Crossword No. 695: India by the Numbers
ACROSS
1 Fail to be
7 Its CEO is Arvind Krishna
10 Reacts to a tearjerker 14 Bobby-___
15 1988 Meg Ryan thriller 16 “And ___ He Kissed Me”
17 “1”: per United Nations projections, India’s new ranking in this metric, after surpassing China in late April
19 Like custard and
French toast
20 Suffix with trick or quack
21 “1,691”: the number of movies produced in 2021 by India’s film industry, known as this
23 Art ___ architecture
25 Sandwich specification
26 .25 + .75
27 Chow down on 28 Nepomniachtchi who lost the World Chess Championship in April
29 Beneath
31 Pond jumpers, in kidspeak
34 Milk, bean, or sauce preceder
35 “8”: the number of gold medals India has won in this sport, more than any other country
38 They rank below capts.
39 New York county with many spas
42 Written musings
45 Wray in King Kong
DOWN
1 African snake
2 Aussie leaper
3 Require from
4 Prefix with transmitter or toxin
5 Paris airport
6 Org. seen at JFK
7 It doesn’t translate directly
8 Half a Yale cheer
9 Like Hans & Franz of SNL fame
10 Meal in a bowl
11 “Glad to hear that!”
12 “Scram!”
13 Commanders owner Dan
46 It may end in .edu or .us
47 Western tribe member 48 Using inside information
52 Makes a blunder
53 “22”: the number of these, including Telugu, that hold official status in India
55 Crumb carrier
56 Reversible man’s name
57 “76.8 million”: the amount of these snacky items, in kilograms, that India produced in 2022
61 Courage
62 Popular song
63 The ___ Supremacy
64 Best Actress Michelle
65 Iron-___ (some patches)
66 Crepe’s cousin
18 Rammed on the side, as another bumper car
22 “Everything all right?”
23 Dict. entry
24 Home to the hammer and anvil
25 Most humans have 20
28 “Say no more”
30 Russian rejection
32 Arizona county or reptile
33 “Quiet down!” sounds 34 Word before paper or metal
36 Big and clumsy
37 “Go,” when playing chess
40 “I’m so annoyed right now...”
41 Hirt and Gore, for two
42 Life-summarizing words
43 “240”: the height in meters of the world’s tallest of these, which is located in Gujarat and depicts Indian statesman Vallabhbhai Patel
44 Mailed
49 ___ Cheesier! (Doritos flavor)
50 Once more
51 Tries out
52 Deep boredom, from the French
54 “My heavens!”
55 Unaccounted-for
58 What tides do
59 Letters on Angry Birds crates
60 “___ who?”