Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

Gremlins are errors that make puzzles frustrating, difficult or impossible to complete.

if you think you've spotted one, please check below to see whether it's already been reported or →click here to browse errors by magazine title. If you're the first to bring the boo-boo to our notice, we'll send you a Gremlin spotter fridge magnet!
→Submit a Gremlin report here →Return to the Gremlin magazine index page

Handy Acrostic 30 – Gremlin

Acrostic 21, page 36

The H of the answer RHODODENDRON should have been 39 not 9.

Thanks to J Mills of NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 168 – Gremlin

MAXI! 4, page 62

The clue for SENSORY should have read ‘The S of ESP’ not ‘The E of ESP’.

Thank you to L Jones of WA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 167 – Gremlin

Cluewords 31, page 66

The clue ‘Inlaid (2,3)’ for SET IN should have the word break-up (3,2).

Thanks to M Allen from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 336 – Gremlin

BIG Crossword 10, page 60

The clue at 18ac ‘Salesladies (4,9)’ should have read “Saleslady’ for the answer SHOP ASSISTANT.

Thanks to M Worrington from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

MEGA! Crosswords® 125 – Gremlin

MEGA! Stinker From The Vault, page 64

The clue at 172dn “Yemen’s capital (3’1)’ should have the word break-up (4’1).

Thanks to R Romero from WA for alerting us to this gremlin.

 

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 126 – Gremlin – Point to Point

Point to Point, page 92

The clue numbering is incorrect.

Thanks to S Watson from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 126 – Gremlin – Cryptic Cross

Cryptic Cross, page 9

The clue at 22ac ‘Martial art practiced in Ankara territory’ should have the verb spelling ‘practised’.

Thank you to R Thompson from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 335 – Gremlin

The Demon, page 30

The clue at 89dn is incorrect. The clue should read ‘Angular distance (astronomy)’.

Thank you to J & K Ashwell of NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Cluewords 167 – Gremlin

Cluewords 15, page 29

The clue for ALE should read ‘Pub brew’

Thanks to M Allen from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin