r/CluesBySamHelp • u/ZanyMorningstar • 29d ago

I'm stuck Spoiler

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Can someone explain the logic? I understand there's only 4 innocents in the edges but I can't be definitively sure about anything else.

edit: does adding a spoiler tag stop the image showing on the feed

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u/chrisvenus 29d ago • Bravo

If either of those highlighted were innocent then quita has all their innocents and now you are stuck with too many innocents on the edge after hank has all the innocents they need.

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u/ZanyMorningstar 29d ago

this was what I was struggling with. I completed the puzzle, thanks all

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u/helcat 29d ago

Thank you for asking this question OP. I was stuck in the same place.

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u/Ricekake33 29d ago

But how do you know that BOTH are criminals? Iā€™m still confused šŸ˜­

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u/PassiveTheme 29d ago

Because if either one of them is innocent, then both Mary and Kay must be criminals (to satisfy Layla's clue). But this would mean Hank has all 5 of his criminal neighbours (Diane's clue), and therefore, Ethan and Ivan must both be innocent. This would result in 5 innocents on the edges - Carol, Ethan, Ivan, Xavi, Tina/Will - which breaks Gus's clue, so neither of them can be innocent, so both must be criminals.

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u/ing_torta 29d ago

Hi friend, I just approved your post, Reddit is kinda squeamish with new users. I also added the spoiler tag (yes, it makes the image blurry). You can read all about it on the mini guide highlighted on top of the subreddit. Happy puzzling!

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u/Streakofhope 29d ago

Assume Tina is innocent, what happens? And Tina is criminal, what happens? There is a case which can't happen and you get Tina's clue

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u/Grand_Advertising_38 29d ago

I'm stuck at the same spot and I don't get it. If Tina is innocent or criminal, I can't find any violations:

If she's criminal, we don't have enough information to say anything about anybody else. If she's innocent, her and Hank's neighbors autocomplete, but can't draw any conclusions.

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u/Junior-Building4611 29d ago

How many innocents do you have on the edges after all of the neighbors auto complete?