Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Crossword & Puzzle Collection 155 – Gremlin

Monster Colossus, page 74

The clue at 87 down should have read ‘Long, unisex tunics’ for the plural KAFTANS.

Thanks to K Little from QLD for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 398 – Gremlin

Nautical Terms FindaWord, page 41

The ‘SOS’ appears twice in the puzzle grid.

Thanks to D Branford from SA for reporting this gremlin.

 

Colossus Crosswords 219 – Gremlin

Cryptic Cross 1, page 52

The first clue should have been numbered 1 across not 8 across.

Thank you to A Argent from QLD for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Wordhunt 151 – Gremlin

Cluedunnit, page 11

The clue for Monte was incorrect and included the answer in the clue.

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

Cluewords 223 – Gremlin

MAXI! 4 , page 62

The answer for the clue ‘Silks (1,2)’ should have been KCs not QCs.

Thank you to M Hartnell from QLD for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 224 – Gremlin

MAXI! 3, page 50

The clue box for ‘Took off the line’ had an incorrect extra arrow.

Thank you to S Roberts from NZ for alerting us to this error.

MEGA! Crosswords 154 – Gremlin

MEGA! 6, page 20

The clue at 78 down should have read, ‘Imposes fine on’ for the answer PENALISES.

Thanks to G Hanney from QLD for reporting this gremlin.

 

Christine’s Cryptic Collection 32 – Gremlin

Double Take 1, page 21

The clue at 3 down should have had the word break-up (6) not (7).

Thank you to A Wong from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s Cryptic Collection 29 – Gremlin

Double Take 8, page 57

The clue at 7 across is incorrect, it should have read ‘Make a speech to orchestrate removal of trunk, right? (5)’.

Thanks to M Davies for reporting this gremlin.