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Christine’s BIG Crossword 364 – Gremlin

Pop Words puzzle, p47

The clue at 5dn ‘Pete Seeger sang, “Where have all the flowers gone, … ev’ry one” (5,6,4)’ for the answer GIRLS PICKED THEM was missing two words. The correct lyric is “Where have all the flowers gone, the girls have picked them ev’ry one” which does not fit the grid.

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Colossus Crosswords 203 – Gremlin

The Knowledge, pages 34-35

The clue at 31dn should have included the word break-up (5,5).

Thanks to G Williams from QLD for reporting this gremlin.

FindaWord ® 154 – Gremlin

FindaWord 25 IT’S A MAD, MAD WORLD, p32, top

The word PREPOSTEROUS was misspelled as PROPOSTEROUS in the list as well as the grid, running vertically downwards on the right hand side.

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

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.

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.