Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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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.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 126 – Gremlin – World Words

World Words, page 70

The clue ‘Ghanese ethnic group’ should have read ‘Ghanaian ethnic group’.

Thank you to P Bennett for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy Acrostic 29 – Gremlin

Grid Logic 2, page 56

There is a second possible solution to this puzzle, plus the heading in the puzzle were labelled incorrectly.

Thank you to D Woolley from QLD for alerting us to these gremlins.

MEGA! Crosswords® 126 – Gremlin

MEGA Mix, page 12

The clue at 24dn should have read Cornwall, SW England, not SE.

Thanks to P Rapp from QLD for alerting us to this gremlin.

MEGA! Crosswords® 126 – Gremlin

MEGA! 18, page 48

The clue at 73dn should read ‘Part (of society)’ not ‘Port’.

Thank you to B Chatterton from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.