Clues by Sam Apr 25, 2026 Answer – Full Solution Explained
Hard·Solved
A1
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Andre
astronaut
B1
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Betsy
astronaut
C1
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Chloe
astronaut
D1
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Dave
astronaut
A2
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Franco
astronaut
B2
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Ghani
astronaut
C2
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Helen
astronaut
D2
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Isaac
astronaut
A3
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Joyce
astronaut
B3
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Kumar
astronaut
C3
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Luigi
astronaut
D3
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Nick
astronaut
A4
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Orion
astronaut
B4
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Ruth
astronaut
C4
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Saga
astronaut
D4
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Tom
astronaut
A5
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Umar
astronaut
B5
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Vera
astronaut
C5
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Wanda
astronaut
D5
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Xia
astronaut
Final Board State
This puzzle is fully solved.
All characters have been identified as innocent or criminal based on today's clues.
Final Result
Innocent 14Criminal 6Unknown 0
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Answer (spoilers)
A quick reference of the final identities. For explanations, see the reasoning above.
▶ Answer list (spoilers)
Innocent · 14
[ B1 ] [ C1 ] [ D1 ] [ A2 ] [ B2 ] [ D2 ] [ A3 ] [ B3 ] [ C3 ] [ D3 ] [ A4 ] [ D4 ] [ A5 ] [ C5 ]
Criminal · 6
[ A1 ] [ C2 ] [ B4 ] [ C4 ] [ B5 ] [ D5 ]
Clues
Raw text reference from the original puzzle
Original clue texts as provided in today's puzzle. No deductions or interpretations are applied here.
▶ Raw clues (original text)
A1 · Andre
"Alright, alright. Here you go."
B1 · Betsy
"3 persons on the edges have a criminal directly above them"
C1 · Chloe
"2 innocents on the edges have a criminal directly above them"
D1 · Dave
"Luigi is one of 2 innocents below Chloe"
A2 · Franco
"Ghani and I have 3 innocent neighbors in common"
B2 · Ghani
"There's an equal number of innocents in rows 1 and 2"
C2 · Helen
"Will you admit we're evil and cunning now?"
D2 · Isaac
"Only 1 of the 2 criminals neighboring Vera is Saga's neighbor"
A3 · Joyce
"You're truly evil! Now give it back!"
B3 · Kumar
"Alright, alright, you win!"
C3 · Luigi
"Hey, where did Earth go!"
D3 · Nick
"There's an odd number of criminals neighboring Franco"
A4 · Orion
"Xia is one of 2 criminals in row 5"
B4 · Ruth
"Franco is one of 11 innocents on the edges"
C4 · Saga
"One innocent in row 4 has an innocent directly below them"
D4 · Tom
"One innocent in column B has a criminal directly to the left of them"
A5 · Umar
"One innocent in the corners has a criminal directly to the right of them"
B5 · Vera
"The moon wasn't big enough for us, so we stole Earth!"
C5 · Wanda
"I did not expect this, I give you that"
D5 · Xia
"There are exactly 2 innocents above Nick"
Answer Explanation
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D5 · Xia → CRIMINAL
Because: Orion’s clue says that Xia is one of the exactly 2 criminals in row 5. Since Xia is explicitly named as one of those criminals, no extra deduction about the rest of the row is needed. So Xia must be criminal.
Clue:
"Xia is one of 2 criminals in row 5" — Orion (A4)
D1 · Dave → INNOCENT, D2 · Isaac → INNOCENT
Because: Xia’s clue says the people above Nick contain exactly 2 innocents. Right now there are 0 known innocents in that group, and the only people left there are Dave and Isaac. Since those two spots must supply all 2 innocents required by the clue, both of them have to be innocent. So Dave and Isaac must be innocent.
Clue:
"There are exactly 2 innocents above Nick" — Xia (D5)
C3 · Luigi → INNOCENT
Because: Dave’s clue says that Luigi is one of the exactly 2 innocents below Chloe. That directly identifies Luigi as an innocent. So Luigi must be innocent.
Clue:
"Luigi is one of 2 innocents below Chloe" — Dave (D1)
C4 · Saga → CRIMINAL, A5 · Umar → INNOCENT
Because: Row 5 must contain exactly 2 criminals, and Xia is already one of them. The people below Chloe must contain exactly 2 innocents, and Luigi is already one of them. If Saga were innocent while Umar were criminal, then the remaining people involved here, Helen, Vera, and Wanda, would have to satisfy those clue requirements at the same time, but they cannot. So that opposite pairing is ruled out. That makes Saga criminal and Umar innocent.
Clue:
"Xia is one of 2 criminals in row 5" — Orion (A4)
"Luigi is one of 2 innocents below Chloe" — Dave (D1)
"Only 1 of the 2 criminals neighboring Vera is Saga's neighbor" — Isaac (D2)
B4 · Ruth → CRIMINAL, B5 · Vera → CRIMINAL, C5 · Wanda → INNOCENT
Clue:
"Xia is one of 2 criminals in row 5" — Orion (A4)
"Only 1 of the 2 criminals neighboring Vera is Saga's neighbor" — Isaac (D2)
"One innocent in row 4 has an innocent directly below them" — Saga (C4)
C2 · Helen → CRIMINAL
Because: Dave’s clue says Luigi is one of exactly 2 innocents below Chloe. Below Chloe are Helen, Luigi, Saga, and Wanda, and among them Luigi and Wanda are already innocent while Saga is criminal. If Helen were innocent too, there would be 3 innocents below Chloe, which conflicts with the clue’s exact total of 2. So Helen must be criminal.
Clue:
"Luigi is one of 2 innocents below Chloe" — Dave (D1)
A2 · Franco → INNOCENT
Because: Ruth’s clue says Franco is one of the exactly 11 innocents on the edges. That directly identifies Franco as an innocent. So Franco must be innocent.
Clue:
"Franco is one of 11 innocents on the edges" — Ruth (B4)
B1 · Betsy → INNOCENT
Clue:
"Franco is one of 11 innocents on the edges" — Ruth (B4)
"One innocent in the corners has a criminal directly to the right of them" — Umar (A5)
C1 · Chloe → INNOCENT
Because: Ruth's clue says there are exactly 11 innocents on the edges. Among edge cells, 7 are already known innocents and 2 are already known criminals, so the 5 unknown edge people must contain exactly 4 innocents and 1 criminal. That one edge criminal is accounted for by Andre, Joyce, Nick, and Tom, so Chloe is not in the set that can supply the single remaining edge criminal. Therefore Chloe at C1 must be innocent.
Clue:
"Franco is one of 11 innocents on the edges" — Ruth (B4)
"3 persons on the edges have a criminal directly above them" — Betsy (B1)
D4 · Tom → INNOCENT
Clue:
"Franco is one of 11 innocents on the edges" — Ruth (B4)
"2 innocents on the edges have a criminal directly above them" — Chloe (C1)
D3 · Nick → INNOCENT
Clue:
"Franco is one of 11 innocents on the edges" — Ruth (B4)
"One innocent in column B has a criminal directly to the left of them" — Tom (D4)
B3 · Kumar → INNOCENT
Because: Ruth's clue says the edge cells contain exactly 11 innocents. There are already 10 known innocents on the edge, so the only remaining edge innocents must be Andre and Joyce. Franco's clue says Franco and Ghani have exactly 3 innocent neighbors in common. In their shared neighbor group, Betsy is already innocent, and Andre and Joyce are the other two innocents fixed by the edge clue. That makes the three innocent people in the smaller shared part Andre, Betsy, and Joyce, so the remaining person in the larger shared group, Kumar, must be innocent. So Kumar must be innocent.
Clue:
"Franco is one of 11 innocents on the edges" — Ruth (B4)
"Ghani and I have 3 innocent neighbors in common" — Franco (A2)
B2 · Ghani → INNOCENT
Because: Ruth's clue says Franco is one of exactly 11 innocents on the edges. There are already 10 known innocents on the edge, and the only unknown edge people are Andre and Joyce, so those two edge places have to account for the last edge innocent. Nick's clue says Franco's neighbors contain an odd number of criminals. Among Franco's neighbors there are no known criminals, and the unknown neighbors are Andre, Ghani, and Joyce. If Ghani were a criminal, then Andre and Joyce would still have to fit the edge-innocent requirement at the same time, and that clashes with the odd-criminal requirement for Franco's neighborhood. So Ghani must be innocent.
Clue:
"Franco is one of 11 innocents on the edges" — Ruth (B4)
"There's an odd number of criminals neighboring Franco" — Nick (D3)
A1 · Andre → CRIMINAL
Because: Ghani’s clue says rows 1 and 2 must have the same number of innocents. Row 2 already has 3 innocents, and row 1 also already has 3 known innocents. If Andre were innocent too, row 1 would rise to 4 innocents while row 2 would stay at 3, so the clue would fail. So Andre must be criminal.
Clue:
"There's an equal number of innocents in rows 1 and 2" — Ghani (B2)
A3 · Joyce → INNOCENT
Because: Ruth’s clue says Franco is one of exactly 11 innocents on the edges. Among the edge cells, 10 people are already known to be innocent, and Joyce is the only edge person whose status is still unknown. If Joyce were criminal, the edge would have only those 10 innocents, not 11. So Joyce must be innocent.
Clue:
"Franco is one of 11 innocents on the edges" — Ruth (B4)