Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Handy BrainTrainers 26 – Gremlin

Kakuro, page 42

The lower left total should be 13 not 12.

Thanks to M Wells from QLD for reporting this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 152 – Gremlin

Starcross, page 65

Ginger’s name was spelt Roger not Rogers in the clue at 13 across.

Thanks to P Green from Vic for reporting this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 152 – Gremlin

The Baffler, page 27

Grindelwald was spelt incorrectly in the clue for EIGER.

Thanks to S Hall from VIC for alerting us to this error.

FindaWord 167 – Gremlin

Quickfind 55, page 76

‘UNIMAK ISLAND’ is misspelled as ‘UNMIAK ISLAND’ in the grid of letters.

Thanks to K Jurkovic from WA for reporting this gremlin.

Variety Bumper Puzzles 135 – Gremlin

Super Starhunt 1, page 13

Given letter K was not filled in, 6th row from bottom, 8th square across.

Thanks to S Penman from WA for reporting this gremlin.

Variety Bumper Puzzles 135 – Gremlin

Photo Starhunt 2, page 81

The incorrect square was shaded for the ‘V’ in the solution.

Thank you to J Clark from QLD for reporting this gremlin.

Colossus Crosswords 216 – Gremlin

Colossus 3, page 18

175 across, the plural clue ‘Bowls over’ should have been ‘Bowl over’ for the answer FLOOR.

Thanks to S Roberts from NZ for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy BrainTrainers 25 – Gremlin

Kakuro, page 21

The puzzle does not have a unique solution.

Thanks to R Kinsky from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 151 – Gremlin

The Beast 1, page 14

The clue at 74 down should have read ‘See 71 down’ not 71 across.

Thanks to H Elliott from NSW for reporting this gremlin.