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Oct 20, 2026 — Easy case
On Friday evening, eleven flights into Halston Airport were kept circling for forty minutes 'due to congestion' that radar records show never existed. One plane that landed on time in the confusion was carrying three suitcases of undeclared gold.
This Easy case seats 16 suspects on a 4×4 grid. 14 of them carry a clue; the other 2 only have something to say about themselves. Every step can be proven from a single clue plus what you already know. Every verdict you enter is checked against all the scenarios that still fit the statements on file, so a move only sticks when it is proven.
The opening statement
Omar the pilot starts the case already proven innocent:
There are no innocents between me and Cora.— Omar, pilot (C4)
The lineup
Suspects stand in alphabetical order, left to right and top to bottom. Each belongs to one of Clues & Culprits’ twelve character classes — the badge on their nameplate. This case uses 5 of them, each cast as a role in the setting: air-traffic controllers, pilots, travel vloggers, duty-free clerks, smugglers. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the pilots”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Ada | air-traffic controller | Scholar |
| B1 | Basil | pilot | Official |
| C1 | Cora | travel vlogger | Artist |
| D1 | Dev | duty-free clerk | Merchant |
| A2 | Esme | air-traffic controller | Scholar |
| B2 | Felix | smuggler | Rogue |
| C2 | Greta | pilot | Official |
| D2 | Hugo | smuggler | Rogue |
| A3 | Idris | duty-free clerk | Merchant |
| B3 | Joan | air-traffic controller | Scholar |
| C3 | Kira | travel vlogger | Artist |
| D3 | Lena | air-traffic controller | Scholar |
| A4 | Mila | travel vlogger | Artist |
| B4 | Nico | travel vlogger | Artist |
| C4 | Omar | pilot | Official |
| D4 | Percy | duty-free clerk | Merchant |
Stuck?
The in-game hint first points at the statement to re-read, then at the suspect you can prove, then shows the proof. For a gentler nudge, open the spoiler-free hints for Oct 20, 2026, or press Share to send a friend your exact board. New to the format? The deduction-puzzle guide covers the habits that unlock every step.
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