Math crossword answers

Math Crossword answers for October 24, 2026

Math crossword answers for October 24, 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

7×9

Addition and subtraction

Worked hint for the Easy math crossword for October 24, 2026 (7×9, 8 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, □ − 4 = 7. The only bank tile that makes it true is 11, so that line is 11 − 4 = 7.

Play

8 blanks in 8 equations. It solves in 3 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, 10, 11, 14, 17, 23, 29.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • □ − 4 = 7 has one blank left, and only 11 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 7 = 16 has one blank left, and only 23 from the bank makes it true.
    • 30 − □ = 16 has one blank left, and only 14 from the bank makes it true.
    • 30 − 13 = □ has one blank left, and only 17 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 22 = 29 has one blank left, and only 7 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • □ + 4 = 14 has one blank left, and only 10 from the bank makes it true.
    • 12 + 17 = □ has one blank left, and only 29 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 7 + □ = 10 has one blank left, and only 3 from the bank makes it true.

Medium

11×11

Adds multiplication

Worked hint for the Medium math crossword for October 24, 2026 (11×11, 11 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, □ + 1 = 19. The only bank tile that makes it true is 18, so that line is 18 + 1 = 19.

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, 18, 20, 22, 26, 38, 40, 41, 45, 51, 63.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • □ + 1 = 19 has one blank left, and only 18 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 56 = 7 has one blank left, and only 63 from the bank makes it true.
    • 19 + □ = 45 has one blank left, and only 26 from the bank makes it true.
    • 7 + 38 = □ has one blank left, and only 45 from the bank makes it true.
    • 26 + 12 = □ has one blank left, and only 38 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • □ + 12 = 63 has one blank left, and only 51 from the bank makes it true.
    • 5 × □ = 45 has one blank left, and only 9 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • □ + 29 = 51 has one blank left, and only 22 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 20 works in □ + 21 = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 41 works in ? + 21 = □ and □ − 1 = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 40 works in ? − 1 = □ at once.

Hard

11×11

Adds division and two-operator equations

Worked hint for the Hard math crossword for October 24, 2026 (11×11, 13 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 5 × 6 = □. The only bank tile that makes it true is 30, so that line is 5 × 6 = 30.

Play

13 blanks in 12 equations. It solves in 9 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: 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 15, 22, 27, 30, 33, 44, 51, 54.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 5 × 6 = □ has one blank left, and only 30 from the bank makes it true.
    • 6 + □ = 28 has one blank left, and only 22 from the bank makes it true.
    • 30 + 24 = □ has one blank left, and only 54 from the bank makes it true.
    • 7 + □ = 40 has one blank left, and only 33 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • □ ÷ 2 = 22 has one blank left, and only 44 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 51 − 44 = □ has one blank left, and only 7 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • 7 × □ = 28 has one blank left, and only 4 from the bank makes it true.
  5. Round 5 · single blanks
    • 5 × 2 − 4 = □ has one blank left, and only 6 from the bank makes it true.
  6. Round 6 · single blanks
    • 30 ÷ 6 = □ has one blank left, and only 5 from the bank makes it true.
  7. Round 7 · single blanks
    • 5 + 7 = □ has one blank left, and only 12 from the bank makes it true.
  8. Round 8 · single blanks
    • 12 + 3 = □ has one blank left, and only 15 from the bank makes it true.
  9. Round 9 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 51 works in ? + 24 = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 27 works in □ + 24 = ? at once.

Expert

11×11

Two operators, × and ÷ first

Worked hint for the Expert math crossword for October 24, 2026 (11×11, 16 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 44 + 1 = □. The only bank tile that makes it true is 45, so that line is 44 + 1 = 45.

Play

16 blanks in 13 equations. It solves in 6 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: 7, 8, 13, 17, 34, 36, 42, 45, 62, 67, 75, 85, 98, 100, 111, 118.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 44 + 1 = □ has one blank left, and only 45 from the bank makes it true.
    • 8 − □ = 1 has one blank left, and only 7 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 98 = 2 has one blank left, and only 100 from the bank makes it true.
    • 6 + 7 = □ has one blank left, and only 13 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • 11 + 100 = □ has one blank left, and only 111 from the bank makes it true.
    • 37 + □ = 45 has one blank left, and only 8 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 111 − □ = 44 has one blank left, and only 67 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 85 works in □ ÷ ? + 6 = 11 and ? − □ + ? = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 36 works in □ − ? = 2 at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 34 works in ? − □ = 2 at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 62 works in ? + 45 = □ and ? − □ = 13 at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 17 works in □ + 45 = ? and ? ÷ □ + 6 = 11 at once.
    • 118 fits no other blank, so it goes in □ − ? + ? = ? and □ − ? = 20.
  5. Round 5 · single blanks
    • 118 − □ = 20 has one blank left, and only 98 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 62 = 13 has one blank left, and only 75 from the bank makes it true.
  6. Round 6 · single blanks
    • 118 − 85 + □ = 75 has one blank left, and only 42 from the bank makes it true.