CROSSWORD
Karuna Goswamy

Across

1. Large rat found in east Asia

6. ‘Take the money and __’, as they say

7. Industrious insect

8. Cancel; render void

11. Large, crow-like bird

14. ‘Catch a nigger by the__’, the song goes

15. Is getting polluted all over the world

16. Interpretation; translation

1. Lawyer who generally pleads in a higher court

2. ___Phadnavis, freedom fighter of the 1857 war

3. Persia, by another name

4. Great cricketing ground

5. A well-known town in South India

9. India’s training ground for defence service officers (inits.)

10. Purpose; advantage

11. Part of a horse’s bridle

12. "___, vidi, vici", meaning "I came, I saw, I conquered"

13. ____ Contractor, former Indian cricketing star

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