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Cluewords 194 – Gremlin – Cluewords 22

Cluewords 22, page 45

The clue ‘Group of notes’ should have been ‘Groups of notes’ for the answer CHORDS.

Thank you to M Allen from NSW for alerting us to this gremlin.

Crossword & Puzzle Collection 140 – Gremlin

Cryptic Patchwork, page 79

The clue at 1ac should read 8ac to correspond with grid reference.

Thanks to A Young from QLD for alerting us to this gremlin.

Handy Cryptic Crosswords 94 – Gremlin

Double Take 1, pages 8-9

The word break-up for the cryptic clue at 1. & 4ac. should be (5,1,4) not (4,1,4).

Thanks to A Garner from Vic for alerting us to this gremlin.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 365 – Gremlin

Two-Way Teaser puzzle, pp28-29

The cryptic clue for 34ac should have included the word break-up (7) rather than (6) to read ‘More led into fashion again (7)’.

Thanks to R Timmins from NSW for reporting this gremlin.

Handy BrainTrainers 13 – Gremlin

Mental Sums, p19 and solution p75

3. Equation should have been 3 x 7 – 21 = 5, not =-5.

5. Sequence had two possible solutions: 24 and 25.

Thank you to L Vee from Qld for alerting us to these errors.

Christine’s BIG Crossword 364 – Gremlin

Pop Words puzzle, p47

The clue at 5dn ‘Pete Seeger sang, “Where have all the flowers gone, … ev’ry one” (5,6,4)’ for the answer GIRLS PICKED THEM was missing two words. The correct lyric is “Where have all the flowers gone, the girls have picked them ev’ry one” which does not fit the grid.

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