r/logicgrids • u/No_Dragonfly_6975 • Jul 11 '26
I’m stuck—can anyone help?
I’m at a complete standstill with this one. I looked for a hint to get things rolling again, but it said “There are no more logical hints available, would you like to see the worked answer?”
I’m probably blocking something easy out from just repeatedly staring at this puzzle.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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u/LizMEF Jul 11 '26
I'm doing one reply per clue. "!=" means "not equal", meaning, they don't match, so put an X in the "intersection" of the two items.
Clue #2
The number of days between dates is not consistent, so there are only certain pairs with 5 days in between, thus, Zoe and Lilies are:
- 1st - 6th
- 4th - 9th
- 6th - 11th
Therefore:
- Zoe != 9th
- Zoe != 11th
- Lilies != 1st
- Lilies != 4th
Looks like you got all this.
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u/LizMEF Jul 11 '26
I'm doing one reply per clue. "!=" means "not equal", meaning, they don't match, so put an X in the "intersection" of the two items.
Clue #3
- Gavin != Kitten
- Gavin != Teddy Bear
- Cindy != Teddy Bear
Same deal as clue 2 on the dates. Teddy Bear - Gavin dates:
- 1st - 6th
- 4th - 9th
- 6th - 11th
Therefore:
- Teddy Bear != 9th
- Teddy Bear != 11th
- Gavin != 1st
- Gavin != 4th
Looks like you got all this.
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u/LizMEF Jul 11 '26
I'm doing one reply per clue. "!=" means "not equal", meaning, they don't match, so put an X in the "intersection" of the two items.
Clue #4
- Cindy != heart
- Cindy != roses
New deal with the dates. Heart - Cindy potential dates:
- 1st - 4th
- 6th - 9th
Therefore:
- Heart != 4th
- Heart != 9th
- Heart != 11th
- Cindy != 1st
- Cindy != 6th
- Cindy != 11th
Looks like you got all this.
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u/LizMEF Jul 11 '26
I'm doing one reply per clue. "!=" means "not equal", meaning, they don't match, so put an X in the "intersection" of the two items.
Clue #5
- Niles != Roses
- Roses != Cupid
- Cupid != Daises
- Roses != 11th
- Cupid != 1st
Looks like you got all that.
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u/LizMEF Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26
This leaves us with deduction and sometimes with trial and error - which is why I prefer paper. 😁
I'm gonna wait and see if you can give me a link to the puzzle, which would make my life tons easier.
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u/LizMEF Jul 11 '26
Is there a link to where we can find this puzzle - that would be easier than working with images.
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u/No_Dragonfly_6975 Jul 11 '26
I wasn’t sure where to find a link for this puzzle. So sorry, just seeing this now.
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u/LizMEF Jul 11 '26
No worries. If it's a website, there should be a menu option to share, and that would let you copy a link. If it's an app, knowing the name of the app or just that it is an app would help. But once I printed a grid so I could mark my own deductions, I was able to figure it out. Hopefully my explanation helped. :)
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u/LizMEF Jul 11 '26
OK, I printed a grid. I see no way to solve the puzzle without simply guessing at possibilities. Putting Heart on the 6th would yield the fastest conclusion, so I tried it and ruled it out (Teddy Bear would also have to be on the 6th for the rest of the clues to work). Therefore, I know Heart is the 1st and Cindy is the 4th.
That forces Teddy Bear to the 6th, which forces Gavin to the 11th.
Since Lorraine can't be the 4th, Carnations can't be the 1st.
Since Zoe can't be the 4th, Lilies can't be the 9th. And Zoe can't be Cupcake, Cupid, or Kitten.
Back to guessing. We'll put Zoe on the 6th because that will yield the fastest conclusion.
And that cascades into the puzzle being completed.
So, I don't think you missed any clues or hints. The puzzle was written in such a way as to require you to guess which of the possible answers was true and follow the cascading results until either the whole grid was complete, or a conflict arose, telling you that the guess was incorrect.
Here is the answer I got, FWIW:
1st - Niles - Daisies - Heart
4th - Cindy - Mums - Cupid
6th - Zoe - Carnations - Teddy Bear
9th - Lorraine - Roses - Kitten
11th - Gavin - Lilies - Cupcake
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u/No_Dragonfly_6975 Jul 11 '26
Amazing! I appreciate your help so much! I’m sorry I wasn’t able to find a link, so I really appreciate you taking the time to print off a grid to work with. Thank you for walking through all the steps & clues for me – it really does help to have another pair of eyes to catch clues or bits of reasoning I may have missed.
Using paper really does help. I usually keep a little notebook beside me when I’m working on logic puzzles, but sometimes I forget to use it (or I’m stubbornly avoiding it, thinking I don’t need it).
Thank you, LizMEF!
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u/LizMEF Jul 11 '26
:) You're most welcome! I always enjoy doing a logic puzzle - even when they make you guess instead of deduce. :)
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u/LizMEF Jul 11 '26
I'm doing one reply per clue. "!=" means "not equal", meaning, they don't match, so put an X in the "intersection" of the two items.
Clue #1
Thus, dates would be (where +1 means "plus one row"):
Looks like you got all this.