Twenty-Three Across

Roaring Twenties · case 43 of 50 · Nightmare · 5×5
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Every week for a year, the Clarion's ten-thousand-dollar crossword prize has been won by a relative of a Chicago alderman. Thousands of readers send in solutions. Only the aldermen's relatives ever seem to get 23 Across right.

Adareporter
BrunoProhibition agent
Calbootlegger
Dextersocialite
Emilalderman
FrankProhibition agent
Gemmawaiter
Hattiedoctor
Idrisbootlegger
Joanreporter
Kofiwaiter
Lionelsocialite
Marcosocialite
NoraProhibition agent
Omaralderman
Percybootlegger
Quentinwaiter
RubyProhibition agent
Sadiewaiter
Theoreporter
Ursulaalderman
Victorsocialite
Waltdoctor
Xavierreporter
Yaradoctor

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Roaring Twenties: case 43

This Nightmare case seats 25 suspects on a 5×5 grid. 19 of them carry a clue; the other 6 only have something to say about themselves. 9 of the steps can only be proven by reading two or more clues together. Case 43 of the Roaring Twenties case pack. Same rules as every Clues & Culprits case: everyone tells the truth, and only proven verdicts stick.

← Case 42: Coral Vista at High Tide · Case 44: The Barrier That Stayed Down →

SeatSuspectRole in this caseClass
A1AdareporterScholar
B1BrunoProhibition agentEnforcer
C1CalbootleggerMerchant
D1DextersocialiteNoble
E1EmilaldermanOfficial
A2FrankProhibition agentEnforcer
B2GemmawaiterServant
C2HattiedoctorHealer
D2IdrisbootleggerMerchant
E2JoanreporterScholar
A3KofiwaiterServant
B3LionelsocialiteNoble
C3MarcosocialiteNoble
D3NoraProhibition agentEnforcer
E3OmaraldermanOfficial
A4PercybootleggerMerchant
B4QuentinwaiterServant
C4RubyProhibition agentEnforcer
D4SadiewaiterServant
E4TheoreporterScholar
A5UrsulaaldermanOfficial
B5VictorsocialiteNoble
C5WaltdoctorHealer
D5XavierreporterScholar
E5YaradoctorHealer

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