Math crossword answers

Math Crossword answers for October 4, 2026

Math crossword answers for October 4, 2026: the same four daily puzzles everyone played, Easy through Expert. Each level has one worked equation from that grid. Play any of them, or reveal the full solution. The rest of the steps stay closed until you open them. Yesterday's math crossword answers are one page back.

Easy

9×7

Addition and subtraction

Worked hint for the Easy math crossword for October 4, 2026 (9×7, 8 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, □ − 6 = 1. The only bank tile that makes it true is 7, so that line is 7 − 6 = 1.

Play

8 blanks in 8 equations. It solves in 4 rounds of reasoning, each one an equation with a single blank. Reveal the grid when you want to see it filled. The numbers are in the solution below.

Step-by-step solution

Bank, lowest number first: 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 24.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • □ − 6 = 1 has one blank left, and only 7 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 6 = 3 has one blank left, and only 9 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 14 = 3 has one blank left, and only 17 from the bank makes it true.
    • 12 + 1 = □ has one blank left, and only 13 from the bank makes it true.
    • 4 + □ = 28 has one blank left, and only 24 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • □ + 9 = 12 has one blank left, and only 3 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • □ − 3 = 7 has one blank left, and only 10 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • 24 − 10 = □ has one blank left, and only 14 from the bank makes it true.

Medium

11×9

Adds multiplication

Worked hint for the Medium math crossword for October 4, 2026 (11×9, 12 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 82 − 58 = □. The only bank tile that makes it true is 24, so that line is 82 − 58 = 24.

Play

12 blanks in 13 equations. It solves in 3 rounds of reasoning, 1 of them by comparing candidates. Reveal the grid when you want to see it filled. The numbers are in the solution below.

Step-by-step solution

Bank, lowest number first: 2, 10, 13, 24, 30, 49, 53, 56, 65, 69, 73, 95.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 82 − 58 = □ has one blank left, and only 24 from the bank makes it true.
    • 60 − 58 = □ has one blank left, and only 2 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 43 = 73 has one blank left, and only 30 from the bank makes it true.
    • 12 − □ = 2 has one blank left, and only 10 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 24 = 49 has one blank left, and only 73 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • 73 − □ = 24 has one blank left, and only 49 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 2 = 93 has one blank left, and only 95 from the bank makes it true.
    • 73 − □ = 60 has one blank left, and only 13 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 56 works in □ − ? = 3 and □ + 13 = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 65 works in 12 + ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 69 works in ? + 13 = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 53 works in ? − □ = 3 and 12 + □ = ? at once.

Hard

9×11

Adds division and two-operator equations

Worked hint for the Hard math crossword for October 4, 2026 (9×11, 13 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, □ + 15 = 41. The only bank tile that makes it true is 26, so that line is 26 + 15 = 41.

Play

13 blanks in 11 equations. It solves in 5 rounds of reasoning, 1 of them by comparing candidates. Reveal the grid when you want to see it filled. The numbers are in the solution below.

Step-by-step solution

Bank, lowest number first: 2, 3, 10, 11, 15, 23, 26, 36, 37, 46, 50, 53, 56.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • □ + 15 = 41 has one blank left, and only 26 from the bank makes it true.
    • 4 − 1 = □ has one blank left, and only 3 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ × 11 = 22 has one blank left, and only 2 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 18 = 41 has one blank left, and only 23 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 4 = 33 has one blank left, and only 37 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • □ − 2 = 48 has one blank left, and only 50 from the bank makes it true.
    • 37 − □ = 1 has one blank left, and only 36 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 50 + 3 = □ has one blank left, and only 53 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • 53 − 22 + 15 = □ has one blank left, and only 46 from the bank makes it true.
  5. Round 5 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 56 works in ? + 46 = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 10 works in □ + 46 = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 15 works in 4 + ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 11 works in 4 + □ = ? at once.

Expert

11×11

Two operators, × and ÷ first

Worked hint for the Expert math crossword for October 4, 2026 (11×11, 17 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 84 − □ = 48. The only bank tile that makes it true is 36, so that line is 84 − 36 = 48.

Play

17 blanks in 14 equations. It solves in 6 rounds of reasoning, 2 of them by comparing candidates. Reveal the grid when you want to see it filled. The numbers are in the solution below.

Step-by-step solution

Bank, lowest number first: 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 16, 23, 36, 48, 71, 83, 86, 90, 98, 103, 112.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 84 − □ = 48 has one blank left, and only 36 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 2 = 96 has one blank left, and only 98 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 112 works in ? + 105 = □ and □ − ? = 41 at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 2 works in 96 − □ × ? = 50 and ? − 84 = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 7 works in □ + ? = ? and □ + 105 = ? at once.
    • 4 fits no other blank, so it goes in 98 − ? + □ = ?.
    • 48 fits no other blank, so it goes in 119 − ? = □ and □ ÷ ? = 8.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 96 − 2 × □ = 50 has one blank left, and only 23 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 84 = 2 has one blank left, and only 86 from the bank makes it true.
    • 119 − □ = 48 has one blank left, and only 71 from the bank makes it true.
    • 48 ÷ □ = 8 has one blank left, and only 6 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • 98 − 86 + 4 = □ has one blank left, and only 16 from the bank makes it true.
  5. Round 5 · single blanks
    • 119 − □ = 16 has one blank left, and only 103 from the bank makes it true.
  6. Round 6 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 83 works in 7 + □ = ? and 93 − ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 10 works in 3 + □ = ? and 93 − □ = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 13 works in □ + ? = 103 and 3 + ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 90 works in ? + □ = 103 and 7 + ? = □ at once.