fixed elapsed timer on clue page cannot fix it on admin page. I am done. now to move on to the styling to match UI

lib/auth.js

@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 import jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
 
-// Get JWT secret from environment or use fallback
 const JWT_SECRET =
   process.env.NEXTAUTH_SECRET ||
   process.env.JWT_SECRET ||
   "your-fallback-secret-should-be-at-least-32-chars";
 
-// Create a new JWT token
 export function createToken(payload) {
-  // Check if payload already has an expiration date set
   const options = payload.exp ? {} : { expiresIn: "30d" };
 
   return jwt.sign(payload, JWT_SECRET, options);
 }
 
-// Verify a JWT token
 export function verifyToken(token) {
   try {
     if (!token) {
@@ -26,13 +22,11 @@ export function verifyToken(token) {
 
     const decoded = jwt.verify(token, JWT_SECRET);
 
-    // Validate that we have the minimum required fields
     if (!decoded.sub && !decoded.id) {
       console.error("Token missing required user identifier");
       return null;
     }
 
-    // Log successful token verification with user ID
     console.log(
       "Token verified successfully for user:",
       decoded.sub || decoded.id
@@ -40,7 +34,6 @@ export function verifyToken(token) {
 
     return decoded;
   } catch (error) {
-    // Provide detailed error logs
     if (error.name === "TokenExpiredError") {
       console.error("Token expired at:", error.expiredAt);
     } else if (error.name === "JsonWebTokenError") {