30 November 2025 · 36 clues

Nov 30 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 ____ butter (skin moisturizer) SHEA
  2. 5A Taking it wrongly? THEFT
  3. 10A Main role, as 27-Across in "Chupke Chupke" LEAD
  4. 11A Pugilist BOXER
  5. 12A "Mogambo Khush Hua" actor AMRISHPURI
  6. 14A "___ Mein Tha Dum, Vande Mataram..." BANDE
  7. 15A Chinese zodiac animal RAT
  8. 16A Friendly AMIABLE
  9. 19A What good salespeople do, often PERSIST
  10. 22A Gobbled up ATE
  11. 23A Plunders, as Gabbar Singh in "Sholay" LOOTS
  12. 27A "Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana..." actor DHARMENDRA
  13. 30A What many want a break from: social ____ MEDIA
  14. 31A What was famously tossed in "Sholay" COIN
  15. 32A Fire-setting crime ARSON
  16. 33A Greek god of love EROS

Down

  1. 1D Structure in house construction SLAB
  2. 2D ___ Malini who played Basanti in "Sholay" HEMA
  3. 3D Bring home, as a salary EARN
  4. 4D Reebok alternative ADIDAS
  5. 5D Frankly, in a text TBH
  6. 6D Hip-___ dance HOP
  7. 7D Small community away from the city EXURB
  8. 8D Unruly or wild FERAL
  9. 9D Overused, as the line "Kutte kamine ... main tera khoon pee jaoonga" TRITE
  10. 13D Game before final SEMI
  11. 17D Land in the water ISLE
  12. 18D "Everything Everywhere All ___" 2022 movie ATONCE
  13. 19D Former "Top Chef" host ___ Lakshmi PADMA
  14. 20D Old anaesthetic ETHER
  15. 21D Uses a Kindle READS
  16. 24D Its right under your nose? ODOR
  17. 25D Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, say TRIO
  18. 26D ____ serif: font type SANS
  19. 28D ____ de Janeiro, Brazil RIO
  20. 29D Nickname for 27-Across: He- ___ MAN
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