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Colossus Crosswords 182 – Gremlin
The Knowledge, page 34
The clue at 25 down ‘Locomotive enthusiast or anyone who obsessively pursues an minority interest’ should read ‘a’ instead of ‘an’.
Thank you to Max Allen from NSW for reporting this one to us
FindaWord 127 – Gremlin
FindaWord 82, page 66
There is a 6-letter word, RACKET, in the puzzle titled ‘Seven-letter R words’
Thanks to Gary Corrick for alerting us to this gremlin.
Crossword & Puzzle Collection 117 – Gremlin
Cryptic Colossus, page 102
In the clue ‘Satisfactory as far is itch treatment is concerned? (2,2,7)’ at 25 down, the ‘is’ should be ‘as’.
Thanks to AJ Argent from Qld for reporting this gremlin.