@captsternn – Speaking for myself is all I can ever do, I suppose. Your experience of breezing through several levels then getting stuck on one for a long while is normally what playing through new levels is like for me, though.
The Daily Challenge has been interesting. My first few attempts at it on Thursday and Friday were super-frustrating but I did eventually get through. Interestingly, Saturday’s had one of my all-time least favorite bosses, where you have to knock him into the water and then back out again, yet I beat that challenge on the first try. I suppose it’s at least good these these are all puzzles we’ve seen before (though I wonder if you haven’t reached those levels in the game yet, would you still see them in the challenges?)
I agree about changing how the timer works. I didn’t even get the chance to attempt yesterday’s challenge because I was out all day, and on normal work days I’ll probably get home with maybe 1-2 hours left, and I’m supposed to be spending that time actually being social. I think it should be 8 hours from your first attempt, rather than from a fixed point in time for everyone. If a new challenge is released and you haven’t beaten the old one yet, I suppose you should have the option to forfeit yesterday’s and try today’s, or keep plugging away at yesterday’s until your 8 hours are up.