Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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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.

Handy BrainTrainers 24 – Gremlin

Kakuro, page 21

There were two 9s for the sum of 18.

Thanks to D Dodd from TAS for alerting us to this gremlin.

Super Sudoku Collection 003 – Gremlin

Super Hexoku 2 solution, page 103

Two of the hexagons in the puzzle are incorrect.

Thanks to S Hardman of NZ for alerting us to this gremln.

Handy BrainTrainers 23 – Gremlin

Adders 2, page 7

There is a second solution for the puzzle, 13+72=85.

Thank you to B Cairney for alerting us to this gremlin.

Variety Bumper Puzzles 133 – Gremlin

Prism 2, page 88

FLUORIDE was spelt incorrectly as FLOURIDE.

Thank you to S Penman for reporting this gremlin.