Feb 8 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 Symbols for the rarest of the rare GOATS
- 6A Scratches the surface? ETCHES
- 8A ___ Patel: Captain of USA cricket team MONANK
- 9A "America's Got Talent" judge Klum HEIDI
Down
- 1D Cat's eye, say GEM
- 2D "However...", in a text OTOH
- 3D Adolescent skin problem ACNE
- 4D Massaman curry cuisine THAI
- 5D Fire off, as a mail SEND
- 7D Enjoy Gulmarg SKI
New to Indian crosswords? Read how to solve them, or look up Hinglish answers in the MG Wordbook.