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The Friendsgiving Flat Affair
Grandma's secret recipe went missing — and so did Marcus's pulse.
Thanksgiving month: today's case is set in Cranberry Hollow, the town from Room for Murder: Thanksgiving — 90 more cases.
Can stand / sit on: chairstoolbed
Solid — nobody there: tableplantlampstovefridgesinkgrillpumpkinbuffet tablekids' table
What the witnesses say
Victorthe real-estate agent
“He was beside the buffet table.”
“He was beside the buffet table.”
Rosathe sous-chef
“She was beside a pumpkin.”
“She was beside a pumpkin.”
Marisolthe gravy queen
“She was beside a lamp.”
“She was beside a lamp.”
Opalthe quilter
“She was beside the grill.”
“She was beside the grill.”
Jethrothe hayride driver
“He was diagonally next to Opal.”
“He was diagonally next to Opal.”
Marcusthe 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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Room for Murder: Thanksgiving
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