Math crossword answers

Math Crossword answers for October 19, 2026

Math crossword answers for October 19, 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

7×7

Addition and subtraction

Worked hint for the Easy math crossword for October 19, 2026 (7×7, 6 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, □ + 15 = 29. The only bank tile that makes it true is 14, so that line is 14 + 15 = 29.

Play

6 blanks in 7 equations. It solves in 2 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: 1, 2, 7, 14, 15, 16.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • □ + 15 = 29 has one blank left, and only 14 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 14 = 29 has one blank left, and only 15 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 14 = 15 has one blank left, and only 1 from the bank makes it true.
    • 12 + □ = 14 has one blank left, and only 2 from the bank makes it true.
    • 12 − 5 = □ has one blank left, and only 7 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • □ − 2 = 14 has one blank left, and only 16 from the bank makes it true.

Medium

11×9

Adds multiplication

Worked hint for the Medium math crossword for October 19, 2026 (11×9, 11 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 60 − 7 = □. The only bank tile that makes it true is 53, so that line is 60 − 7 = 53.

Play

11 blanks in 11 equations. It solves in 4 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: 9, 13, 17, 26, 41, 53, 84, 86, 90, 96, 97.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 60 − 7 = □ has one blank left, and only 53 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 7 = 77 has one blank left, and only 84 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 60 = 86 has one blank left, and only 26 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 4 = 86 has one blank left, and only 90 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • □ − 43 = 53 has one blank left, and only 96 from the bank makes it true.
    • 84 − 43 = □ has one blank left, and only 41 from the bank makes it true.
    • 73 + □ = 90 has one blank left, and only 17 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 1 + 96 = □ has one blank left, and only 97 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 9 works in 77 + □ = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 86 works in 77 + ? = □ and ? + □ = 99 at once.
    • 13 fits no other blank, so it goes in □ + ? = 99.

Hard

11×9

Adds division and two-operator equations

Worked hint for the Hard math crossword for October 19, 2026 (11×9, 12 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 52 ÷ 2 = □. The only bank tile that makes it true is 26, so that line is 52 ÷ 2 = 26.

Play

12 blanks in 11 equations. It solves in 8 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: 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 22, 26, 29, 38, 39.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 52 ÷ 2 = □ has one blank left, and only 26 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 13 = 16 has one blank left, and only 29 from the bank makes it true.
    • 29 − □ = 13 has one blank left, and only 16 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 16 = 38 has one blank left, and only 22 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • □ − 16 = 22 has one blank left, and only 38 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 38 − 29 = □ has one blank left, and only 9 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • □ ÷ 2 × 3 = 9 has one blank left, and only 6 from the bank makes it true.
  5. Round 5 · single blanks
    • □ − 6 = 6 has one blank left, and only 12 from the bank makes it true.
  6. Round 6 · single blanks
    • 12 − 1 = □ has one blank left, and only 11 from the bank makes it true.
  7. Round 7 · single blanks
    • 11 − □ = 3 has one blank left, and only 8 from the bank makes it true.
  8. Round 8 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 10 works in ? − 29 = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 39 works in □ − 29 = ? at once.

Expert

11×11

Two operators, × and ÷ first

Worked hint for the Expert math crossword for October 19, 2026 (11×11, 18 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 120 − □ = 13. The only bank tile that makes it true is 107, so that line is 120 − 107 = 13.

Play

18 blanks in 14 equations. It solves in 7 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: 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 23, 27, 36, 39, 48, 61, 95, 107, 110, 111, 114, 117.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 120 − □ = 13 has one blank left, and only 107 from the bank makes it true.
    • 13 + □ = 40 has one blank left, and only 27 from the bank makes it true.
    • 54 + 7 = □ has one blank left, and only 61 from the bank makes it true.
    • 11 × □ = 55 has one blank left, and only 5 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • 61 + □ = 84 has one blank left, and only 23 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 114 − □ × 13 = 23 has one blank left, and only 7 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • 7 + □ = 55 has one blank left, and only 48 from the bank makes it true.
  5. Round 5 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 111 works in □ − 75 = ? and 6 + □ = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 6 works in 114 ÷ □ × 5 = ? and 120 − ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 114 works in 120 − □ = ? and 75 + ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 95 works in 114 ÷ ? × 5 = □ and ? + □ = ? at once.
    • 110 fits no other blank, so it goes in ? + ? = □.
    • 15 fits no other blank, so it goes in □ + ? = ?.
  6. Round 6 · single blanks
    • 75 + □ = 114 has one blank left, and only 39 from the bank makes it true.
    • 111 − 75 = □ has one blank left, and only 36 from the bank makes it true.
    • 6 + 111 = □ has one blank left, and only 117 from the bank makes it true.
  7. Round 7 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 14 works in 6 + ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 8 works in 6 + □ = ? at once.