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Handy Arrowords 111 – Gremlin

Wheel Words 2, page 68 with solution on page 80

Printed solution contained nine words that did not contain the middle letter O.

Leaving out these words, discovering 15 words would be Good, 20 would be Very good and 25+ Excellent

Thanks to M Scullion for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy BrainTrainers 13 – Gremlin

Adders, p7 and solution p74

2. This set had two possible solutions: 18+13=31 and 59+26=85.

Thank you to A Thorne for alerting us to this error.

Handy Acrostic 43 – Gremlin

Acrostic 42, pages 72-73

Clue C should have read ‘Most unctuous’ rather than ‘More unctuous’ for the answer OILIEST.

Thanks to J Ford from Qld for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 94 – Gremlin

Double Take 1, pages 8-9

The word break-up for the cryptic clue at 1. & 4ac. should be (5,1,4) not (4,1,4).

Thanks to A Garner from Vic for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy BrainTrainers 13 – Gremlin

Mental Sums, p19 and solution p75

3. Equation should have been 3 x 7 – 21 = 5, not =-5.

5. Sequence had two possible solutions: 24 and 25.

Thank you to L Vee from Qld for alerting us to these errors.

Handy Puzzles 124 – Gremlin

Missing Links 3, page 55

WADDING was incorrectly spelt WADDIEG on the grid.

Thanks to S Penman from WA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy Acrostic 43 – Gremlin

Acrostic 1, pages 4-5

The B from the given word GULLIBILITY should have been printed in the story grid at cell 155A in the third last line.

Thanks to S Penman from WA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 99 – Gremlin – Cryptic 8

Cryptic 8, page 30

The word break-up for the clue at 18dn should be (4,3) not (5,3).

Thanks to J O’Byrne from Qld for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 99 – Gremlin – Double Take 1

Double Take 1, pages 8-9

The straight clue for 8ac should have read 8. and 12ac rather than 8. and 12dn.

Thanks to H Smith from WA for alerting us to this gremlin.