Oct 11 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 Jaisalmer-to-Kolkata direction EAST
- 5A Irani or Mandhana SMRITI
- 7A Man behind "Aadhaar": ___ Nilekani NANDAN
- 8A Coin slot directive, as at a PCO booth INSERT
- 9A Calls counterpart, in financial markets PUTS
Down
- 1D ___ & Young: audit firm ERNST
- 2D Assistants AIDES
- 3D One to look up to? STAR
- 4D Feature of celeb's car, often TINT
- 5D Haircut sound SNIP
- 6D Liverpool rival MANU
New to Indian crosswords? Read how to solve them, or look up Hinglish answers in the MG Wordbook.