Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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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.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 132 – Gremlin

The Knowledge, page 88

The word break-up at 1dn was incorrect for the answer DRUG ADDICT, it should have been (4,6).

Thanks to B Vandenberg from VIC for alerting us to this gremlin.

 

Christine’s BIG Crossword 350 – Gremlin

Memory Lane, page 46

The clue at 12ac was missing the word break-up (4,2) for LION IN.

Thanks to T Pinkard from TAS for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 132 – Gremlin

Word Target 1, page 75

There were 11 words not 10, GLEN is also on the grid.

Thanks to A McCulloch from NZ for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Killer Sudoku 89 – Gremlin

Kakuro 15, page 44

Kakuro has more than one solution

Thanks to R Wheeler, from QLD for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 180 – Gremlin

Know How, page 11

The answer to the clue ‘Weight loss plan’ should have been ATKINS Diet not ATKINSON.

Thank you to A Mackay from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 132 – Gremlin

Colossus 2, page 20

‘Destroyer’ was spelt incorrectly in the clue ‘Destroyer target (1-4)’ at 1dn.

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

Colossus Crosswords 195 – Gremlin

Stinker From The Vault, page 62

The solution grid was incorrect for the clue at 132dn, it should have said MALTA not MULGA.

Thank you to S McLeod from SA for alerting us to this gremlin.