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Oct 11, 2026 — Easy case
Two hours before the Maison Aurel show in Paris, its entire autumn collection went on sale online at a twentieth of the price, from a website registered that morning. Not one garment had yet been seen by the public.
This Easy case seats 16 suspects on a 4×4 grid. 13 of them carry a clue; the other 3 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
Petra the runner starts the case already proven a criminal:
The person to the left of Ned is a criminal.— Petra, runner (D4)
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: photographers, show producers, celebrity guests, designers, runners. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the runners”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Amir | photographer | Rogue |
| B1 | Basil | show producer | Official |
| C1 | Celia | celebrity guest | Noble |
| D1 | Dexter | celebrity guest | Noble |
| A2 | Emil | show producer | Official |
| B2 | Felix | photographer | Rogue |
| C2 | Greta | show producer | Official |
| D2 | Hugo | photographer | Rogue |
| A3 | Iris | designer | Artist |
| B3 | Juno | runner | Courier |
| C3 | Kira | designer | Artist |
| D3 | Lionel | celebrity guest | Noble |
| A4 | Mila | designer | Artist |
| B4 | Ned | runner | Courier |
| C4 | Omar | show producer | Official |
| D4 | Petra | runner | Courier |
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 11, 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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- Previous Easy: Oct 10, 2026 — The Candidates Who Interviewed Twice
- Next Easy: Oct 12, 2026 — The Ending That Was Never Filmed
- Clue types in this case: Neighbor clues · Same-verdict and exactly-one clues · Above, below, left and right · Row and column clues
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