Clues by Sam Jun 22, 2026 Answer – Full Solution Explained

01.B2 · Gabe → CRIMINAL, B3 · Kiran → CRIMINAL

Donald’s clue says there are no innocents in the group made up of people who are both below Christina and neighbors of Harry. That shared group is exactly Gabe and Kiran, and there are already 0 innocents in it. So neither of those unknown people can be innocent. Gabe and Kiran must be criminal.

02.A1 · Akira → INNOCENT, B1 · Christina → INNOCENT

Gabe's clue says there are exactly 2 innocents to the left of Donald. That group currently has 0 known innocents, and the only people left in it are Akira and Christina. Since the group still needs exactly 2 innocents and there are exactly 2 people available, both of them have to fill those innocent spots. So Akira and Christina must be innocent.

03.C3 · Logan → CRIMINAL, D3 · Mimosa → CRIMINAL

Akira's clue says that exactly 2 of Harry's criminal neighbors are cooks. Among Harry's neighbors, the only cooks are Logan and Mimosa. Since those 2 cook spots among Harry's criminal neighbors still both have to be filled, Logan and Mimosa must both be criminals. So Logan and Mimosa must be criminal.

04.B5 · Vicky → INNOCENT

Logan’s clue says that Vicky is one of the exactly 2 innocents in row 5. Since the clue directly includes Vicky among the innocents in that row, Vicky at B5 must be innocent.

05.A3 · Jane → INNOCENT

Vicky's clue says every row has at least one innocent. In row 3, Kiran, Logan, and Mimosa are already known criminals, and Jane is the only person in that row whose identity was not yet fixed. That row cannot have all four people as criminals, so the remaining person in row 3 has to be the innocent required by the clue. So Jane must be innocent.

06.A5 · Shaun → CRIMINAL

Kiran’s clue says that the two innocents below Akira are connected. Below Akira, Jane is already known to be one of those innocents, so the other innocent below Akira has to be orthogonally next to Jane. In that column, that only allows Frank or Olive. Shaun is not next to Jane in that line, so Shaun cannot be the second innocent. So Shaun must be criminal.

07.B4 · Pip → INNOCENT

08.D4 · Rose → CRIMINAL

Akira's clue says Harry's neighbors contain exactly five criminals, and exactly two of those criminal neighbors are cooks. Those two are already Logan and Mimosa, so Rose cannot be an innocent cook without making the remaining requirements clash with the same people involved in these clues. Pip's clue also says the people above Zane must contain an odd number of innocents, and right now that group has no known innocents, only Erwin, Igor, and Rose still undecided. If Rose were innocent, Erwin and Igor would have to fit that clue at the same time as Harry's-neighbor clue, and that combination is impossible. So Rose must be criminal.

09.C2 · Harry → INNOCENT

Rose’s clue says that Harry is one of Logan’s 3 innocent neighbors. That directly identifies Harry as an innocent neighbor of Logan. So Harry must be innocent.

10.D5 · Zane → INNOCENT

Harry’s clue fixes his neighborhood at exactly 5 criminals, and exactly 2 of those criminal neighbors are cooks: Logan and Mimosa. In Harry’s neighborhood there are already 4 known criminals, so the unknown neighbors Erwin and Igor have to fit that same set of requirements with no extra room for anything that would upset them. Now look at column D. It must contain an odd number of criminals, and it currently has 2 known criminals with Erwin, Igor, and Zane still undecided. If Zane were a criminal, then Erwin and Igor would also have to satisfy Harry’s fixed neighbor counts at the same time, but that cannot be done. So Zane cannot be a criminal. That makes Zane innocent.

11.C5 · Xola → CRIMINAL

Logan's clue says Vicky is one of exactly 2 innocents in row 5. In row 5, the people are Shaun, Vicky, Xola, and Zane, and Vicky and Zane are already the 2 known innocents there. If Xola were innocent too, row 5 would have more than those exactly 2 innocents, which conflicts with the clue. So Xola must be criminal.

12.A4 · Olive → CRIMINAL, A2 · Frank → INNOCENT

Xola’s clue says there are exactly two criminals in column A, and those two criminals must be connected. In column A, Akira and Jane are innocent and Shaun is already a criminal, so the only remaining places for the second criminal are Frank or Olive. If Frank were the criminal and Olive were innocent, then the two criminals in column A would be Frank and Shaun. But with Jane between them, those two would not be connected, which breaks the clue. So Olive must be criminal and Frank must be innocent.

13.C4 · Quita → CRIMINAL

Harry’s clue fixes his neighborhood at exactly 5 criminals, and exactly 2 of those criminal neighbors are cooks: Logan and Mimosa. The only other people involved here whose identities are not yet known are Quita, Erwin, and Igor. Now test Quita as innocent. Column C and column D must have the same number of criminals, and they currently each have 2 known criminals, so with Quita innocent, only Erwin and Igor would be left to satisfy both clues at once. That does not work, so Quita cannot be innocent. So Quita must be criminal.

14.D2 · Igor → INNOCENT

Rose’s clue says Harry is one of Logan’s exactly 3 innocent neighbors. Among Logan’s neighbors, the innocents already identified are Harry and Pip, while Gabe, Kiran, Mimosa, Quita, and Rose are criminals. If Igor were criminal too, Logan would have only those 2 innocent neighbors, not 3. So Igor at D2 must be innocent.

15.D1 · Erwin → CRIMINAL

Akira's clue says Harry's neighbors contain exactly 5 criminals, and exactly 2 of those criminals are cooks. Those 2 cook criminals are Logan and Mimosa, so the other 3 criminals among Harry's neighbors must be non-cooks. Among Harry's neighboring non-cooks, Gabe and Kiran are already criminals, while Christina, Donald, and Igor are innocent, leaving only Erwin to fill the last non-cook criminal spot. So Erwin must be criminal.