Play unlimited 9×9 midi crosswords free — thousands of puzzles, pick easy or hard. No account, no paywall, no daily limit. A free alternative to the subscriber-only NYT Midi.
Thousands of 9×9 midi crosswords, free. No account, no paywall, no daily limit. Pick easy or hard, hit New Puzzle, and keep going.
The daily midi is the ritual — one fresh 9×9 a day. Unlimited is for when one isn't enough. Set it easy or hard and solve your way through thousands of 9×9 midis back-to-back. No signup to start, no "you've hit your limit," no subscription wall between grids. Just the next puzzle, then the next.
No daily cap. No paywall. No meter ticking down to a "subscribe to keep playing" wall — which, if you've bumped into the subscriber-only midi elsewhere, you'll appreciate. Unlimited mode gives you thousands of 9×9 midis you can play in a row, free, whether you've got five minutes or fifty.
Two ways to play the 9×9:
Drill Easy until you're fast, then step up to Hard — as many as you want, at whichever speed suits the moment.
If you came looking for a midi crossword you can play without a subscription, this is it. The well-known midi launched in 2026 as a subscriber-only puzzle (here's where to play a free NYT Midi alternative); midicrossword.com is free to play, needs no account to start, never puts a puzzle behind a paywall — and Unlimited means you're never capped at one a day. (Descriptive only — not affiliated with The New York Times; see note below.)
Straight answer: Unlimited puzzles are auto-generated — that's how we keep thousands of them ready and free. They're built for volume and practice.
The daily midi and hard midi are the curated ones — hand-edited by Jeff Chen, constructor of 150+ New York Times crosswords, with cleaner fill, fairer clues, and the occasional sneaky misdirect. His hands are on two puzzles a day; Unlimited is the machine keeping you stocked between them. (A Chen-edited Unlimited filter is on the way — not yet.) Unlimited for quantity, the dailies for Chen's craft. Most regulars do both.
New to the midi? Start on Easy and lean on your crossings — on a 9×9, one confident letter unlocks several clues.
You never need an account to play Unlimited — that's always free and open. Your stats and streak save locally in your browser, but local storage is per-browser and can slip if you switch devices or clear your data. A free account (just an email and password, or a Google sign-in) keeps them reliable and synced across everything. No paywall either way — the account adds durability, not access.
Yes — completely. Thousands of 9×9 midis, no paywall, no daily limit, no charge.
No — play instantly with no signup. Your stats and streak save locally, but local storage is per-browser and can slip if you switch devices or clear your data. A free account (email and password, or Google sign-in) keeps them reliable and synced everywhere. Free to play either way — the account adds durability, not access.
Yes — every Unlimited midi is a 9×9, and you pick Easy or Hard, switchable anytime.
Not currently. The daily midis are edited by Jeff Chen, constructor of 150+ New York Times crosswords. Unlimited puzzles are auto-generated so there's always another one ready, free and with no cap. A Chen-edited Unlimited filter is on the way.
Yes — this is one. midicrossword.com is free to play, needs no account, and never paywalls a puzzle, with unlimited 9×9 midis plus a fresh daily.
The daily is one curated, Chen-edited 9×9 a day (plus a hard one). Unlimited is thousands of auto-generated 9×9s you can play back-to-back at easy or hard. Quantity vs. craft.
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