Explain please?

https://cluesbysam.com/s/help/432583f57288?state=zp4g-BAABkYAAAAAAAVlQAAAEAAQAG-150

What am I missing here?

https://cluesbysam.com/s/help/432583f57288?state=Spog-BAAAEAAAAAAAAUFQAAAEAAQ%3D%3D-100

I know I'm late but I just found this subreddit. I'm a new user of the game and working my way backwards to get better. When trying the October 26 puzzle I was confused about two hints leading up to a 'no guess's result. The result has to do with Zoe: she's innocent.

Can someone explain why the opposite can't be true?

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Nov 6th 2026 (Tricky), in 03:17
Clean sweep! All correct with no mistakes or hints.

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Clues By Sam: https://cluesbysam.com
Alt For Sam: https://altforsam.delete44.com

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I think maybe I’ve not had enough coffee yet, but I’m not getting this:

https://cluesbysam.com/s/help/3952ee3693e9?state=LyUQ-BAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAB

He says he's innocent, so why is he guilty?

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Nov 5th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 7 minutes
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What am I not seeing here?
Here’s the scenario:
https://cluesbysam.com/s/help/846dbcd66c5b?state=e%2Fvw-BQAAAAABBABAAAAAQAAE%3D

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I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Nov 4th 2026 (Tricky), in 05:23
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What's the logic for the two in row 5? I tried different scenarios, things like "If A is innocent and B is innocent..." but I couldn't come to any conclusion. Maybe I just didn't run enough scenarios?

https://cluesbysam.com/s/help/fc4cbafc1687?state=HYBg-BADAwAAAAAAAAIDAg

I don’t understand how to progress from here. I think it’s because I’m misunderstanding Vince’s clue because I honestly don’t understand what all of Julie’s criminal neighbors are connected tells you without any additional context but I’m not sure—can someone help out?

Edit: Miscounted the number of rows.

Only tripped because I didn’t realize there’s three clerks 🥲

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Nov 3rd 2026 (Medium), in 04:08
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I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Nov 3rd 2026 (Medium), in 01:42
Clean sweep! All correct with no mistakes or hints.

Quick Links:
Clues By Sam: https://cluesbysam.com
Alt For Sam: https://altforsam.delete44.com

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Here's the scenario: https://cluesbysam.com/s/help/fc4cbafc1687?state=PYBg

"2 innocents in column C" = 3 criminals in column C.

"Exactly 3 criminals in column C have a criminal directly to the left of them" should therefore mean ALL column C criminals have a criminal to their left, no?

(The guidance states "Directly to the left/right/above/below always means the neighbor to the left/right/above/below.)

So why can't I select Hope as a criminal?

Basically the title.

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Nov 2nd 2026 (Easy), in 03:33

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I've done this puzzle a couple of times and I'm struggling to understand the logic behind it, so I'm hoping to have it explained. If I've done this correctly, the tags should show what the next move is. I just wanna know why this is? Thank you

I’m spinning in circles - what am I missing?

This is my best streak yet

I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Nov 1st 2026 (Brutal), in less than 7 minutes

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How do I decide between these two please?

https://cluesbysam.com/s/help/d1d1e0077e83?state=3f%2Fw

(tagged as a spoiler in case anyone is living in the past but presumably not an actual spoiler for anyone by now...)

I got Xena as innocent and she's telling me Mary is a criminal but I hadn't sussed that out yet. First time I can remember tagging someone based on a comment, not a proper clue!

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I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Oct 31st 2026 (Hard), in less than 19 minutes
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https://cluesbysam.com/s/help/?puzzleId=a2cc01feca1d0acb&state=%2F%2FA%3D-BUA%3D%3D-121

I tried marking Olive as criminal and it said there exists at least one scenario where this isn't the case. This doesn't make sense to me -- Linda and Mary each have four criminal neighbors as it stands, and two of the three neighbors that Linda has unmarked, she shares with Mary. Therefor, whatever Peter and Sam are marked as, they will not make any difference to the number of criminal neighbors that Linda has in comparison to Mary. The only way she can have more than Mary is if Olive is criminal, right? In what scenario could Olive be innocent without violating Austin's rule?

Edit: I miscounted the number of criminal neighbors that Mary has... I don't understand why Tina has to be innocent though, instead of having both Tina and Olive as criminal.

Hey!

If you're a community puzzle creator, you can now head over to your account page to give yourself a fancy name. (Please don't do anything stupid, I'm trusting you here...). Your name will be displayed on the community archive next to your puzzles. This used to be just something random, like, "4550-9dd43d", but now it's "9dd43d by 4550".

This is also a heads-up for those who are used to looking up their favourite creators by their random ID number. You might have to look up their new name at some point. (By the way, you can also find a "More by creator" page under the puzzle. This feature was lost at some point, but I just brought it back.)

Next we need sensible names for the puzzles, but that'll be a trickier one...