Well its been 2 weeks without either for me, doesn't take that long to fix a glitch. I'll be shocked if they come back. Without the I'll use my remaining boosters and stop playing.
Yes I passed it, got a chocolate on the left side and just kept letting it multiple til I had enough, never worried about the chocolate on the right side.
Agreed, this level is crazy, have gotten no more then 15 lemons out of 50 in any one game. Impossible to beat this level right now, it won't spit out enough lemons.