u/bryan472

I’ve been working my way backward through the archive for a long time, back to 2014. My archive puzzles aren’t part of any streak, so I’ll use the hints from time to time, especially since the puzzles are so much more obtuse pre-Covid.

I know there’s a warning that pops up when you attempt to use a hint on a puzzle that is part of a streak, i.e. gold puzzles. But lately the warning pops up for me when I’m doing an old puzzle that isn’t part of any streak. It makes me worry that it’s somehow going to blow up my current puzzle streak, so I’ve stopped using hints.

Anyone else noticed this? Am I safe to use hints on the archive puzzles?