The New York Times Mini Crossword Is No Longer Free to Play

17 josephcsible 4 8/28/2025, 2:37:49 AM bookriot.com ↗

Comments (4)

oliwary · 3h ago
In case anyone is looking for alternatives, my 2-dimensional daily word game (5x5 letters, five words down, five across) is free: https://squareword.org . Not exactly the same as you reveal words with wordle style guesses instead of clues, but might scratch the same itch.
bargainbin · 1h ago
Struggling to understand the positive business impact this change has, highly doubt anyone is going to pay for it.
jml7c5 · 3h ago
Fortunately the LA Times mini is still free, though the ad-wall can be long (15 seconds).

https://www.latimes.com/games/mini-crossword

thorum · 3h ago
Is the NYT crossword so much better than alternatives that it would be worth paying for?