Math crossword answers

Math Crossword answers for October 30, 2026

Math crossword answers for October 30, 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

9×9

Addition and subtraction

Worked hint for the Easy math crossword for October 30, 2026 (9×9, 8 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 3 + □ = 14. The only bank tile that makes it true is 11, so that line is 3 + 11 = 14.

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: 2, 4, 5, 8, 11, 13, 15, 28.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 3 + □ = 14 has one blank left, and only 11 from the bank makes it true.
    • 15 − 11 = □ has one blank left, and only 4 from the bank makes it true.
    • 14 − 9 = □ has one blank left, and only 5 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 11 = 13 has one blank left, and only 2 from the bank makes it true.
    • 17 − 9 = □ has one blank left, and only 8 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • 11 + 17 = □ has one blank left, and only 28 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • □ + 15 = 28 has one blank left, and only 13 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • □ − 13 = 2 has one blank left, and only 15 from the bank makes it true.

Medium

11×7

Adds multiplication

Worked hint for the Medium math crossword for October 30, 2026 (11×7, 10 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 21 + □ = 25. The only bank tile that makes it true is 4, so that line is 21 + 4 = 25.

Play

10 blanks in 11 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: 4, 5, 18, 22, 33, 34, 38, 47, 51, 89.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 21 + □ = 25 has one blank left, and only 4 from the bank makes it true.
    • 68 − 21 = □ has one blank left, and only 47 from the bank makes it true.
    • 25 + □ = 30 has one blank left, and only 5 from the bank makes it true.
    • 68 − □ = 30 has one blank left, and only 38 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 4 = 30 has one blank left, and only 34 from the bank makes it true.
    • 4 + □ = 55 has one blank left, and only 51 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • 38 + 51 = □ has one blank left, and only 89 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 18 works in □ + 15 = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 33 works in □ + ? = 55 and ? + 15 = □ at once.
    • 22 fits no other blank, so it goes in ? + □ = 55.

Hard

11×11

Adds division and two-operator equations

Worked hint for the Hard math crossword for October 30, 2026 (11×11, 13 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 4 + 11 = □. The only bank tile that makes it true is 15, so that line is 4 + 11 = 15.

Play

13 blanks in 12 equations. It solves in 5 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: 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 21, 26, 29, 42, 45, 48.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 4 + 11 = □ has one blank left, and only 15 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 4 = 6 has one blank left, and only 10 from the bank makes it true.
    • 4 + 11 − □ = 11 has one blank left, and only 4 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 11 = 56 has one blank left, and only 45 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ ÷ 8 = 6 has one blank left, and only 48 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • 3 × 10 − 4 = □ has one blank left, and only 26 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ + 35 = 48 has one blank left, and only 13 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 4 + □ = 13 has one blank left, and only 9 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 21 works in □ + 21 = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 42 works in ? + 21 = □ at once.
  5. Round 5 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 6 works in 35 − □ = ? and ? − □ = 8 at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 14 works in □ − ? = 8 at once.
    • 29 fits no other blank, so it goes in 35 − ? = □.

Expert

11×11

Two operators, × and ÷ first

Worked hint for the Expert math crossword for October 30, 2026 (11×11, 17 blanks). One equation already has a single empty cell, 120 − □ = 43. The only bank tile that makes it true is 77, so that line is 120 − 77 = 43.

Play

17 blanks in 15 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: 4, 12, 13, 16, 18, 26, 39, 55, 68, 70, 77, 81, 93, 99, 105, 107, 109.

  1. Round 1 · single blanks
    • 120 − □ = 43 has one blank left, and only 77 from the bank makes it true.
    • 15 + □ = 120 has one blank left, and only 105 from the bank makes it true.
    • 22 + □ = 40 has one blank left, and only 18 from the bank makes it true.
    • 15 + □ = 114 has one blank left, and only 99 from the bank makes it true.
    • □ − 52 = 16 has one blank left, and only 68 from the bank makes it true.
  2. Round 2 · single blanks
    • 13 + 68 = □ has one blank left, and only 81 from the bank makes it true.
  3. Round 3 · single blanks
    • 81 + 12 = □ has one blank left, and only 93 from the bank makes it true.
  4. Round 4 · single blanks
    • 16 + 93 = □ has one blank left, and only 109 from the bank makes it true.
  5. Round 5 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 4 works in 43 + ? − □ = 109 and 12 + □ = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 70 works in 43 + □ − ? = 109 at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 107 works in □ − 95 = ? at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 12 works in ? − 95 = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 16 works in 12 + ? = □ and ? − ? = □ at once.
    • 55 fits no other blank, so it goes in □ − ? = ?.
  6. Round 6 · single blanks
    • 55 − □ = 16 has one blank left, and only 39 from the bank makes it true.
  7. Round 7 · compare candidates
    • Of the tiles left, only 26 works in 13 + ? = □ at once.
    • Of the tiles left, only 13 works in 13 + □ = ? at once.