MEGA! Crosswords 160 – Gremlin
MEGA! Stinker, page 28
The clue at 182 across should have been spelt ‘Rescissions’ for the answer REPEALS.
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Acrostic Puzzles 64 – Gremlin
Acrostic 7, page 10
The clue for E should have read ‘Signing with first letters’ for the answer INITIALLING.
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Sol: War for the Planet of the Apes
S Nunn, Wickford.
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Sol: Men lit the women’s flax who ensured the men got soaked in battles of the sexes
D Gilmour, Holywood.
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Sol: Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp – Resorts
M Hall, Hatfield.
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R Norton, Oakwood.
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D James, Southampton.
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J Barton, Preston; H Catchpole, Lowestoft; M Cummins, Harwich; K Gruitt, Dunfermline; C Johnson, Heanor; J Myerscough, Preston; G Parry, Bury; M Pocock, Eston; D Rodie, Airdrie; R Watt, Lerwick.
Christine’s BIG Crossword 410 – Gremlin
Two-Way Teaser, page 32
The straight clue at 41ac should have had the word break-up (10) not (4,6).
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Handy BrainTrainers 34 – Gremlin
Jumbler, page 24
The anagram for the answer RANDOM was incorrect, the A should have been N.
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FindaWord 177 – Gremlin
Last Word Standing, page 37
The saxophone is a woodwind instrument, not brass.
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