2 August 2025 · 26 clues

Aug 2 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 Good friend to have who is one DOC
  2. 4A Lego blocks, e.g. TOYS
  3. 8A "Yeh ___ ___ Ke Dhaage..." MOH
  4. 9A State AVOW
  5. 10A Pronoun for Statue of Liberty SHE
  6. 11A Nintendo rival SEGA
  7. 12A The ___ system: Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprashta, Sanyasa ASHRAM
  8. 14A Group which plays 4-Down with Dhol PATHAK
  9. 16A ?egaugnal tfel ot thgiR URDU
  10. 17A Twenty20 Cricket league (abbr) IPL
  11. 20A Rhythm, as played by 14-Across BEAT
  12. 21A ___ detector test LIE
  13. 22A "That ___ it all" SAYS
  14. 23A TV display type LCD

Down

  1. 1D Hits up on Insta DMS
  2. 2D "Look at THAT!" OOH
  3. 3D Occasion to enjoy a good buffet CHEATDAY
  4. 4D Dhol-___: Musical group TASHA
  5. 5D Excess, as typical Indian weddings do OVERKILL
  6. 6D Class with asanas YOGA
  7. 7D Did one part of a typical triathlon SWAM
  8. 13D Bars SHUTS
  9. 14D Bars PUBS
  10. 15D Gray ___ AREA
  11. 18D It's misleading on Tinder, often PIC
  12. 19D TV display type LED
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