Magazine Gremlins – Australian and New Zealand titles

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Handy Puzzles 129 – Gremlin

Word Target 1, page 30

There were only 11 hidden words, not 12.

Thanks to S Penman from WA for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Binary + Hexoku 05 – Gremlin

Super Hexoku, page 31

There was a missing given number in the top left-hand hexagon, number 2 should have been shown in puzzle.

Thanks to K Drummond from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

 

Colossus Crosswords 208 – Gremlin

The Knowledge, page 34

The clue at 11dn should have had the word break-up (5,12) for the answer GREAT EXPECTATIONS.

Thanks to B O’Brien from QLD for reporting this gremlin.

Colossus 200 – Gremlin

MAXI!, page 38

The clue box for ‘Everest mountains’ had an incorrect extra arrow.

Thanks to M Allen from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Handy Acrostic 47 – Gremlin

Acrostic 34, page 60

There is an extra line at the end of solution for ‘N’.

Thank you to S Penman from WA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy Binary + Hexoku 04 – Gremlin

Super Hexoku, page 59

The cells in the Hexagon at the top of the second column could not be solved.

Thank you to K Drummond from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy Puzzles 128 – Gremlin

What’s What, page 46

The ‘F’ should have been an ‘L’ on the puzzle grid for the answer to ‘Aussie Rules football (1,1,1)’.

Thanks to S Penman from WA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 143 – Gremlin

Acrostic 1, page 36

There are two extra lines at the end of the solution for D.

Thanks to S Penman from WA for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 142 – Gremlin

The Beast, page 94

The clue at 68ac ‘World’s largest desert’ for the answer SAHARA is incorrect, it is the world’s largest hot desert.

Thanks to S Watson from NSW for reporting this gremlin.