Puzzle Pack #2 Puzzle 35 Answer

Rose is at B4 and Stella is at C4, so their common neighbors are exactly B3 Larry, C3 Mark, B5 Vince, C5 Wanda, A4 Peter, D4 Tina, and D5 Zoe. Vince’s clue says that among those shared neighbors, only one is innocent. Since Vince himself is one of those common neighbors and we already know Vince is innocent, he must be that one innocent shared neighbor. That leaves Larry, Mark, and Wanda among the shared neighbors who cannot be innocent, so they must all be criminal. Therefore, we can determine that C5 is CRIMINAL, B3 is CRIMINAL, and C3 is CRIMINAL.

Donna is at D1, and her neighbors are C1, C2, and D2. Wanda says Isaac is one of Donna's 2 innocent neighbors, so Isaac must be one of those neighboring cells and must be innocent. Isaac is at D2, which is indeed next to Donna. Therefore, we can determine that D2 is INNOCENT.

Isaac is at D2, so his neighbors are C1, D1, C2, C3, C4, and D3. We already know C3 is criminal, and the clue says Isaac has exactly 3 innocent neighbors. Wanda’s clue says Isaac is one of Donna’s 2 innocent neighbors, so Donna must be innocent, and among Donna’s neighbors Isaac and Oscar are the two innocents. That makes D1 innocent and D3 innocent, matching Isaac’s total of 3 innocent neighbors together with C2. Therefore, we can determine that D1 is INNOCENT and D3 is INNOCENT.

Oscar says that Katie is one of the 2 criminals above Peter. Peter is at A4, so the people above Peter are exactly A1, A2, and A3, and Katie is A3. Since the clue directly says Katie is one of those criminals, that fixes her identity. Therefore, we can determine that A3 is CRIMINAL.