By Karuna Goswamy

Across

1. The ‘glass city’ of Uttar Pradesh.

6. Body of non-aligned nations nearly defunct now (inits).

7. The cup that cheers.

8. Avoid; escape from.

11. Most of the make-up of our mind and body comes from these.

14. In boxing you can win a match in this manner, too (inits).

15. Japanese dress-accessory that goes around the waist.

16. The ‘quick-change’ artist among reptiles.

Down

1. Fabulous; unbelievable.

2. This was not built in a day, as they say.

3. Famous French author who was a friend of the painter Cezanne.

4. Part of the daily vocabulary of computer users.

5. Severe; drastic.

9. Compete for; aspire to.

10. Pigment; colour.

11. Famous Spanish painter who painted the horrors of war and insurrection.

12. Goddess of ancient myth whose name is all over the sports world now.

13. Angry; annoyed.