You can play the NY Times Augmented Reality crossword puzzle on Instagram

The AR ‘Mini Crosswords 12/22’ effect is available on Instagram on iOS and Android. — AFP Relaxnews

The New York Times crossword puzzle is an institution that is going ultra high-tech. No longer do you have to buy the paper edition of the newspaper to try your hand at the cult puzzles – all you have to do is open the Instagram application and then try and solve the game using augmented reality.

This version of the New York Times crossword puzzle looks rather different from the traditional one. The famous American newspaper took to its Instagram account to unveil a new AR effect that allows you to play this puzzle in your Story thanks to augmented reality.