18 October 2025 · 11 clues

Oct 18 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 Do, as dishes WASH
  2. 5A Diwali staple, in Kolhapur CHAKLI
  3. 7A Bollywood's Kapoor RANBIR
  4. 8A Like sculptures in Hoysaleswara temple ORNATE
  5. 9A ___ and tear WEAR

Down

  1. 1D Informal "Shall we?" WANNA
  2. 2D Humayun's son AKBAR
  3. 3D Buttonhole, e.g. SLIT
  4. 4D Charter, as a private plane HIRE
  5. 5D Lie detector? CROW
  6. 6D ___ Rama, ___ Krishna HARE
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