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NY Times crossword is blank...???

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I go to the NY Times website, click on "crossword" and all I then get is a white, blank square. Normally a crossword grid, "The Crossword," the date, and the authors appear, which I click on to access the puzzle. Clicking on the blank square does nothing. Thanks.

I go to the NY Times website, click on "crossword" and all I then get is a white, blank square. Normally a crossword grid, "The Crossword," the date, and the authors appear, which I click on to access the puzzle. Clicking on the blank square does nothing. Thanks.

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Modified by alan_r

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Thanks, but that's not the info I need. I have a subscription and have had no problem for over a year. This just started last week. Also, if I use Safari, I don't have this problem. So, I figure it has something to do with Firefox.

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Thanks, again, but I read all of that information when I first subscribed. None of it applies to the issue.

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I'm going to try emailing the Times.

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The Times got back to me. I had to go to the adblocker and disable it for the NY Times page. That fixed it.

Thanks.