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9 04, 2025

Christine’s Cryptic Collection 29 – Gremlin

Double Take 8, page 57

The clue at 7 across is incorrect, it should have read ‘Make a speech to orchestrate removal of trunk, right? (5)’.

Thanks to M Davies for reporting this gremlin.

 

3 04, 2025

Cluewords 222 – Gremlin

Cluewords 17, page 30

There is an unnecessary arrow on one of the squares.

Thanks to J Baldwin for reporting this gremlin.

3 04, 2025

QuizWords 02 – Gremlin

World Words, page 48

The clue ‘Order of the British Empire (1,1,1)’ was incorrect for MBE.

Thanks to S Roberts of NZ for reporting this gremlin.