Colossus Crosswords 140 - Gremlin

 The Knowledge - Page34

The clue 1dn should indicate (3,8) not (3,7).

Thanks to Christine Lucas, of Pine Mountain, Qld, for alerting us to this numbering error.

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Starhunt 3, page 29

The number given in the extra clues on page71 is the same as one of the given numbers in the puzzle.

Thanks to Gloria Taylor, Dicky Beach, Qld

Memory Lane

8 down ‘Sporting event held in Sydney in 1938, The British…(6,6)’, should read (6,5) for EMPIRE GAMES.

Thanks to Judith Capper, Taumarunui, NZ

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Colossus No. 8 pg 44

The clue at 16 down should read ‘& 265 across Cuban leader (5,6)’, or more correctly ‘Former Cuban leader’ as his brother, Raul, succeeded him in April 2011.

With thanks to Ray Grindlay and Ros Clark.

Wheel Words solution pg 72

The word ‘Pace’ shouldn’t be in the list as it doesn’t contain the centre ‘L’. 

With thanks to Ros Clark, who spotted this error.

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The Beast 1

The clue at 69 down refers back to 56 across but it should read 56 down.

With thanks to Gloria Taylor of Dicky Beach, Qld.

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Pg 27  Stinker

The address on the coupon reads Coossus instead of Colossus. Oops!

With thanks to Shirley Jackson of Bracken Ridge, Qld.

 p21 Baffler

The word ‘charity’ should not be in the clue ‘Architect, … Jones’

The Lovatts team.

pg13 Memory Lane

Clue  32 across - James Arness was Marshal Matt Dillon in the TV series Gunsmoke not Wyatt Earp - That was Hugh OBrien.

Thanks to Tony Glenister.

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Pg 10 Giant Cryptic

In the clue 37ac Shiaparelli should be Schiaparelli.

With thanks to Danny van Doorn  for alerting us to this error.

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Pg 34 The Knowledge

The clue 12 across reads ‘Winter holiday destination near Fort Worth in Florida’ instead of ‘Winter holiday destination near Lake Worth in Florida’.

With thanks to Paul Cooper, of Glenfield, NSW.

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   Pg 52 Cryptic Cross 1

The clue 7 down reads ‘implusive’ instead of ‘impulsive’.

With thanks to Pauline Ereckson,  of Auckland, NZ.

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   Pg 21 the Baffler

The clue  ‘Cellist, Paco …’ should have read ‘Guitarist, Paco …’.

With thanks to Danny van Doorn, of Bedford Park, SA.

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Beast No. 1 Solution - pg 70

This Beast puzzle has no errors in it but  parts of the puzzle don’t match the solution on page 70.  Apologies for any frustration caused by this. Some changes were made to improve the crossword but unfortuately they were not made to the solution. The correct solution is attached here if you wish to check your answers.

Thanks to Kerran Niquet for alerting us to this error.

»Download solution grid here

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