By Karuna Goswamy

Across

1 .Sweethearts’ Day

6. Wear away gradually

9. Jane —, novel by Bronte

11.— Bombeck, writer of humorous books.

13. Everything

14. The poet Ghalib’s pen name

16. A fibre used in making rope.

19. The poetic composition of a song.

21. Intense noise, din.

Down

1. — Marga, a form of Shakti worship

2. Unpleasant grimace of the face.

3. Non-governmental agency (abbrev)

4. The battle of Hohen Pinden was fought on the banks of this river

5. Volcano in Italy

7. Willingly disposed

8. Indraprastha by its modern name

10. The affirmative

12. — Sahib, British wives of the colonial period were known by this name/tittle

14. The All-India Congress Committee (abbrev)

15. Guiness, famous character actor of the British screen

17. Resound

18. Bouquet

20. New form of Black American music