Murder Mystery Sudoku

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Case #16 Friday, 16 October 2026
Hard · 29 clues
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CASE FILE

The Maple Hollow Fair. Pie champion Martha Quinn was found dead behind the bandstand at the autumn fair in Vermont, at 12:25 am. 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

  • 1Sheriff Dawson
  • 2Baker Penny
  • 3Farmer Hank
  • 4Librarian Ms. Pratt
  • 5Reverend Cole
  • 6Teenager Tyler

Weapons

  • 1Pitchfork
  • 2Poisoned apple pie
  • 3Rolling pin
  • 4Hay bale hook
  • 5Lantern
  • 6Blue-ribbon trophy

Locations

  • 1Pie tent
  • 2Corn maze
  • 3Barn
  • 4Ferris wheel
  • 5Bandstand
  • 6Pumpkin patch
  1. SThe suspect is the number in row 3, column 1.
  2. WThe weapon is the number in row 1, column 9.
  3. LThe location is the number in row 5, column 8.
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. 016
Confidential Murder Mystery Sudoku Friday, 16 October 2026 Hard ■■■□

The Maple Hollow Fair

Victim
Pie champion Martha Quinn
Scene
Behind the bandstand at the autumn fair in Vermont
Time of death
12:25 am
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The evidence

  • SThe suspect is the number in row 3, column 1.
  • WThe weapon is the number in row 1, column 9.
  • LThe location is the number in row 5, column 8.

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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