Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Handy Killer Sudoku 103 – Gremlin

Kakuro 16, page 43

Right side bottom, numbers in column adds up to 31 not 21.

Thank you to G Plimmer from NZ for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 205 – Gremlin

Cluewords 7, page 15

The clue in top row should have read ‘Very hot day’ not ‘Vey hot day’.

Thank you to C Furniss from NZ for alerting us to this gremlin.

Christine’s Cryptic Collection – Crossword Edition 29 – Gremlin

Double Take 3, page 33

The cryptic clue at 11dn should have had the word break-up (6) not (4) for the answer REVEAL.

Thanks to R Evans from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 205 – Gremlin

Fortune Hunt 3, page 60

The clue for the answer OF SIAM, should have read Anna & The King …, without the ‘of’.

Thank you to Edith Manche from Victoria for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 144 – Gremlin

Maxi! 1, page 30

Clue ‘Annually (3,4)’ has two arrows.

Thanks to C Scott from New Zealand for alerting us to this gremlin.

Acrostic Puzzles 48 – Gremlin

Acrostic 37, page 57

There was an incorrect extra line at the end of the solution for clue D.

Thanks to S Penman from WA for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Binary + Hexoku 05 – Gremlin

Super Hexoku 4, page 59

The puzzle was missing some of the given numbers.

Thanks to K Drummond from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Binary + Hexoku 05 – Gremlin

Super Hexoku 3, page 55

The puzzle was missing some of the given numbers.

Thanks to K Drummond from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Puzzles 129 – Gremlin

Word Target 1, page 30

There were only 11 hidden words, not 12.

Thanks to S Penman from WA for reporting this gremlin.