New Delhi, July 29 -- PLAY, ROSE, BOOKS, POSE and AFEW across; PROOF, LOOSE, ASKEW, YES and BPA down.

Three hints are below if you want to work through the grid before the reveal.

Hint 1: One Across answer is the enchanted object at the center of a Disney animated classic.Hint 2: One Across answer names both an animal and a yoga position; the clue refers only to the yoga mat.Hint 3: One Down answer measures the strength of a spirit and also names something a mathematician constructs.

Across

1A: PLAY (Work's opposite). The simplest entry in the grid and the easiest opener, anchoring the top row.

5A: ROSE (Glass-encased flower in "Beauty and the Beast"). The enchanted rose under its glass bell jar ticks down the remaining petals in the...