Daily Number Crossword

How to play Number Crossword

Number Crossword is a crossword built from arithmetic instead of words. Every numbered run — across or down — comes with a small sum in the clue list. Work out the answer, then write it into the run one digit per cell, so a three-cell run holds a three-digit number. Wherever an across run crosses a down run, the shared cell's digit has to satisfy both sums at once — that crossing constraint is what makes it a puzzle rather than a worksheet.

THE RULES

1. Each numbered run has a clue — an arithmetic expression.
2. Write each clue's answer into its run, one digit per open cell.
3. Shared cells where two runs cross must work for both clues at once.
4. Clue cells are blocked — nothing goes in them.

BEGINNER STRATEGY

• Start with the shortest runs. A two-cell clue has far fewer possibilities, so it pins digits the longer runs can borrow.
• Use the crossings. Once one run fixes a shared cell, that digit is a free clue for the run crossing through it.
• Mind the leading digit. An answer's first cell is its highest place value — it can't be 0 on a multi-digit run.
• Compute carefully. Powers (²,³), factorials (!) and × follow normal order of operations.

ABOUT THIS DAILY

Every visitor on the same UTC day sees the same grid, seeded from the date. Your progress is saved to this browser — close the tab and come back later. A new puzzle unlocks at midnight UTC. If you enjoy the puzzle, GridJoy on Google Play has 17 more puzzle types (Sudoku, Killer Sudoku, Kakuro, and more) plus a ghost companion that grows with you as you solve.