Vichy Recommends
Games
You don't need a Times subscription for your daily puzzle fix. Play here instead.
The Times wants you to believe Wordle and the Crossword are worth the price of admission. A rather generic word game is a bad reason to support The Times’ mission. There are plenty of alternatives made by people who love games, and where a subscription goes towards more games and not fake journalism.
Where to play
Merriam-Webster has drop in clones of Wordle and Spelling Bee.
AVCX is where the pros do their crosswords.
Puzzgrid has your Connections covered.
Clues by Sam is a logic puzzler that builds thinking through the consequences.