A gremlin is an error that makes a puzzle frustrating, difficult or impossible to complete.
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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, 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