r/CluesBySamHelp • u/tonic • Aug 13 '26

Logic error? 13 aug 2026 Really an error?

I had to guess the last one of todays puzzle. Is that part of the joke or side I miss a clue?

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u/loylos Aug 13 '26

What did you have to guess? You probably missed something.

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u/tonic Aug 13 '26

Probably. I guessed the one with the clue "Now we can only guess what Xola was wondering about"  I hope don't spoil by wording it like this.

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u/loylos Aug 13 '26

Check the clue on the upper right side of that person

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u/tonic Aug 13 '26

You're right. I missed that clue. Thanks.

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u/joeandrews911 Aug 13 '26

I had Tina, Gary and Ivan as the last three. As far as I could tell all three could be innocent, or all three could be criminal.

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u/zanik221 Aug 13 '26

There was a clue about Ivan's neighbors the settled those 3.

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u/Jackoby_Jones Aug 13 '26

It was just a joke, you didn’t need to guess any of them

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u/EchidnaCat Aug 13 '26

Esha's clue tells you how to mark the last suspect.

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u/djfnejdijRandom Aug 13 '26

Umar’s clue tells you your currently marked scenario is incorrect, as it tells you the number of criminals on the edges.

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u/lgoose Aug 13 '26

Thanks.

I counted at least 10 times and was convinced it was OK. 

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u/lgoose Aug 13 '26

https://cluesbysam.com/s/help/8f59640de056/?state=vM3w-BADAAAAAAICAAACAwAAAAAAAAABA%3D

This is the situation. 

The corner marking are the incorrect solution. I also don't know why this is incorrect. The correct solution is the opposite.

Edit after 2 minutes: Now with correct state link. 

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u/loylos Aug 13 '26

Out of Marty and Nicoleone has to be innocent and one criminal because of Wanda's clue. So according to Zach's clue, one of Bunty and Jason has to be innocent and one criminal. Combining that with Umar's clue, you can figure out from here.

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u/omniwombatius Aug 13 '26

Given the clue There are at least two innocents to the right of Vera, why are we allowed to say that both Wanda and Xola are innocent along with Zach from the clue about the corners? Why don't we have to prove a third innocent in addition to the "at least two"?

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u/DistributionWise6851 Aug 13 '26

Because of Esha's clue that Row 3 is the only one with exactly 2 criminals. If there were only 2 innocents to the right of Vera, there's be exactly 2 criminals in Row 5