Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Handy BrainTrainers 30 – Gremlin

Scrabbler, page 66

There could have been two leftover solutions, B or P, for BULLETS or PULLETS.

Thanks to R Kinsky from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

 

 

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 157 – Gremlin

Memory Lane, page 78

The clue at 3 down was incorrect for the answer SHILLING, Australia did not use pence.

Thanks to B Cairney from VIC for reporting this gremlin.

QuizWords 05 – Gremlin

QuizWords 2, page 12

The word break-up for 2dn should have been (5,4) for the answer RAINY DAYS.

Thanks to B Vandenberg for reporting this gremlin.

Acrostic Puzzles 60 – Gremlin

Acrostic 10, page 14

The number/letter references in the clues and story grid are incorrect in the puzzle.

Thanks to M Butler from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

 

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 156 – Gremlin

The Beast 2, page 44

The clue at 78 across should have read (3,3,5) for the answer BOW AND ARROW.

Thanks to AJ Argent from QLD for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 400 – Gremlin

Fill-in Contest, page 38

The given word SPRIG was missing in the puzzle.

The word SPRIG should be 3 rows down on the left column going across to the right from the S.

Thanks to E Muirhead from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Variety Bumper Puzzles 138 – Gremlin

Super Starhunt 1, page 13

The given letter C was missed in the square for OUNCE.

Thanks to S Penman from WA for reporting this gremlin.

Cluewords 226 – Gremlin

MAXI! 3, page 50

The puzzle contained MAORIS, there is no S in the Māori language.

Thanks to R Broughton from NZ for reporting this gremlin.

FindaWord 170 – Gremlin

Guess Who, page 64

There were two instances of INTO on the grid, so there could be two solutions.

Thank you to Y Cole from NSW for reporting this gremlin.