The New York Times' newest goody for subscribers: premium crosswords. Yes, an e-mail sent to us home delivery folks touts this service as offering thousands of crossword puzzles online and other extras for the word game greedy.

“With Premium Crosswords you get 4,000 puzzles and solutions online,” the promotional note declares. “You can save partially completed puzzles or compete against fellow solvers. You can even print puzzles and tackle them later offline. It's challenging fun from the masters of the art.”

What's next? The Online Obit Game? Don't be surprised.