Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Cluewords 163 – Gremlin

Sports Words, page 46

‘Our clue Striking surface of golf club’ for the answer BLADE  is incorrect, the answer should be FACE

Thanks to Murray from QLD for alerting us to this gremlin

Christine’s BIG Crossword 331 – Gremlin – Wiz Words

Wiz Words, page 25

12 across – A proton is not an atom. The should read ‘Electrically charged atom’

Thanks to Robbie Poharamz from Auckland NZ for alerting us to this gremlin

 

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 123 – Gremlin

The Knowledge, page 88
The clue at 43ac ‘Electrically charged atom such as a proton’ for the answer ION should read ‘Electrically charged atom’
Thank you to Stephen Watson from NSW for reporting this gremlin to us

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 123 – Gremlin

Giant Cryptic, page 102

The word break-up at 26 across ‘Compensation regarding frock (6)’ should be (7) for the answer REDRESS

Thank you to John Leviston from Vic for alerting us to this gremlin

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 122 – Gremlin

MEGA! 4, page 106

The clue at 123 across ‘Queried (integrity)’ for the answer IMPEACHES in MEGA! 4 should read ‘Queries (integrity)’

Thank you to Anthony Wong from NSW for reporting this gremlin to us

 

Colossus Crosswords 187 – Gremlin

Wiz Words, page 36

The clue at 10 across ‘Cereal crop often used in the making of whisky’ for the answer RYE should have had ‘whiskey’ not ‘whisky’

Thank you to Leslie Platt for alerting us to this gremlin

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 83 – Gremlin – Cryptic 7

Cryptic 7, page 28

The clue at 21 down ‘Laid in wait and lured first kangaroo inside (6)’  should have read ‘Lay in wait…’ for the answer LURKED

Thank you to Geoff Lyons from NSW for alerting us this gremlin

Super Sudoku Collection 1 – Printing Correction

Due to a printing error, the lines are a little faint in Futoshiki 2 on page 12 of the Super Sudoku Collection.

To resolve this, you could either;
– Simply trace over the faint lines with a darker pen, or
– Download the updated page. (700kB)

Happy Puzzling!

Colossus Crosswords 186 – Gremlin

The Beast 2, page 46

1ac CENTIPEDES are not insects, they are arthropods.

Thank you to Margaret Howell from Bendigo for alerting us to this gremlin