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		Telemakhos 49 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New York Times games are hard: A computational per... In 2023, 55% of visits to NYT's website were to games, not news. The puzzle-only subscription points to the NYT's fate as a game company that also offers news, much as airlines are credit card/loyalty point companies that also offer flights.

mexicocitinluez 49 days ago [–]

So my hunches were correct (majority of people were subbing to play the games), but not my conclusion: that they wouldn't split it off.

I've always thought that Will Shortz was one of the most powerful people at the NYT (slightly joking, but sorta not).

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