Unable to play old Newsday puzzles (Android Nexus 5) about shortyz HOT 2 OPEN

java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.totsp.crossword.shortyz/com.totsp.crossword.PlayActivity}: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=0; index=0
       at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2416)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2476)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap11(ActivityThread.java)
       at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1344)
       at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
       at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)       
       at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417)
       at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726)
       at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)
Caused by: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=0; index=0
       at com.totsp.crossword.puz.Playboard.<init>(Playboard.java:30)
       at com.totsp.crossword.puz.Playboard.<init>(Playboard.java:23)
       at com.totsp.crossword.PlayActivity.onCreate(PlayActivity.java:226)
       at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:6251)
       at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1107)
       at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2369)
       ... 9 more

$ curl --silent 'http://brainsonly.com/servlets-newsday-crossword/newsdaycrossword?date=160101' | grep .
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