Crossword for Saturday 22 August 2026

Across

1. 1. Make changes to an official document
2. 6. Alcohol or tobacco products cannot be sold to this group legally
3. 8. Falsehood
4. 9. A unit of length of thread or yarn
5. 10. A natural one is more expensive than a lab-made one
6. 12. Term of address for a man
7. 14. Sit (past tense)
8. 16. Someone running or hiding from the police, say (with “on the”)
9. 18. Opposite of stand
10. 20. Where you would send your car for repairs
11. 22. Fruit from Simla or Kashmir, with crispy flesh (plural)
12. 23. India’s _____ Cities Mission. Indore, Surat, Pune are some examples.

Down

1. 1. Utterly butterly brand
2. 2. Where you would need to go to find coal
3. 3. Have as a logical consequence
4. 4. Neither's partner
5. 5. This can cure you or cause hallucinations
6. 7. I don’t know what she ____ in him.
7. 11. Spice blend — or extra drama
8. 13. Melodic frame of Indian classical music
9. 15. Britannia’s Parle-G rival biscuit
10. 17. Google’s navigation on your phone
11. 19. A form of cricket match that is rarely played these days
12. 21. Rate of revolution of a motor