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Case #8Tuesday, 20 October 2026Easy

A Body in the Farm

It was supposed to be a quiet evening. Then Cora stopped breathing.

Play this case

1A2B3C4D5EBEDROOMBARNFARMHOUSE KITCHEN
Can stand / sit on: chairbench
Solid — nobody there: tablelampstovesinkwardrobecrate

What the witnesses say

Ottothe clockmaker
“He was beside a sink.”
Xavierthe painter
“He was beside a crate.”
Umathe architect
“She was in a corner of a room.”
Gusthe bus driver
“He was beside a sink. He was in a corner of a room.”
Corathe victim
Found dead — alone in a room with the killer.

The rules

  1. Exactly one person in every row and every column.
  2. Nobody stands on solid furniture; chairs, sofas, beds and rugs are fine.
  3. Every statement is true. “Beside” means the square directly next to it; north is up.
  4. The victim was alone in a room with exactly one other person: the killer.

This is today's case — the answer appears here tomorrow. Solve it now.

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