Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Christine’s BIG Crossword 403 – Gremlin

MEGA! Goliathon, page 36

The clue at 172ac ‘Cinderella’s mice’, for the answer FOOTMEN, should have read her ‘lizards’ instead, the mice were her horses.

Thanks to K Bowman for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 403 – Gremlin

Two- Way Teaser, page 32

The cryptic clue at 29ac should have had the word break-up (5,3).

Thanks to Glenda O’Mullane from NSW for reporting this one.

Acrostic Puzzles 61 – Gremlin

EDIY should have been spelt EDIT in the Lost Its Head on page 7.

Thanks to M Butler from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 402 – Gremlin

Wiz Words contest, page 27

The clue at 5ac should have had ‘line’ not ‘lines’ for the singular answer ISOBAR.

Thanks to R Mays from TAS for reporting this gremlin.

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.