Crossword for Wednesday 26 August 2026

Across

1. 1. A narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family
2. 5. Brand of soap that means "bathhouse" in Arabic
3. 6. The company behind Navratna oil
4. 7. An identical copy (created in the past)
5. 8. (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element (plural)
6. 10. Deplete
7. 11. Small plates eaten before the main-course (informal, abbreviation)
8. 15. The Banker to every Indian
9. 16. Just my ____
10. 18. A general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast
11. 19. Singham
12. 20. Very angry
13. 21. Hindu God believed to ride a water-buffalo

Down

1. 1. This snack is celebrated globally on September 5th
2. 2. ____ ki asha, a joint campaign started by Times of India and The Jang Group, Pakistan
3. 3. A contest with rules to determine a winner
4. 4. In the middle of something
5. 5. At the ____ (in command)
6. 7. Whoever did 7 across, also effectively did this
7. 8. India's prominent tea state
8. 9. Ustad Zakir Hussain's instrument of choice
9. 12. Participate in games or sport
10. 13. Ritual with diya and prasad
11. 14. Harshad Mehta, Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, Subroto Roy, Ramalinga Raju are all credited for one
12. 17. Something someone who speaks Hindi would say if they were not able to hear you the first time.