"But here's something that WILL blow your mind. Just within the past few weeks, I have become a crossword freak. I ponied up a NYT Games subscription after they put their Mini Crossword behind their paywall (Fiends! Only we at Defector are allowed to use a paywall!). The Mini is basically a Junior Jumble for Kamala voters. I can usually finish it in less than half a minute, which suits my ego nicely."
"Anytime I tried doing the Times crossword in ink many years ago, I'd end up stonewalled. Being me, I then developed a seething resentment of the puzzle and its editors. Oh, don't you people think you're so clever, with all of your in-jokes and references to shit that happened in 1912? I didn't want to be one of those people."
An individual asserted that the average American probably cannot complete a New York Times Monday crossword and attributed that to American stupidity. The individual became obsessed with crosswords after subscribing to the NYT Games app when the Mini Crossword was placed behind a paywall. The Mini Crossword proved easy and fast, often finished in under thirty seconds, which boosted the individual's ego. Previous attempts at the full Times puzzle in ink led to being stonewalled and cultivating resentment toward the puzzle and its editors because of obscure references. Paying five dollars monthly and using digital input removed the pen-and-eraser deterrent and encouraged trying the larger daily puzzle.
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