CROSSWORD
Karuna Goswamy

Clues

1. City with strong Mughal and Deccani associations

6. Pester; harass

7. Vital, circulating fluid

8. Deep pit; chasm

11. Bill ——, famous cricketing figure

14. A multitude of eggs

15. Flurry; confusion

16. Insipid; lacking in aesthetic sensibility

1. Large, east Indian rat

2. Bhairava is one; so is Malkauns

3. Askew; not in proper direction

4. ‘—— in Boots’, popular chil dren’s tale

5. Predatory; extrortionate

9. The snake that constricts

10. Knight or baronet

11. Young girl or sweetheart

12. Sagacious; intelligent

13. Prestigious university in the U.S.