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The Harvest Fair Affair
The hayride came back one passenger short: Maude.
Thanksgiving month: today's case is set in Cranberry Hollow, the town from Room for Murder: Thanksgiving — 90 more cases.
Can stand / sit on: stoolhay bale
Solid — nobody there: tablecratepumpkinscarecrowbuffet tablepie tabletractorwheelbarrowapple basket
What the witnesses say
Hankthe volunteer fireman
“He was beside the scarecrow.”
“He was beside the scarecrow.”
Marisolthe gravy queen
“She was in a corner of a room.”
“She was in a corner of a room.”
Dotthe crossword champion
“She was beside the buffet table. She was in a corner of a room.”
“She was beside the buffet table. She was in a corner of a room.”
Clydethe retired sheriff
“He was beside a crate.”
“He was beside a crate.”
Bernadettethe church organist
“She was in the Hayride Barn.”
“She was in the Hayride Barn.”
Maudethe victim
Found dead — alone in a room with the killer.
Found dead — alone in a room with the killer.
The rules
- Exactly one person in every row and every column.
- Nobody stands on solid furniture; chairs, sofas, benches, beds and rugs are fine.
- Every statement is true. “Beside” means the square directly next to it; north is up.
- The victim was alone in a room with exactly one other person: the killer.
This is today's case — the answer, a step-by-step solution and a printable PDF appear here tomorrow. Solve it now.
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