Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Christine’s BIG Crossword 360 – Gremlin

Acrostic puzzle, p54

The clue at O. was missing the word break-up and should have read ‘TV series, … Zone (3,8)’ for the answer The Twilight.

Thanks to K Drummond from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Killer Sudoku 94 – Gremlin

ShapeShifter 1, page 32

There was an error on the first and eighth line.

Thanks to G Hazzard from SA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Colossus Crosswords 201 – Gremlin

Colossus 11, page 60

The clue at 237ac should have read singular ‘Tandoor’ for OVEN.

Thanks to N Davidson from QLD for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 97 – Gremlin

Double Take 4, page 52

Clue 3dn had mixed up tenses and should have read ‘Make dimmer and weirdly danker (6)’ rather than ‘Weirdly danker and made dimmer (6)’ for the answer DARKEN.

Thanks to SM Davies from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 359 – Gremlin

BIG Crossword 7, p44

The clue at 30ac should have read ‘Arrival time (1,1,1)’ for the answer ETA.

Thanks to R Jansen for reporting this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 137 – Gremlin – Cluedunnit

Cluedunnit, page 60

The 11th clue (third last clue in first column) should have read ‘William Blake’s inspirational advice, “… a world in a grain of sand” (2,3)’ rather than ‘William Blake’s inspirational advice, “… the world in a grain of sand” (2,3)’

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