Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Handy Puzzles 114 – Gremlin

Acrostic 1, page 6

There is an incorrect extra letter line for the solution for C.

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

Christine’s BIG Crossword 342 – Gremlin – Wiz Words

Wiz Words, page 25

Ben Johnson should have been spelt Ben Jonson in the clue at 6dn.

Thanks to J Boggie from Orange for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy BrainTrainers 3 – Gremlin

Adders 2, page 7

There is another solution in the puzzle. 39+61 = 100.

Thanks to L Fischer from QLD for alerting us to this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 342 – Gremlin – MEGA!

MEGA!, page 22

The clue at 124dn should have read ‘… York City’.

Thanks to K Drummond from NSW for alerting us to this one.

MEGA! Crosswords® 129 – Gremlin

MEGA Mix, page 12

11dn In the Shakespeare quote ‘sceptered’ should have been ‘scepter’d’.

Thanks to K Tredrea from NZ for reporting this gremlin.

Cluewords 174 – Gremlin

MAXI! 1, page 12

The ‘7’ had dropped off the clue ‘Group of 7’.

Thanks to J Semple for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 341 – Gremlin

Point To Point, page 44

The clue at 5. should have read ‘rulers’ for the answer EMPERORS.

Thanks to K Drummond for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 128 – Gremlin – BIG 2, page 28

BIG 2, page 28

The clue at 125dn should have read ‘Part (of society)’ not ‘Port’.

Thanks to C Carolan from Victoria for alerting us to this gremlin.

Prize Puzzles 112 – Gremlin

Bits And Pieces, page 12

The ‘C’ is missing for the answer to ‘4. Ambiguous compliment (10)’ BACKHANDER.

Thanks to S Penman for alerting us to this gremlin.