Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Handy Acrostic 37 – Gremlins

Grid Logic 1 & 2, pages 20 & 56

The information in the grid for both puzzles was in the wrong order.

Thanks to R Jansen from WA for reporting this gremlin

Christine’s Cryptic Collection 26 – Gremlin

Two Timer 2 , page 30

In clue 5 SANCTUARY was spelt incorrectly in the puzzle and solution.

Thanks to J O’Byrne from QLD for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 134 – Gremlin

Stinker, page 56

The clue at 40dn should have been plural ‘Lumber processing plants’ for the answer SAWMILLS.

Thanks to H Smith from WA for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 352 – Gremlin

Pop Words, page 47

The clue at 11 down was missing the word break-up (2,3,6).

Thanks to T Pinkard from TAS for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s Cryptic Collection Crossword Edition 25

Double Take 7, page 49

Cryptic Clues, 9dn should have the word length (8) not (5).

Thanks to S Ryder from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Cluewords 182 – Gremlin

Cluewords 5, page 7

The clue for NO-NOS should have been ‘Taboos’ not ‘Taboo’.

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

Handy BrainTrainers – Gremlin

Steps 2, page 30

The final word should have been WISH not WIRE.

Thank you to Lauren from ACT for reporting this one.

Cluewords 182 – Gremlin

Cashwords, page 37

Crossword grid was repeated from earlier issue.

Thanks to S Hough from WA for reporting this gremlin.

Cluewords 179 – Gremlin

World Words, page 10

‘Magma’ was spelt incorrectly in the clue ‘Kind of rock formed from cooling magna’.

Thanks to M Allen from NSW for reporting this gremlin.