NYT Expands Crossword Empire with Midi, a 9x9 Daily
The New York Times adds Midi Crossword, a 9×9 daily puzzle, to its NYT Games lineup, sitting between the Mini and the Daily Crossword for subscribers. The move is designed to grow daily engagement at minimal incremental cost, with puzzles paid to contributors (roughly $500 per puzzle, more for Sundays) and some in‑house production by puzzle editor Ian Livengood; Games is a sizable business—over a million subscribers and billions of plays, contributing around $50 million in annual revenue.
