Math crossword answers

Math Crossword answers for October 29, 2026

Math crossword answers for October 29, 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 29, 2026 (9×7, 7 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 23 + □ = 29. The only bank tile that makes it true is 6, so that line is 23 + 6 = 29.

Play

7 blanks in 7 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: 1, 2, 6, 11, 21, 23, 29.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 23 + □ = 29 has one blank left, and only 6 from the bank makes it true.
    • 23 − 2 = □ has one blank left, and only 21 from the bank makes it true.
    • 17 + □ = 18 has one blank left, and only 1 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • 17 + 6 = □ has one blank left, and only 23 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 21 = 23 has one blank left, and only 2 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 23 + 6 = □ has one blank left, and only 29 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • 18 + □ = 29 has one blank left, and only 11 from the bank makes it true.

Medium

9×11

Adds multiplication

Worked hint for the Medium math crossword for October 29, 2026 (9×11, 12 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, □ + 25 = 43. The only bank tile that makes it true is 18, so that line is 18 + 25 = 43.

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: 6, 16, 18, 25, 26, 34, 35, 48, 54, 68, 77, 93.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • □ + 25 = 43 has one blank left, and only 18 from the bank makes it true.
    • 71 − □ = 17 has one blank left, and only 54 from the bank makes it true.
    • 59 − 25 = □ has one blank left, and only 34 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 43 = 69 has one blank left, and only 26 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 17 = 85 has one blank left, and only 68 from the bank makes it true.
    • 33 − □ = 17 has one blank left, and only 16 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • 17 + 18 = □ has one blank left, and only 35 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 77 works in ? + 71 = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 25 works in ? − □ = 68 at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 6 works in □ + 71 = ? and □ × 8 = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 93 works in □ − ? = 68 at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 48 works in ? × 8 = □ at once.

Hard

11×11

Adds division and two-operator equations

Worked hint for the Hard math crossword for October 29, 2026 (11×11, 13 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, □ + 31 = 38. The only bank tile that makes it true is 7, so that line is 7 + 31 = 38.

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: 1, 2, 3, 7, 13, 15, 23, 28, 29, 33, 55, 57, 60.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • □ + 31 = 38 has one blank left, and only 7 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ ÷ 57 = 1 has one blank left, and only 57 from the bank makes it true.
    • 60 − □ = 5 has one blank left, and only 55 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • 24 ÷ □ − 7 = 1 has one blank left, and only 3 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 3 − □ = 1 has one blank left, and only 2 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • □ − 2 = 31 has one blank left, and only 33 from the bank makes it true.
  5. Round 5 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 23 works in ? + 22 = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 1 works in ? ÷ 60 = □ and □ + 22 = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 29 works in 1 + ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 28 works in 1 + □ = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 15 works in 2 + ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 13 works in 2 + □ = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 60 works in □ ÷ 60 = ? at once.

Expert

11×11

Two operators, × and ÷ first

Worked hint for the Expert math crossword for October 29, 2026 (11×11, 16 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 111 − 26 = □. The only bank tile that makes it true is 85, so that line is 111 − 26 = 85.

Play

16 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: 1, 2, 15, 16, 23, 25, 42, 54, 55, 85, 96, 97, 98, 100, 105, 106.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 111 − 26 = □ has one blank left, and only 85 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 91 = 107 has one blank left, and only 16 from the bank makes it true.
    • 116 − 10 = □ has one blank left, and only 106 from the bank makes it true.
    • 113 − □ = 58 has one blank left, and only 55 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • □ − 61 + 41 = 85 has one blank left, and only 105 from the bank makes it true.
    • 16 + 7 = □ has one blank left, and only 23 from the bank makes it true.
    • 106 − 91 = □ has one blank left, and only 15 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 25 works in □ + ? = 26 and ? + 23 = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 100 works in ? + ? = □ and ? + 58 = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 42 works in □ + 58 = ? and ? − ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 1 works in ? + □ = 26 and ? − ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 2 works in □ + 23 = ? and □ + ? = ? at once.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • 2 + □ = 100 has one blank left, and only 98 from the bank makes it true.
  5. Round 5 · single blanks
    • 98 − □ = 1 has one blank left, and only 97 from the bank makes it true.
  6. Round 6 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 54 works in ? − □ = 42 at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 96 works in □ − ? = 42 at once.