Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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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.

Cluewords 194 – Gremlin – Cluewords 15

Cluewords 15, page 29

The word break-up for the clue ‘Enrolling’ should have been (7,2) for the answer SIGNING ON (horizontal answer in lower third of grid).

Thank you to K Angrave from SA for alerting us to this gremlin.

FindaWord ® 153 – Gremlin

Quickfind 59, p77

The term CHAIN STITCH was misspelled as CHIAN STITCH in the grid, running vertically upwards on the left hand side.

Thank you to R Shaw for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 138 – Gremlin

Colossus 4, pages 54-55

The clue at 122ac for the answer LAZIER should have been ‘Slacker’ rather than ‘Idler’.

Thanks to K Byatt from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 363 – Gremlin

Wiz Words competition puzzle, p25

For the clue at 30ac ‘Arbiter of men’s fashion in Regency England (4,7)’ the answer should be BEAU BRUMMELL (4,8) which would not fit in the grid.

Thanks to G Tribble from Auckland for reporting this gremlin.

FindaWord ® 153 – Gremlin

FindaWord ® 78, p103

The term PICTURE RAIL was misspelled as PICTUE RAIL in column two of the list and in the grid.

Thank you to J Carrington from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 193 – Gremlin

MAXI! 1 , pages12-13

The clue ‘Bounded along’ for the answer LET should have been ‘Authorise’.

Thank you to K Angrave for alerting us to this gremlin.

MEGA! Crosswords® 138 – Gremlin

Christine’s MEGA Mix competition puzzle, pages 12-13

The clue at 62ac should have read ‘Relic of Herod’s temple in Jerusalem that is a religious site for Jewish people (7,4)’ rather than ‘Relic of Solomon’s temple …’.

Thanks to C King for reporting this gremlin.

FindaWord 153 – Gremlin

FindaWord ® 23, p26

The word DESICCATE was misspelled as DESSICATE in column two of the list and in the grid.

Thank you to J Carrington from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.