Manually Link Your NYT Account

If you log in to the nytimes.com website with a social provider or would rather not enter your password into this site, you can link your account manually by following these steps.

Step 1 - Log In

First, log in to nytimes.com with the account that has your crossword subscription.

Step 2 - Get Token

Now, we need to get your login cookie. There are two methods you can use to do this:

Method 1: URL Bar

If you are using a modern web browser (e.g., Chrome), then from the nytimes.com website tab copy and paste the following line into the URL bar of the website and press Enter. This will execute some simple Javascript on the page to grab your cookie.

javascript:document.cookie.split('; ').find(r=>r.startsWith('NYT-S')).split('=')[1]

Notice: As a security measure, Chrome will automatically remove the leading "javascript:" line from that when you copy/paste it into the URL bar. If you see a page of Google results when you press Enter, go back to the nytimes.com website and make sure you manually type in the "javascript:" to the front of that text after you paste it.

If it works correctly, you should see a long line of text printed to the screen, like this. This is your token, copy it and proceed to step 3.

Method 2: Developer Tools

These instructions are written for Google Chrome, but similar steps can be taken in any other modern web browser.

From the nytimes.com website, click on Chrome Menu at the top right (3 dots), then "More Tools" then "Developer Tools"

Select the Application tab, then on the left expand Cookies (in the Storage section) and select https://nytimes.com

Look for the cookie with the name NYT-S and single click on it. The value of this cookie that is displayed below is your token. Copy it and proceed to step 3

Step 3 - Save Token

Go to your Profile Page and paste in your token from step 2 to the Manual Token entry field. Click Submit Manual Token. If the token is valid, you will see a green check mark indicating that your account is now linked.

If you have trouble with this step or are getting an error message, please reach out to [email protected] and we can assist.