Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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FindaWord 140 – Gremlin – 41 History in Space

41 History in Space, page 32

The listed words should read OLIVE BRANCH not OLIVE RANCH

Thanks to M Nicholls for alerting us to this gremlin

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 125 – Gremlin

Crozzle 2, page 90

The clue for ASCERTAINS should read ‘Deter-mines’.

Thank you to B Hynes from Coffs Harbour for reporting this gremlin to us.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 333 – Gremlin

BIG Crossword 7, page 44

The word ‘spirits’ is split over two lines in the clue Raised s pirits of’ at 118dn.

Thank you to L Atkins from Vic for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 125 – Gremlin

MAXI! 2, page 62

The arrows are missing on the clue boxes for the clues ‘Reimpose’ and ‘Casual (4,4)’.

Thank you to D Knight from QLD for reporting these errors.

 

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 83 – Gremlin – Double Take 2

Double Take 2, page 24

The clue at 1ac should read ‘American revolution hero Paul leaves revel, even there in last batting position’

Thank you to Marion Isham for reporting this one to us

MEGA! Crosswords® 124 – Gremlin

MEGA! 5, page 18

The clue at 92 down should have the word break-up (8,4) for the answer MOBILITY AIDS

Thank you to David Newsome for alerting us to this gremlin

Christine’s BIG Crossword 331 – Gremlin – Pop Words

Pop Words, page 47

The song title in the clue at 4 down should read Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree

Thanks to Russell Jansen from Adelaide for reporting this gremlin

Handy Puzzles 109 – Gremlin

Triplet 1, page 33

The word DER is out of order in the list.

Triplet 3, page 52

The word list does not match the puzzle

Thanks to Margaret Lomanowicz for alerting us to these gremlins

 

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 124 – Gremlin

Cryptic Colossus solution, page 111

The solution for the Cryptic Colossus contains some incorrect words.

Thank you to Don Butler for alerting us to this gremlin.