HardMar 15, 2026Solved

Clues by Sam Mar 15, 2026 Answer – Full Solution Explained

A1

👩‍🍳

Anna

cook

B1

🕵️‍♀️

Barb

sleuth

C1

🕵️‍♂️

Chad

sleuth

D1

👩‍🎨

Freya

painter

A2

👨‍✈️

Gus

pilot

B2

👨‍✈️

Hal

pilot

C2

👨‍✈️

Ivan

pilot

D2

👷‍♀️

Joy

builder

A3

🕵️‍♀️

Kay

sleuth

B3

👮‍♂️

Martin

cop

C3

👮‍♂️

Nick

cop

D3

👩‍⚖️

Olivia

judge

A4

👷‍♀️

Pam

builder

B4

👮‍♀️

Ruby

cop

C4

👩‍🍳

Stella

cook

D4

👨‍⚖️

Tom

judge

A5

💂‍♀️

Uma

guard

B5

💂‍♂️

Vince

guard

C5

👨‍🎨

Xavi

painter

D5

👨‍⚖️

Zach

judge

Final Board State

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Final Result
Innocent 11Criminal 9Unknown 0

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Clues by Sam answer for Mar 15, 2026 — a Hard solved in 16 steps

Today's Clues by Sam puzzle is rated Hard and resolves with 9 criminals on a 20-cell, 4-column × 5-row grid. The criminals are Chad (C1), Joy (D2), Kay (A3), Olivia (D3), Pam (A4), Stella (C4), Tom (D4), Vince (B5) and Zach (D5); the remaining 11 suspects are innocent.

The deduction chain, in plain English

01.D4 · Tom CRIMINAL, D2 · Joy CRIMINAL

02.D5 · Zach CRIMINAL

03.B2 · Hal INNOCENT

04.B3 · Martin INNOCENT

05.B4 · Ruby INNOCENT

06.C5 · Xavi INNOCENT

07.C4 · Stella CRIMINAL, C2 · Ivan INNOCENT

08.A4 · Pam CRIMINAL

09.A2 · Gus INNOCENT

10.D3 · Olivia CRIMINAL, D1 · Freya INNOCENT

11.A5 · Uma INNOCENT

12.B5 · Vince CRIMINAL

13.C1 · Chad CRIMINAL

14.C3 · Nick INNOCENT

15.A1 · Anna INNOCENT

16.A3 · Kay CRIMINAL

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