Shortz: For NYT, Crossword Is a Nine-letter Word for Revenue
In a Q&A with the Hofstra Chronicle, New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz says his word games are a cash cow for the paper. What’s more, crosswords are among the few things that are necessarily better in print. Says Shortz:
For The Times, the crossword is the only same-day editorial matter in the newspaper that the website charges for. It costs $39.95 a year to subscribe to the crossword. More than 50,000 people have subscribed to the puzzle this way.
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