Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Variety Bumper Puzzles 129 – Gremlin

Matchboxes Contest, page 67

There were two left over Keyword solutions, WEB and HOT.

Thank you to R Mays from Tasmania for reporting this gremlin.

Colossus Crosswords 211 – Gremlin

The Baffler contest, page 21

The clue ‘Denmark’s Crown Prince’ should have read ‘Denmark’s King’ for the answer FREDERIK.

Thank to B Hewitt from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 146 – Gremlin

Acrostic 4, page 104

The clue at L should have been spelt ‘starring’ not ‘staring’.

Thank you to L Johnstone from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 108 – Gremlin

Cryptic Castle 1, page 11

You would need to add an ‘R’ and ‘H’ and drop an ‘E’ to change ELATE to LATHER.

Thank you to W Ryder from Brookvale NSW for reporting this gremlin.

 

Handy Killer Sudoku 104 – Gremlin

Kakuro 15, page 42

Bottom left row total should 19 not 17, and 8 not 6. Solution incorrect also.

Thank you to L Bogie from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 107 – Gremlin

Cryptic 8, page 28

The clue at 6dn is incorrect, everyone drives on left-hand size, not right, in Japan.

Thanks to D Newsome from SA for reporting this gremlin.

Acrostic Puzzles 49 – Gremlin

Grid Logic 1, page 22

The content of the Specialty and Patient boxes in the bottom grid are incorrect.

Thanks to D Hocken from WA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Code Crackers 137 – Gremlin

Code Crackers 22 & 24

The two puzzles had identical grids.

Thanks to L Shirriff for alerting us to this gremlin.

 

Christine’s BIG Crossword 379 – Gremlin

Steps 2, page 59

You would need to change two letters to transition from SEAR to SOUR, not one.

Thank you to Dianne Richards from NSW for reporting this gremlin.