Solution · October 19, 2026
Solution: The Third Rehearsal at the Theatre
Where everyone stood, who did it, and the order of deductions that gets there without a guess. If you have not tried the case yet, the board is on the case page. Play this case.
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The solved board: Easy 5×5
The murderer: The killer: Vera.
- Vera: row 2, column 5 (Prop Room)
- Yara: row 5, column 2 (Foyer)
- Nora: row 3, column 1 (Dressing Room)
- Jonas: row 4, column 4 (Corridor)
- Zoe: row 1, column 3 (Prop Room)
The clues
- VeraThe widow who sets the crosswords.
She was beside a trunk.
- YaraThe young pharmacist.
She was in the Foyer.
- NoraThe village doctor.
- JonasThe shy librarian.
He was in the Corridor.
- Zoe · VictimThe tattoo artist.
The victim. She was alone with the killer. She was on a stool.
Step by step
The order our solver finds. Each step uses only the clues and what the steps before it proved, and its heading links to the technique.
- Last cell left Every other cell is ruled out for Zoe, by her testimony or by a row or column already taken. Placed: Vera: row 2, column 5 (Prop Room); Zoe: row 1, column 3 (Prop Room).
- Pinned suspects Yara can only be in the bottom row, so nobody else can be there.
- Pinned suspects Jonas can only be in the fourth column from the left, so nobody else can be there. Placed: Yara: row 5, column 2 (Foyer); Nora: row 3, column 1 (Dressing Room); Jonas: row 4, column 4 (Corridor).
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