How to play Times Grid
A multiplication square with the headers and most products hidden — divide to find the headers, then multiply to fill it in. Also known as Missing multiplication square.
The rules
- The numbers along the top and down the side are the headers.
- Every square inside is its row header multiplied by its column header.
- Some headers and some products are shown. Find all the missing numbers.
- Every puzzle has exactly one answer.
Playing Times Grid on Puzzle Solvers
- Choose a level — from a 3×3 grid with numbers up to 6, to 6×6 with numbers up to 12 — and press New Puzzle.
- Each square is its row header times its column header. Some headers and products are shown.
- Tap a square and type a number (keyboard or the on-screen pad). Arrow keys move between squares.
- Find every header and every product. Hint shows the next number you can work out and the sum that gives it.
A worked example
The column headed 4 contains a 28. So the row header times 4 is 28 — the row header is 28 ÷ 4 = 7.
That row also contains a 63, in an unknown column. So 7 times the column header is 63 — the column header is 63 ÷ 7 = 9.
Strategies
- Start with a shown header. Look along the row or column of a header you know. Any product shown there gives you another header by division.
- Divide, don’t guess. If 42 is in the column headed 6, the row header is 42 ÷ 6 = 7.
- Chain the headers. Each header you find opens up a whole row or column — keep going until every header is known.
- Multiply to finish. With both headers known, the square where they meet is just a times-table fact.
Common mistakes
- Mixing up rows and columns — a product belongs to both its row and its column.
- Filling products before the headers are certain.
Where it comes from
Times Grid was made for this site, turning the classic multiplication square into a deduction puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What numbers are used?
Headers go from 2 up to 6, 9 or 12 depending on the level.
Can a header repeat?
No — along the top the headers are all different, and so are the ones down the side.
Is there always one answer?
Yes — the shown numbers always link every row and column, so each header can be worked out.
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