9 September 2025 · 12 clues

Sep 9 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

  1. 1A Rasam ingredient TOMATO
  2. 7A Swapped BARTERED
  3. 9A Led a candle march, say AGITATED
  4. 10A Shikanji ingredients LEMONS

Down

  1. 1D Make the cut? TRIM
  2. 2D Eight, in Italian OTTO
  3. 3D How a strict parent may seem MEAN
  4. 4D Pursuits rarely pursued by class toppers ARTS
  5. 5D Casual top TEE
  6. 6D Like the number of basic musical notes ODD
  7. 7D ___ Gangadhar Tilak: who started Ganesh Utsav in 1893 BAL
  8. 8D It's always a result of subtracting smaller 4-digit number from larger 4-digit number AGE
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