Question

Make a crossword puzzle on the books by Ruskin Bond (6 across and 6
downwards)

Answer 1

Here are the 12 hints, 6 for each group, corresponding to one book by Ruskin Bond. The crossword solution has been attached below.

Across

1. Story of a girl carrying an item for monsoons (15)

6. The film "Pakeezah" is based on this book (16)

8. The title includes the name of a fruit (13)

9. A collection of Bond's sketches of his hometown. The title includes the name of the place (16)

10. A weather condition occurring in a hilly area (18)

11. 1999 book on horror events occurring in the Himalayas (15)

Down

1. A crime novel involving a homicide (16)

2. 2004 book containing various haunting stories. Includes a body part in the title. (14)

3. Bond's 1st novel (16)

4. One of his most celebrated books, contains a word associated with clocks (17)

5. 1972 children's novel about a dangerous natural feature, containing water (10)

7. One of Bond's few adult novels, about a man succumbing to his libido (13)