4. What an ass does, often

6. You can do this to Peter, to pay Paul

8. The great Kumbh mela site

11. Dreaded, predatory fish

16. Regret; be sorry for

17. Low point

Down

1. Major bone in the arm

2. Popular chemical fertiliser

3. —— Breckinridge, fictional character

5. Cry, making soft, piteous sounds

7. Called a bhat in the Indian tradition

9. Shakespeare’s great tragic figure

10. Allowance that salaried people get (inits.)

12. "Walk, don’t ——", as they often say

13. Measure of paper

14. The Muse of History

15. Dry; desert-like