Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Handy Cryptic Crosswords 89 – Gremlin

Cryptic 16, page 56

The word break-ups for the clues at 20ac, 22ac & 23ac should have been (8), (6) & (10).

Thanks to Hilary S for alerting us to this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 340 – Gremlin

Memory Lane, page 46

8ac The word ‘fame’ was misspelt as ‘frame’.

Thanks to H Ireland from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 128 – Gremlin – Two-In-One, page 69

Two-In-One, page 69

The word ‘oar’ appears twice in the grid.

Thank you to D Pankhurst for alerting us to this gremlin

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 128 – Gremlin – Giant Starburst

Giant Starburst, page 86

The arrow on the clue ‘Song, Swing … Sweet Chariot’ should point down and not to the right

Thank you to L Fischer for alerting us to this gremlin

Colossus Crosswords 192 – Gremlin

The Stinker, page 26

The clue at 146 down ‘Bone marrow components (4,4) for the answer STEM CELL should have had ‘component’ not ‘components’

Thank you to Max Allen for alerting us to this gremlin

Handy BrainTrainers 01 – Gremlin

AEIOU, page 4

An ‘N’ is missing in the clue GNNG for the answer GUNNING.

Thank you to B Carr, NZ for alerting us to this gremlin.

Code Crackers 119 – Gremlin

Code Search 2, page 50

The letter ‘W’ was not included in the words in the list, puzzle was not able to be solved.

Thank you to N Teakle for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 168 – Gremlin

MAXI! 2, page 25

The clues for SWARMS and EXCISE have been transposed.

Thank you to E Manche for reporting this gremlin.

Christine’s Cryptic Collection Crossword Edition 23 – Gremlin

Common Thread 2, page 40

Clue 3 has an extra ‘h’ in the anagram for the answer WEIGHTLIFTING.

Thanks to K Roberts for reporting this gremlin.