Crossword for Sunday 30 August 2026

Across

1. 1. Daily service with an apt but untrue backronym
2. 5. Along the line passing through the center and perpendicular to the plane of a circular body
3. 7. (Cricket) A form of dismissal of the non-striking batter by the bowler just before ball release is named after this 1940s cricketer
4. 9. The world's most popular video game distribution platform for PC
5. 12. Gifting a session of this on their birthday is probably a good way to pamper your loved ones
6. 13. The bar made famous by the tagline "Thodi si pet puja"
7. 14. abbr. Being really good at this branch of science helped White turn into Heisenberg
8. 15. abbr. This armed force of the 1940s had the iconic all-women Rani of Jhansi regiment
9. 16. Sends via the postal service
10. 17. (Programming) Loops within loops
11. 19. He's such a ____
12. 20. A very popular map in Counter-Strike. Also a type of storm.

Down

1. 1. A word preceding both Haraam and Halaal in Indian cinema
2. 2. You take this in school - or a doctor gives you one
3. 3. abbr. The world's most popular operating system on desktops and laptops
4. 4. First Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics
5. 6. Where a YouTuber's mic or a groom's pin goes
6. 8. Beavers make miniature versions of these
7. 9. (Cricket) Zaheer Khan was sometimes seen doing this form of bowling
8. 10. A religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
9. 11. Removed from memory or existence
10. 14. National _____ Corps
11. 16. The usual state of a hostel room - and where its residents go to eat
12. 18. (Hindi) Father's elder brother - also half the name of a star 11.9 light years away