Clues by Sam – Jan 17, 2026

Hard·Solved

A1

👨‍🎨

Chase

painter

B1

👩‍🏫

Dana

teacher

C1

💂‍♀️

Evie

guard

D1

👨‍🍳

Frank

cook

A2

🕵️‍♂️

Gabe

sleuth

B2

👷‍♂️

Ivan

builder

C2

👨‍🍳

John

cook

D2

👩‍🍳

Kay

cook

A3

🕵️‍♀️

Laura

sleuth

B3

👨‍⚖️

Martin

judge

C3

💂‍♀️

Nicole

guard

D3

💂‍♂️

Olof

guard

A4

👩‍⚖️

Petra

judge

B4

👩‍🏫

Susan

teacher

C4

👨‍✈️

Thor

pilot

D4

👷‍♀️

Uma

builder

A5

👩‍🎨

Vicky

painter

B5

👨‍⚖️

Will

judge

C5

👨‍✈️

Xavi

pilot

D5

👩‍🎨

Zoe

painter

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 4Criminal 16Unknown 0
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Innocent (4): Dana, Gabe, John, Nicole
Criminal (16): Chase, Evie, Frank, Ivan, Kay, Laura, Martin, Olof, Petra, Susan, Thor, Uma, Vicky, Will, Xavi, Zoe
ALL CLUES (Text Reference)
A1 (chase): "Susan is one of Thor's 7 criminal neighbors"
B1 (dana): "Chase is one of 2 criminals above Petra"
C1 (evie): "I was nowhere near the crime scene! Where did you say it was again?"
D1 (frank): "I was committing another crime... no, I mean, sleeping."
A2 (gabe): "What's the crime again?"
B2 (ivan): "I was in a meeting when it happened!"
C2 (john): "Only one column has exactly 3 criminals"
D2 (kay): "Exactly 1 innocent in column C is neighboring John"
A3 (laura): "It wasn't me! It was... someone called... Wendy! You just missed her."
B3 (martin): "I have an alibi! You can ask my mom!"
C3 (nicole): "Ivan, do you even know when it happend? What ever it was."
D3 (olof): "Only 1 of the 3 innocents neighboring Martin is in column A"
A4 (petra): "There are exactly 2 innocents above Xavi"
B4 (susan): "All criminals in row 5 are connected"
C4 (thor): "What ever you're accusing me of, I didn't do it!"
D4 (uma): "Are you sure there even was a crime?"
A5 (vicky): "Only 1 of the 4 innocents neighboring Ivan is in row 3"
B5 (will): "There are more innocents in row 3 than row 5"
C5 (xavi): "Row 2 is the only row with exactly 2 criminals"
D5 (zoe): "Exactly 2 innocents above Xavi are neighboring Ivan"
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