Puzzle Pack #1 Puzzle 42 Answer

Xavi’s clue says Chad is one of two or more innocents above Wanda. That statement directly includes Chad as an innocent. So Chad must be innocent.

Xavi’s clue says Chad is one of two or more innocents above Wanda, so among the people above Wanda in column B there must be at least one innocent besides Chad. Chad’s clue says all innocents in column B are connected. Between Chad and Ryan, the only people are Hal and Linda, and Hal is also between Chad and Wanda. Since the additional innocent above Wanda has to connect with Chad inside column B, Hal must be innocent.

In column B, Chad and Hal are already known innocents. Chad’s clue says all innocents in column B are connected, so the innocents in that column have to form one unbroken group. Since Linda and Ryan are the only people between Chad and Wanda in column B, Wanda cannot also be innocent without making the column-B innocents extend all the way down to her. That makes Wanda criminal.

Wanda's clue says Chad has exactly 3 criminal neighbors, and exactly 1 of those is in column C. That means exactly 2 of Chad's criminal neighbors must be outside column C. Among Chad's neighbors outside column C, the only people are Bonnie, Gus, and Hal, and Hal is already innocent. So Bonnie and Gus have to be the two criminals there, which makes Bonnie and Gus criminals.