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Oct 9, 2026 — Easy case
Every night of its spring tour, Circus Fantasia's audiences laughed until they cried — and drove home lighter. In six weeks, 412 wallets, watches and phones vanished from the stands, always in the second half, and never from anyone seated near the ring.
This Easy case seats 16 suspects on a 4×4 grid. 13 of them carry a clue; the other 3 only have something to say about themselves. Every step can be proven from a single clue plus what you already know. Every verdict you enter is checked against all the scenarios that still fit the statements on file, so a move only sticks when it is proven.
The opening statement
Dina the vet starts the case already proven innocent:
Petra and I are either both criminals or both innocent.— Dina, vet (D1)
The lineup
Suspects stand in alphabetical order, left to right and top to bottom. Each belongs to one of Clues & Culprits’ twelve character classes — the badge on their nameplate. This case uses 5 of them, each cast as a role in the setting: acrobats, ushers, clowns, vets, weightlifters. Clues about a role (“exactly one of the vets”) count everyone in it.
| Seat | Suspect | Role in this case | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | Arlo | acrobat | Courier |
| B1 | Bea | usher | Servant |
| C1 | Cora | clown | Artist |
| D1 | Dina | vet | Healer |
| A2 | Ezra | clown | Artist |
| B2 | Freya | weightlifter | Laborer |
| C2 | Gemma | usher | Servant |
| D2 | Hattie | vet | Healer |
| A3 | Ivan | weightlifter | Laborer |
| B3 | Jasper | weightlifter | Laborer |
| C3 | Kofi | usher | Servant |
| D3 | Leo | acrobat | Courier |
| A4 | Mila | clown | Artist |
| B4 | Nico | clown | Artist |
| C4 | Otto | weightlifter | Laborer |
| D4 | Petra | acrobat | Courier |
Stuck?
The in-game hint first points at the statement to re-read, then at the suspect you can prove, then shows the proof. For a gentler nudge, open the spoiler-free hints for Oct 9, 2026, or press Share to send a friend your exact board. New to the format? The deduction-puzzle guide covers the habits that unlock every step.
More cases
- Same day: Medium case · Hard case
- Previous Easy: Oct 8, 2026 — The Half-Penny Fortune
- Next Easy: Oct 10, 2026 — The Candidates Who Interviewed Twice
- Clue types in this case: Above, below, left and right · Neighbor clues · Same-verdict and exactly-one clues · Corner and edge clues
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