Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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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.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 136 – Gremlin – The Beast 2

The Beast 2, page 44

The clue reference in the clue at 69dn should have been 56dn not 56ac.

Thanks to E Gray from VIC for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 187 – Gremlin

MAXI! Competition solution, page 73

The answer to the clue for ‘Regional’ should have been LOCAL not LOYAL  in the MAXI! Competition solution for issue 183.

Thanks to D Bickerton for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Puzzles 120 – Gremlin

Missing Link 2, page 27

The letter X was not used and was left over in the puzzle.

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

Christine’s BIG Crossword 355 – Gremlin

BIG Crossword 4, p14

The clue at 14ac should have read ‘Promenaded about’ for the answer PARADED.

Thanks to L Watson for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 355 – Gremlin

Ninesies, page 32

The clue at 10ac should have read ‘Sliced into three’ for the answer TRISECTED.

Thanks to R Skinner from WA for reporting this gremlin.