Crossword for Monday 24 August 2026

Across

1. 1. Meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
2. 4. Not on
3. 7. A type of song in Bollywood movies that usually has nothing to do with the story, but is a big part of the promotions.
4. 9. Passing through a town or city on the way to somewhere else.
5. 10. Crisp South Indian crepe
6. 11. To make a mistake or be incorrect
7. 12. Place with a shikhara and a bell
8. 15. The supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe
9. 16. "____ kitaabe laya hu aapke liye, shayad appko pasand aaegi" - Abhishek Bachchan to Pankaj Kapoor
10. 19. Perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
11. 21. By bad luck
12. 23. Sum of a set of numbers divided by the count of numbers in that set (abbreviation)
13. 24. A hundred thousand, in Indian counting
14. 25. Opposite of no
15. 26. One can sting you

Down

1. 1. Not meant to be found
2. 2. Another name for nuke (bomb)
3. 3. Flat tableland with steep edges, Or Black ____ Research Facility, to Half-Life fans
4. 4. A unit of bowling in cricket
5. 5. This name sounds like a fluffy soft material, but is actually a species of hard material used to make furniture.
6. 6. Opposite of near.
7. 8. Some anime are also these
8. 13. One type of character that makes up Morse code
9. 14. Conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence
10. 16. A house fly has six of these
11. 17. Block consisting of a thick piece of something
12. 18. Obtain
13. 19. Express in words
14. 20. Evening (abbreviation)
15. 22. That woman