHERI
  5. 9A “I swear, am not kidding!” ITSTRUE
  6. 10A Special appearances, e.g. ROLES
  7. 11A By ___ stretch of imagination ANY

Down

  1. 1D Pretty or handsome SIGHTLY
  2. 2D Response to "Where are you?" INHERE
  3. 3D Zodiac sign after Aries TAURUS
  4. 4D Prefix meaning ''against'' CONTRA
  5. 5D New York river HUDSON
  6. 6D Apt surname for AI-fan RAI
  7. 7D ___ in the sky: unrealistic PIE
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