Clues by Sam May 05, 2026 Answer – Full Solution Explained

01.A4 · Olof → INNOCENT, C4 · Quita → INNOCENT

Denis's clue says exactly 2 innocents are both to the left of Rose and neighboring Penny. That shared group contains only Olof and Quita. Since the clue needs 2 innocents there and those are the only two people in the group, both of them have to fill those two innocent spots. So Olof and Quita must be innocent.

02.D4 · Rose → INNOCENT, D5 · Will → INNOCENT

Quita’s clue says there are exactly 2 innocents below Martin. Below Martin there are currently 0 known innocents, and the only people there whose identities are not yet known are Rose and Will. Since those two spots still have to supply exactly 2 innocents, both of them have to be innocent. So Rose and Will must be innocent.

03.C5 · Uma → CRIMINAL

Will’s clue says Rose has exactly two criminal neighbors, and exactly one of those criminals is also a neighbor of Tina. Among the people who are neighbors of both Rose and Tina, Quita is innocent and the only unknown person left is Uma. So that one criminal in the shared-neighbor group has to be Uma. That makes Uma criminal.

04.B1 · Chad → INNOCENT, B5 · Tina → INNOCENT

Uma’s clue says exactly 2 corner people have an innocent directly to the right of them. That means there must be 2 such right-hand neighbors accounted for by this clue. The only direct-right neighbors still relevant to that count are Chad at B1 and Tina at B5, so both of those have to be innocent to supply the 2 required cases. So Chad and Tina must be innocent.

05.D1 · Erwin → INNOCENT, D2 · Igor → INNOCENT

Chad’s clue says exactly 2 judges have an innocent directly above them. The judges involved here are Igor and Martin: Igor has Erwin directly above him, and Martin has Igor directly above him. For those two judge cases to be the 2 that satisfy the clue, the people directly above them must both be innocent, so Erwin and Igor have to be innocent. So Erwin and Igor must be innocent.

06.B2 · Gabe → INNOCENT

Erwin’s clue says Gabe is one of the exactly 2 innocents to the left of Igor. Since Gabe is explicitly included among those innocents, Gabe must be innocent. So Gabe must be innocent.

07.B3 · Katie → INNOCENT

Hope’s clue says her neighbors contain an odd number of innocents. Right now Hope already has 5 known innocent neighbors, and the only unknown neighbors there are Katie, Laura, and Martin. Rose’s clue says Rose has exactly 2 criminal neighbors in total, and exactly 1 of those criminal neighbors is also Tina’s neighbor. Uma is already one such criminal neighbor of Rose, so Laura and Martin are the remaining people tied to that requirement. If Katie were criminal, then Laura and Martin would have to make both clues true at the same time, but they cannot. So Katie cannot be criminal. That makes Katie innocent.

08.B4 · Penny → INNOCENT

09.A1 · Adam → CRIMINAL

Tina says only one row has no criminals. Row 4 already has none, since Olof, Penny, Quita, and Rose are all innocent. Row 1 also has no known criminals at the moment, and Adam is the only person there not yet identified, so row 1 cannot be allowed to end with zero criminals too. So Adam must be criminal.

10.A5 · Sofia → CRIMINAL

Igor’s clue says row 1 has more innocents than row 5. Row 1 already has 3 innocents, and row 5 currently has 2 innocents. If Sofia were innocent, then row 5 would also have 3 innocents, so row 1 would not have more innocents than row 5. So Sofia must be criminal.

11.D3 · Martin → INNOCENT

Sofia's clue says columns B and D have the same number of innocents. Column B already has 5 innocents, while column D has 4 known innocents and only Martin left unknown. If Martin were criminal, column D would stay at 4 innocents, so it could not match column B's 5. So Martin must be innocent.

12.C3 · Laura → CRIMINAL

Rose’s neighbors contain exactly 2 criminals. The clue also says exactly 1 of those criminals is Tina’s neighbor, and among the people who are both Rose’s neighbors and Tina’s neighbors, the only criminal is Uma. So the other criminal next to Rose must be someone who is not Tina’s neighbor. Among Rose’s neighbors who are not Tina’s neighbor, Martin and Will are innocent, leaving only Laura to fill that remaining criminal spot. So Laura must be criminal.

13.C2 · Hope → CRIMINAL

Martin’s clue says the people above Uma contain exactly 2 criminals. In that group, Laura is already a known criminal, and Denis and Quita are known innocents, so only 1 criminal is accounted for so far. The only person there whose identity is still unknown is Hope, so the missing second criminal has to be Hope. So Hope must be criminal.

14.A2 · Floyd → INNOCENT

Erwin’s clue says Gabe is one of exactly 2 innocents to the left of Igor. The people to the left of Igor are Floyd, Gabe, and Hope, and among them Gabe is innocent while Hope is criminal. If Floyd were criminal too, then Gabe would be the only innocent on Igor’s left, which contradicts the clue’s requirement of exactly 2 innocents there. So Floyd must be innocent.

15.A3 · Joy → CRIMINAL

Floyd’s clue says there are exactly 14 innocents in the whole board. Right now, 14 people are already known to be innocent, and Joy at A3 is the only person not yet identified. If Joy were innocent too, that would make more than 14 innocents, which clashes with Floyd’s clue. So Joy must be criminal.