TrickyMay 14, 2026Solved

Clues by Sam May 14, 2026 Answer – Full Solution Explained

A1

👮‍♀️

Amy

cop

B1

👩‍🏫

Barb

teacher

C1

👩‍🏫

Carol

teacher

D1

💂‍♀️

Debra

guard

A2

👩‍🌾

Emily

farmer

B2

💂‍♂️

Gus

guard

C2

🕵️‍♂️

Joe

sleuth

D2

🕵️‍♂️

Keith

sleuth

A3

👩‍✈️

Lucy

pilot

B3

👨‍🔧

Mark

mech

C3

🕵️‍♂️

Nick

sleuth

D3

👩‍🔧

Olive

mech

A4

👩‍🌾

Penny

farmer

B4

👩‍🎨

Quita

painter

C4

👨‍🎨

Tom

painter

D4

👨‍🎨

Umar

painter

A5

👨‍✈️

Vince

pilot

B5

👮‍♂️

Will

cop

C5

👩‍✈️

Xia

pilot

D5

👨‍🔧

Zach

mech

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All characters have been identified as innocent or criminal based on today's clues.

Final Result
Innocent 11Criminal 9Unknown 0

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Clues by Sam answer for May 14, 2026 — a Tricky solved in 15 steps

Today's Clues by Sam puzzle is rated Tricky and resolves with 9 criminals on a 20-cell, 4-column × 5-row grid. The criminals are Amy (A1), Barb (B1), Carol (C1), Gus (B2), Joe (C2), Keith (D2), Lucy (A3), Olive (D3) and Xia (C5); the remaining 11 suspects are innocent.

The deduction chain, in plain English

01.B2 · Gus CRIMINAL, C2 · Joe CRIMINAL

02.D5 · Zach INNOCENT

03.D3 · Olive CRIMINAL

04.D1 · Debra INNOCENT

05.C1 · Carol CRIMINAL

06.A4 · Penny INNOCENT

07.C4 · Tom INNOCENT

08.B1 · Barb CRIMINAL

09.A1 · Amy CRIMINAL

10.D4 · Umar INNOCENT

11.D2 · Keith CRIMINAL

12.B3 · Mark INNOCENT

13.C3 · Nick INNOCENT, B4 · Quita INNOCENT, B5 · Will INNOCENT, C5 · Xia CRIMINAL

14.A3 · Lucy CRIMINAL

15.A2 · Emily INNOCENT

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