Printable Hard cases, 7×7

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On paper: write each person's initial in their cell, and cross out cells as you rule them out.

Case 1 · Hard 7×7

The Card Game During the Exam at the School

Art RoomPlaygroundMusic RoomHead’s OfficeChapelClassroomCorridor

Alma · VictimThe retired botanist.
The victim. She was alone with the killer. She was in a corner of the room.
RafaelThe bicycle courier.
He was in the sixth column from the left. He was beside a globe.
ZoeThe tattoo artist.
She was in the Head’s Office with another woman.
YaraThe young pharmacist.
She was on a chair.
JonasThe shy librarian.
He was beside a piano.
VeraThe widow who sets the crosswords.
She was beside a globe.
KarimThe family lawyer.

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Case 2 · Hard 7×7

The Whisper in the Box Office at the Theatre

FoyerCloakroomCorridorBox OfficeDressing RoomWorkshopProp Room

LenaThe painter who never finishes a canvas.
HugoThe retired colonel.
He was on a rug.
IreneThe architect restoring the east wing.
She was in the Workshop with another woman.
FelixThe student who never sleeps.
He was beside a rug.
GretaThe gardener who talks to her roses.
She was in the fourth column from the left.
Paula · VictimThe opera singer between engagements.
The victim. She was alone with the killer. She was not in a corner of the room.
BrunoThe cook who tastes everything.
He was in the second column from the left. He was not beside a plant.

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Case 3 · Hard 7×7

The Mysterious Housekeeper at the Manor House

GalleryPantryKitchenGreat HallCellarTerraceNursery

Clara · VictimThe young reporter.
The victim. She was alone with the killer. She was beside a bookshelf.
DarioThe jazz musician.
He was beside a bed.
NoraThe village doctor.
ElenaThe gallery owner.
She was on a bed.
AlmaThe retired botanist.
She was on a stool.
SofiaThe chess prodigy.
She was in the Cellar with another woman.
ZoeThe tattoo artist.
She was in the Great Hall.

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Case 4 · Hard 7×7

The Telegram in the Greenhouse in the Gardens

MazePatioGazeboOrchardCourtyardPotting ShedTerrace

TheoThe paperboy.
He was in the Potting Shed with another man. He was on a rug.
RafaelThe bicycle courier.
He was in the Potting Shed.
JonasThe shy librarian.
He was in the fifth row.
YaraThe young pharmacist.
She was on the Patio.
VeraThe widow who sets the crosswords.
She was on a rug.
Walter · VictimThe estate’s groundskeeper.
The victim. He was alone with the killer.
SofiaThe chess prodigy.
She was on the Terrace.

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Case 5 · Hard 7×7

The Silent Curator at the Museum

LobbyCourtyardGalleryGift ShopCaféCloakroomStoreroom

PaulaThe opera singer between engagements.
She was in the Gift Shop with another woman.
NoraThe village doctor.
She was in the Storeroom.
GretaThe gardener who talks to her roses.
She was on a stool.
AlmaThe retired botanist.
She was in the second row.
Quentin · VictimThe butler of forty years.
The victim. He was alone with the killer. He was in the Gallery.
IreneThe architect restoring the east wing.
She was beside a statue.
OscarThe antiques dealer.

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Case 6 · Hard 7×7

The Grumpy Receptionist at the Grand Hotel

CloakroomSpaLaundrySuiteLobbyLoungeBallroom

MateoThe waiter who hears everything.
He was in the fifth column from the left. He was not beside a sofa.
KarimThe family lawyer.
He was in the Lobby.
HugoThe retired colonel.
He was beside a piano. He was in a corner of the room.
FelixThe student who never sleeps.
He was on a rug.
DarioThe jazz musician.
He was on a stool.
BrunoThe cook who tastes everything.
He was beside a stool.
Lena · VictimThe painter who never finishes a canvas.
The victim. She was alone with the killer.

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Solutions

Case 1: The Card Game During the Exam at the School

The killer: Karim.

Alma: row 7, column 1 (Music Room) · Rafael: row 1, column 6 (Playground) · Zoe: row 3, column 4 (Head’s Office) · Yara: row 4, column 3 (Head’s Office) · Jonas: row 5, column 5 (Chapel) · Vera: row 2, column 7 (Playground) · Karim: row 6, column 2 (Music Room)

Case 2: The Whisper in the Box Office at the Theatre

The killer: Felix.

Lena: row 3, column 1 (Foyer) · Hugo: row 4, column 7 (Workshop) · Irene: row 5, column 6 (Workshop) · Felix: row 2, column 5 (Dressing Room) · Greta: row 7, column 4 (Workshop) · Paula: row 6, column 3 (Dressing Room) · Bruno: row 1, column 2 (Cloakroom)

Case 3: The Mysterious Housekeeper at the Manor House

The killer: Sofia.

Clara: row 5, column 6 (Cellar) · Dario: row 6, column 1 (Terrace) · Nora: row 1, column 3 (Gallery) · Elena: row 7, column 5 (Nursery) · Alma: row 4, column 2 (Terrace) · Sofia: row 2, column 7 (Cellar) · Zoe: row 3, column 4 (Great Hall)

Case 4: The Telegram in the Greenhouse in the Gardens

The killer: Vera.

Theo: row 4, column 3 (Potting Shed) · Rafael: row 6, column 1 (Potting Shed) · Jonas: row 5, column 7 (Courtyard) · Yara: row 3, column 2 (Patio) · Vera: row 1, column 6 (Gazebo) · Walter: row 2, column 4 (Gazebo) · Sofia: row 7, column 5 (Terrace)

Case 5: The Silent Curator at the Museum

The killer: Alma.

Paula: row 5, column 4 (Gift Shop) · Nora: row 7, column 6 (Storeroom) · Greta: row 1, column 7 (Courtyard) · Alma: row 2, column 2 (Gallery) · Quentin: row 4, column 3 (Gallery) · Irene: row 3, column 5 (Gift Shop) · Oscar: row 6, column 1 (Café)

Case 6: The Grumpy Receptionist at the Grand Hotel

The killer: Mateo.

Mateo: row 3, column 5 (Laundry) · Karim: row 6, column 2 (Lobby) · Hugo: row 1, column 7 (Spa) · Felix: row 4, column 6 (Ballroom) · Dario: row 7, column 4 (Lounge) · Bruno: row 5, column 1 (Suite) · Lena: row 2, column 3 (Laundry)