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

01.A3 · Katie → CRIMINAL

Mary’s clue says Logan has exactly 2 criminal neighbors, and exactly 1 of those criminals is to the left of Nancy. Among Logan’s neighbors who are to the left of Nancy, the only people are Katie and Mary. Mary is already innocent, so that group still needs 1 criminal and Katie is the only unknown person left there. So Katie must be criminal.

02.C5 · Xia → INNOCENT

Katie’s clue says there are exactly two innocents to the right of Vicky, and those two innocents must be connected. The people to the right of Vicky are Wanda, Xia, and Zara. If Xia were criminal, then Wanda and Zara would have to be the two innocents required by the clue. But then those two would have to satisfy the clue’s connected condition, and that does not work here. So Xia must be innocent.

03.A1 · Aaron → INNOCENT, A2 · Emma → INNOCENT

04.A4 · Oscar → INNOCENT

05.A5 · Vicky → CRIMINAL

06.B2 · Floyd → INNOCENT

Vicky’s clue says Floyd is one of the exactly 2 innocents below Bobby. That directly identifies Floyd as innocent. So Floyd must be innocent.

07.B1 · Bobby → CRIMINAL

08.D1 · David → CRIMINAL

09.D5 · Zara → INNOCENT

10.B5 · Wanda → CRIMINAL

Katie’s clue says there are exactly two innocents to the right of Vicky, and those two innocents are connected. To the right of Vicky are Wanda, Xia, and Zara, with Xia and Zara already innocent. If Wanda were also innocent, then there would be three innocents there, which conflicts with the clue saying both innocents to the right of Vicky are connected. So Wanda must be criminal.

11.D2 · Isaac → INNOCENT

David's clue says exactly one cop has an innocent directly to the right. The two cops are Gary at C2 and Vicky at A5. Vicky's right-hand neighbor is Wanda, and Wanda is criminal, so Vicky cannot be that one cop. That leaves only Gary, whose right-hand neighbor is Isaac, so Isaac has to be innocent. So Isaac must be innocent.

12.C1 · Chad → INNOCENT

Isaac's clue says rows 1 and 5 must contain the same number of criminals. Row 5 already has 2 criminals, and row 1 also already has 2 known criminals. If Chad were a criminal, row 1 would rise to 3 criminals while row 5 would stay at 2, which breaks the clue. So Chad must be innocent.

13.B4 · Pam → INNOCENT

Chad’s clue says the singers contain an odd number of criminals. Among the singers, Wanda is already a known criminal, and Pam is the only singer whose identity is not yet known. If Pam were also a criminal, that would conflict with the clue’s requirement for the singers in this step. So Pam must be innocent.

14.B3 · Logan → CRIMINAL

15.D3 · Nancy → CRIMINAL

Pam's clue says there is exactly one innocent to the right of Logan. To the right of Logan, there is already one known innocent there: Mary. The only person there whose identity is still unknown is Nancy, so the one innocent in that group is already accounted for and Nancy cannot be innocent. So Nancy must be criminal.

16.D4 · Tom → INNOCENT

17.C4 · Rose → CRIMINAL

18.C2 · Gary → INNOCENT

Mary says that among Logan's two criminal neighbors, exactly one is to the left of Nancy. In Logan's neighbors, the people to the left of Nancy are Katie and Mary, and among them only Katie is a criminal, so that one required criminal is already accounted for. That means the other criminal neighbor of Logan must come from the neighbors who are not to the left of Nancy. In that remaining group, Rose is already a known criminal, so the criminal spot there is already filled. Gary therefore cannot be a criminal. So Gary must be innocent.