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For 25 years, I’ve held a long, deep-seated grudge against the New York Times Crossword puzzle. It started when a family friend gifted me a daily calendar of NYT Crossword puzzles because I was a “smart kid.” I don’t know what possessed this woman to think a 7-year-old would enjoy the NYT Crossword a puzzle famed for its difficulty but no matter how many I attempted, my puny child brain was unable to solve a single clue.
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So, when I saw that the New York Times had created a “Shattered Crossword” AR game on Instagram, I shuddered.