You may find alternative spellings for this answer. Some references list a final ‘nn’ for the instrument but our dictionaries have a single ‘n’ and this is what fits.
N/A - The Lovatts team
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GREMLIN SPOTTER
Pg10
Crack the Cryptic
Clue 42ac, '... permissable ...' should be '... permissible ...'.
Thanks to
Joan Hinchliffe, Raby NSW
Pg26
Stinker
308 ac: Should read 'HH Munro' and NOT 'HH Monro'
Thanks to PJ McPhee, Tootgarook Vic
Pg21 Non-Gremlin
Baffler
Clue ‘Ireland"s … pipes’ Explanatory note: Readers are querying our spelling of the answer. There are often variant spellings of words, especially words taken from other languages. Our spelling is as used in the Oxford and Collins Dictionaries.
N/A - The Lovatts team
Pg10
Crack the Cryptic
Clue 6dn should read ‘They must be kept up for show (11)'
Thanks to Wilhelmine Halpin, Bardwell Park NSW
Pg64
Cryptic Colossus
Clues 25ac and 50dn. In each of these clues a word has been split so that one letter is on one line and the rest of the letters are on the following line. The words are lead (25ac) & lawyers (50dn)
The Lovatts team
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GREMLIN SPOTTER
Pg21
Baffler
Clue, 'Schaffer play', should be 'Shaffer play'
Thanks to Maria Pope, Wyoming NSW
Pg26
Stinker
Clue 208dn, ‘Highest Ecuadorean volcano' should read, ‘Ecuador's highest active volcano’.
Thanks to Joy Cornell, Wonga QLD
Pg 56/57
Lefties' Colossus No.10
Answer to clue 201ac revealed as Wittism. No such word exists. Should read, 'witticism.
Thanks to Raymond McQueen, Montmorency VIC
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GREMLIN SPOTTER
Pg21
Baffler contest
First clue ‘The Dardenelles’ should be ‘The Dardanelles’
Thanks to Wendy Howard
Pg21
Baffler contest
Clue ‘Hamstead …”, should be ‘Hampstead …’
Thanks to Joan Hinchliffe, Raby NSW
Pg 58
Christine’s BIG Crossword
102 ac, clue ‘Less hideous’ should be ‘More hideous’ for the answer UGLIER.
Thanks to Margaret Worrington of Belfield NSW, and Edyth
Morvell of Caravonica QLD