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.
Across
- 1A ____ butter (skin moisturizer) SHEA
- 5A Taking it wrongly? THEFT
- 10A Main role, as 27-Across in "Chupke Chupke" LEAD
- 11A Pugilist BOXER
- 12A "Mogambo Khush Hua" actor AMRISHPURI
- 14A "___ Mein Tha Dum, Vande Mataram..." BANDE
- 15A Chinese zodiac animal RAT
- 16A Friendly AMIABLE
- 19A What good salespeople do, often PERSIST
- 22A Gobbled up ATE
- 23A Plunders, as Gabbar Singh in "Sholay" LOOTS
- 27A "Main Jat Yamla Pagla Deewana..." actor DHARMENDRA
- 30A What many want a break from: social ____ MEDIA
- 31A What was famously tossed in "Sholay" COIN
- 32A Fire-setting crime ARSON
- 33A Greek god of love EROS
Down
- 1D Structure in house construction SLAB
- 2D ___ Malini who played Basanti in "Sholay" HEMA
- 3D Bring home, as a salary EARN
- 4D Reebok alternative ADIDAS
- 5D Frankly, in a text TBH
- 6D Hip-___ dance HOP
- 7D Small community away from the city EXURB
- 8D Unruly or wild FERAL
- 9D Overused, as the line "Kutte kamine ... main tera khoon pee jaoonga" TRITE
- 13D Game before final SEMI
- 17D Land in the water ISLE
- 18D "Everything Everywhere All ___" 2022 movie ATONCE
- 19D Former "Top Chef" host ___ Lakshmi PADMA
- 20D Old anaesthetic ETHER
- 21D Uses a Kindle READS
- 24D Its right under your nose? ODOR
- 25D Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, say TRIO
- 26D ____ serif: font type SANS
- 28D ____ de Janeiro, Brazil RIO
- 29D Nickname for 27-Across: He- ___ MAN
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