Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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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.

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 98 – Gremlin

Cryptic 8, page 30

The word break-up for the clue at 7dn should be (10,5) not (10,6).

Thanks to D Butler from SA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 136 – Gremlin – MEGA! 3

MEGA! 3, pages 84-85

The clue at 141dn should have been singular ‘Tandoor’ for the answer OVEN.

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

Handy BrainTrainers 10 – Gremlins

Number Fit p 40 had two possible solutions: 7360 and 6370.

Maths Maze p67  had no correct path.

Thank you to E Browne from NZ for alerting us to these errors.

Handy Sudoku 214 – Gremlin

Hexoku puzzles 1-4, pages 72-73

The printed numbers in the four puzzle grids were in the wrong cells.

Thanks to M Campbell from QLD for reporting this gremlin

Christine’s BIG Crossword 358 – Gremlin

BIG Crossword 7, p44

The clue at 94ac should have read ‘Promenaded about’ for the answer PARADED.

Thanks to K Drummond for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Puzzles 121 – Gremlin

Word Snake, page 44

The fourth cell in the top row with the prefilled letter R should have been numbered as ‘2’ not ‘3’

Thanks to T Noble from WA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 186 – Gremlin

Cluewords 25, page 54

The clue ‘Stashed’ for the answer CACHE should have been ‘Stash’.

Thank to M Allen from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.