nick

@Nat K I’d like to agree with your explanation, but my experience with the archive tells me otherwise. Check out a few puzzles from 2015 and see what you think. These older puzzles are more challenging, but, in my opinion, not satisfyingly so. There are many more times I’m annoyed by an obtuse clue/answer, rather than being pleased with the aha moment of discovery. The inverse is true of the newer puzzles, and they’re more fun for it.