Crossword for Monday 14 September 2026

Across

1. 1. Honorific for the famous wax sculptor
2. 7. The link between Bournvita and Trinamool
3. 8. Feasible
4. 9. abbr. Every election loser blames one, arguably
5. 10. A → ___ → AMPERE
6. 12. It makes the ball misbehave off the pitch
7. 14. Johar of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
8. 17. A very small bag or pouch, usually filled with fluid
9. 19. Caviar is the priciest
10. 20. (Hindi/Urdu) The courtly style Lucknow is known for
11. 22. Dalal Street regular
12. 23. Lumped in at the end of a vote of thanks

Down

1. 1. _____ of Transport, an early school chapter
2. 2. Where a CEO sits compared to a manager
3. 3. TV serials, heavy on tears and tantrums
4. 4. abbr. ill-fated comedy company based in Mumbai
5. 5. (Hindi) Where Bollywood brothers get separated
6. 6. They say this one should be kept closer than a friend
7. 11. Word that precedes ground or follows Cuffe
8. 13. The man behind Toba Tek Singh
9. 15. What every drunk insists they are
10. 16. They inherit
11. 18. One can be seen rolling down an aisle, or waiting in a screen corner
12. 21. (Hindi/Urdu) The proper reaction to a shayar