Murder Mystery Sudoku

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Case #30 Friday, 30 October 2026
Hard · 29 clues
TODAY'S CASE

Curtain Call at the Grand. Critic Basil Thorne was found dead backstage at London’s Grand Theatre after opening night, at 10:05 pm. Six people had a motive and the chance. The sudoku holds the truth: solve it, read the three marked cells, and name the killer.

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Suspects

  • 1Understudy Iris
  • 2Stage Manager Doyle
  • 3Leading Man Rupert
  • 4Costumer Agnes
  • 5Playwright Felix
  • 6Usher Billy

Weapons

  • 1Stage dagger
  • 2Sandbag
  • 3Poisoned greasepaint
  • 4Curtain rope
  • 5Prop pistol
  • 6Bouquet of roses

Locations

  • 1Main stage
  • 2Orchestra pit
  • 3Dressing room
  • 4Fly gallery
  • 5Royal box
  • 6Stage door
  1. SThe suspect is the number in row 6, column 2.
  2. WThe weapon is the number in row 8, column 5.
  3. LThe location is the number in row 5, column 7.
To check your answer
  1. The three numbers are all different.
  2. The weapon number is greater than the suspect number.
  3. The location number is even.

Who did it?

You have 3 accusations. Make them count.

1. Solve the sudoku

Fill every row, column and 3×3 box with the numbers 1 to 9. Tap a cell, then a number. Turn on Notes to pencil in possibilities.

2. Read the evidence

The three red cells marked S, W and L hold the numbers of the suspect, the weapon and the location.

3. Name the killer

Make your accusation. You get three tries. A new case opens every day at midnight, New York time.

Daily Whodunit
Case file No. 030
Confidential Murder Mystery Sudoku Friday, 30 October 2026 Hard ■■■□

Curtain Call at the Grand

Victim
Critic Basil Thorne
Scene
Backstage at London’s Grand Theatre after opening night
Time of death
10:05 pm
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The evidence

  • SThe suspect is the number in row 6, column 2.
  • WThe weapon is the number in row 8, column 5.
  • LThe location is the number in row 5, column 7.

Corroborating facts

  • The three numbers are all different.
  • The weapon number is greater than the suspect number.
  • The location number is even.

The accusation

Case
closed

Killer

Weapon

Location

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