Clues by Sam – Jan 16, 2026
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A1
👩🎨
Alice
painter
B1
👩🏫
Betty
teacher
C1
💂♂️
Chase
guard
D1
💂♂️
Daniel
guard
A2
👷♂️
Floyd
builder
B2
👨🏫
Gus
teacher
C2
👷♂️
Henry
builder
D2
👨🍳
Igor
cook
A3
👨💼
Jerry
clerk
B3
👨🌾
Kumar
farmer
C3
👩🌾
Lucy
farmer
D3
💂♀️
Megan
guard
A4
👩💼
Nicole
clerk
B4
👩🎨
Pam
painter
C4
👨🌾
Raul
farmer
D4
👨💻
Sam
coder
A5
👩🍳
Uma
cook
B5
👩💼
Wanda
clerk
C5
👩💻
Xena
coder
D5
👩💻
Zoe
coder
GUIDE
Final Board State
This board shows the fully resolved state after all clues have been applied.
The solution is represented by the board structure, not a simple list.
Final Result
Innocent 16Criminal 4Unknown 0
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Innocent (16): Alice, Betty, Daniel, Gus, Henry, Igor, Jerry, Kumar, Lucy, Megan, Nicole, Pam, Raul, Sam, Uma, Xena
Criminal (4): Chase, Floyd, Wanda, Zoe
ALL CLUES (Text Reference) ▲
A1 (alice): "Sam is one of Raul's 6 innocent neighbors"
B1 (betty): "Exactly 3 of Gus' 6 innocent neighbors also neighbor Henry"
C1 (chase): "Where's the challenge if everyone's innocent?"
D1 (daniel): "Henry is one of Igor's 4 innocent neighbors"
A2 (floyd): "I was in top 1% yesterday, but I cheated."
B2 (gus): "Each column has at least one criminal"
C2 (henry): "Exactly 2 innocents above Xena are neighboring Igor"
D2 (igor): "I heard you see stats if you're one of the top 50% fastest solvers"
A3 (jerry): "I don't like competing, even if I was in top 1% yesterday"
B3 (kumar): "There are exactly 4 innocents in column A"
C3 (lucy): "There are more criminals in row 2 than row 4"
D3 (megan): "2 of us 3 guards have an innocent directly to the left of them"
A4 (nicole): "Row 5 is the only row with exactly 2 criminals"
B4 (pam): "I had my record time yesterday! I like easy puzzles."
C4 (raul): "There are as many innocent coders as there are innocent guards"
D4 (sam): "Sorry, I don't have a clue for you today."
A5 (uma): "Exactly 2 of the 10 innocents on the edges are Kumar's neighbors"
B5 (wanda): "No one in row 3 has more than one criminal neighbor"
C5 (xena): "Jerry, you can click on the result stats to hide them!"
D5 (zoe): "I tried hacking the server to give myself the best time!"