Clues by Sam – Jan 14, 2026
Tricky·Solved
A1
👮♀️
Alice
cop
B1
👮♀️
Barb
cop
C1
💂♀️
Chloe
guard
D1
👨⚕️
Eric
doctor
A2
🕵️♂️
Gabe
sleuth
B2
👩🍳
Hazel
cook
C2
💂♂️
Isaac
guard
D2
🕵️♀️
Joy
sleuth
A3
👩✈️
Karen
pilot
B3
👩✈️
Maria
pilot
C3
👩⚕️
Nancy
doctor
D3
👨🍳
Ollie
cook
A4
👨🎤
Phil
singer
B4
👩🍳
Ruby
cook
C4
👩⚖️
Sofia
judge
D4
👨🔧
Thor
mech
A5
👨🎤
Vince
singer
B5
👨🔧
Wally
mech
C5
👨⚖️
Xavi
judge
D5
👨🔧
Ziad
mech
GUIDE
Final Board State
This board shows the fully resolved state after all clues have been applied.
The solution is represented by the board structure, not a simple list.
Final Result
Innocent 10Criminal 10Unknown 0
Hide answer list (spoilers) ▲
Innocent (10): Alice, Gabe, Isaac, Joy, Karen, Ollie, Sofia, Thor, Vince, Xavi
Criminal (10): Barb, Chloe, Eric, Hazel, Maria, Nancy, Phil, Ruby, Wally, Ziad
ALL CLUES (Text Reference) ▲
A1 (alice): "Exactly 1 innocent in column A is neighboring Karen"
B1 (barb): "Only 1 of the 3 innocents neighboring me is Gabe's neighbor"
C1 (chloe): "Who cares. I'll escape from prison in no time."
D1 (eric): "There are exactly 3 innocents in column D"
A2 (gabe): "There are exactly 2 criminals in between Alice and Eric"
B2 (hazel): "I have a friend who helps me out regularly"
C2 (isaac): "Karen is one of Maria's 4 innocent neighbors"
D2 (joy): "Only one person in a corner has exactly one criminal neighbor"
A3 (karen): "All criminals in column B are connected"
B3 (maria): "There's an odd number of innocents in column C"
C3 (nancy): "I once escaped before I got caught!"
D3 (ollie): "There are more criminals in row 1 than row 3"
A4 (phil): "There is only one criminal in row 2"
B4 (ruby): "I once escaped on my first day!"
C4 (sofia): "There's an equal number of criminals in rows 3 and 4"
D4 (thor): "If only half of the guards weren't criminals"
A5 (vince): "I'm starting to see why we're not running out of criminals..."
B5 (wally): "Only one row has exactly 3 criminals"
C5 (xavi): "There are exactly 2 innocents in row 4"
D5 (ziad): "Only one person in a corner has exactly 2 criminal neighbors"