Puzzle Monthly Issue 13 ..again !

[shaneystar2]

I see that some other folks here subscribe to this magazine. I am a new subscriber and like the the puzzles ..however in a couple of them, namely Cryptic Page 29 and Trytangle Page 39 when you are asked to unscramble the letters for the answer there are several different words you can come up with.EG ..the answer to Trytangle is CERLAL whcih gives a choice of either Cellar,Caller or Recall. There are several options for the Cryptic anagram too. So do you just take pot luck and stick a pin in or is this a mistake on their part as they ask for a one word answer..

[poodledoo]

I have been subscribing to this magazine for a long time now Shaneystar, despite threatening not to every year! The reason for this is that recently the magazine has been riddled with mistakes, such that it was totally impossible to do the puzzle, especially the logical. If you come across a mistake, you do wonder if its more likely to be theirs than yours. The most common one is to tell you in the instructions that the answer is an anagram, whereas the answer is spelt out sequentially.
In the trytangle, the answers don't have to be unscramled this month,and I have a second letter e where you have your first letter l. 17 down is expecting.
My most common gripe is that I cannot see the grey squares very clearly, and sometimes I do the puzzle in pencil. If I make a mistake, I erase the grey squares too when I erase the mistake!
Hope this doesn't put you off the magazine. At least I've got someone to consult now if I get stuck.

[wendyl]

Sorry Shaney, much as I would love to help as thank you for your assistance on many occasions, do not subscribe

However, I am struggling with My Weekly 2342 with which you are usually familiar and would be grateful if you could help again please
10a Scot firm backing software language (5) o?c??
3d Is this lake to produce Turkish port say? (5) i???r
18a Half marks for punctuation (6) c?l?n? (if the answer is colony why?)
20a Her noble seats swindle (8) ?o?t?s?a

[shaneystar2]

Hi wendy 3d is Izmir
18A Colons
10A Occam
20A Contessa
Hope this helps

Poodledoo thanks for your input ..I shall recheck my puzzle although it says at the top of Trytangle page 39 "The letters in the shaded segments when unscrambled " ! Perhaps mines a misprint !! Plus I also have expecting for 17 D .
Oh woe !
I will be back ..but must walk Shaney and get dinner ready .
Ttfn.

[wendyl]

Thanks very much shaney would have given you 3 stars but ratings seem to be missing today