For 25 years, I’ve had a long, deep-seated controversy over the New York Times crossword puzzle. It all started when a family friend presented me with a daily Lander of NYT crossword puzzles because I was a “smart kid.” I don’t know what this lady has to think of 7-Another year’s NYT crossword – will enjoy the famous puzzle for its difficulty – but no matter how hard I tried, my decent child brain was unable to solve a single clue.
Therefore, When I saw that the New York Times created a “scattered crossword” AR game on Instagram, I was surprised.
Still, I’ll do anything for the blog, And everyone always sparkles to recover directly from the trauma of your childhood. Probably, since Engage Noting that the game is “too easy” for the crossword aficionado, it will probably be at a level where I can finally, Finally Success. I navigated to the New York Times Instagram account, went through his stories, and found a link to this particular filter effect.
So far, so good. When you open the game, you will be directed to find a flat surface. Easy enough. My apartment has plenty of flat surface. Except it was never so clear whether Kind The New York Times I wanted to use. Anyway, a table? My TV screen? The wall? I then changed the instructions, which made it clear that the keyword was in the crossword “Dispersed.” To figure it out, you have to change your perspective and rotate the broken word so that it is complete once again.
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This is where everything fell apart.
On my first attempt, my key was a five-letter word for “expert quip”. The word broken was a mess of yellow. No amount of pinching and rotating the screen did anything. Just in case I was misunderstood, I started putting my yoga skills to work, turning back and cantering my body like neo-dodging bullets. Matrix. I hoped that doing so would change my view of the crossword puzzle. It did not move forward. Instead, my dog gave me his best stink eye, and my husband asked, “What are you doing? Are you okay?”
No. I Was clear No OK.
I am causal that the first attempt was made because of the insufficiently flat surface of my first attempt. This time, I chose my TV screen instead of my desk. Huzaah! The puzzle looked a little more, And this time, I clearly saw that the word CLAP exploded into a group of jagged yellow shards. I was a little hateful. Why was NYT To give Answer me? Whatever. At least I knew what I wanted to say.
Except, Then even if I rotated this word, CLAP will not appear. I raised my hands over my head. I pinch. I turned. I turned. I could see the vague shape of the word CLAP, especially L and A. But hey, I failed. I tried to move to a different key, without shifting the broken word.
On my third attempt, the crossword was too small and, For some unknown reason, I couldn’t zoom in to enlarge it. Failed. The closest attempt to me was on the fourth attempt, but my phone was held high above my chair and I could not see the word Godfrey.
I know when I get hit, and this beautiful, especially-well-designed crossword did me the best. The worst part is that I failed to get rid of my irrational resentment towards crossword puzzles. No. Instead, I’m standing here with a little back pain, and my hatred of the New York Times crossword puzzle has never been brighter.
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