15 February 2026 · 26 clues

Marathon 12 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 Lead : Pb :: ___ : Sn TIN
  2. 4A 100, for a 10x10 square AREA
  3. 8A ____ constrictor BOA
  4. 9A ICICI Bank offering LOAN
  5. 10A Rajinikanth-Amitabh movie (1991) HUM
  6. 11A Ability to handle a delicate situation TACT
  7. 12A Kerala : Malabari :: Lucknow : ___ AWADHI
  8. 14A State decisively ASSERT
  9. 16A Use the oven BAKE
  10. 17A Same old, same old RUT
  11. 20A ___ + Angelina = Brangelina BRAD
  12. 21A Cricket league (abbr.) IPL
  13. 22A "Puts on ___": Is snobbish AIRS
  14. 23A Short film? PIC

Down

  1. 1D "IMO...", in a text TBH
  2. 2D Debtor's letters IOU
  3. 3D "___, Deviyon Aur Sajjano, Aaiye Hum Aur Aap Milke Khelte Hain...", on KBC NAMASKAR
  4. 4D Church feature ALTAR
  5. 5D "Dil Chahta Hai" title song highlight ROADTRIP
  6. 6D "Made for ____ other" EACH
  7. 7D Opposite ANTI
  8. 13D Unwanted plants WEEDS
  9. 14D Baba : Marathi :: ___ : Urdu ABBA
  10. 15D Lata Mangeshkar famously wore a white one, often SARI
  11. 18D Payment tech. NRI's miss UPI
  12. 19D Lifestyle TV channel (abbr.) TLC
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