Joon, you and I had very similar NYT solving experiences. I finished at almost the same time as you with, I assume, the same error. But the 39D nagged at me enough that I stared at it a few more seconds, and it clicked. The question is, would I have held on to it at the ACPT, or turned it in to beat the minute? Not sure, but I'm afraid I probably would have turned it in. Hopefully a teachable moment. A couple of years ago, I literally yanked Merl's puzzle back from the judge's hand (I hadn't let go yet, so it was legit :-) as I realized I had an error.
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NYT error in square 39.
Joon, you and I had very similar NYT solving experiences. I finished at almost the same time as you with, I assume, the same error. But the 39D nagged at me enough that I stared at it a few more seconds, and it clicked. The question is, would I have held on to it at the ACPT, or turned it in to beat the minute? Not sure, but I'm afraid I probably would have turned it in. Hopefully a teachable moment. A couple of years ago, I literally yanked Merl's puzzle back from the judge's hand (I hadn't let go yet, so it was legit :-) as I realized I had an error.
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