"The New York Times Magazine, which for some subscribers arrives on Saturdays, had printed an unsolvable crossword. Some solvers who, like Wegener's wife, complete the Sunday puzzle in the print magazine complained on crossword forums and social media, saying they were 'nearly in tears,' some with fears of 'sudden onset dementia' or, worse yet, ineptitude."
"I didn't even occur to me that it could be their mistake,' she told me. 'I just blamed myself.' When Mike McFadden, in New Jersey, couldn't crack it, he had a similar reaction. 'I thought something was wrong with me,' he told me. 'I didn't think that they would have an error.'"
A printing error in the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle left many solvers frustrated when clues did not match the grid. Mark Wegener realized the print version was incorrect after solving it online. The Times acknowledged the mistake, stating that the print edition contained misaligned clues. Many solvers expressed their distress on social media, fearing personal inadequacy. Irene Papoulis and Mike McFadden shared feelings of self-blame, believing the error was their fault rather than the publication's.
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