Murder Mystery Sudoku

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Case #5 Monday, 5 October 2026
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CASE FILE

The Last Voyage of the Aurora. Shipping magnate Elias Crane was found dead aboard the liner Aurora, two days out of Southampton, at 10:35 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

  • 1Captain Holt
  • 2Countess Ivanova
  • 3Purser Diaz
  • 4Ruby the Jazz Singer
  • 5Engineer McCabe
  • 6Steward Tom

Weapons

  • 1Anchor chain
  • 2Champagne bottle
  • 3Flare gun
  • 4Brass sextant
  • 5Bitter almond cocktail
  • 6Wooden oar

Locations

  • 1Grand saloon
  • 2Boiler room
  • 3Captain’s bridge
  • 4Lifeboat deck
  • 5Card room
  • 6Cabin 7
  1. SThe suspect is the number in row 7, column 1.
  2. WThe weapon is the number in row 7, column 8.
  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 odd.

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. 005
Confidential Murder Mystery Sudoku Monday, 5 October 2026 Easy ■□□□

The Last Voyage of the Aurora

Victim
Shipping magnate Elias Crane
Scene
Aboard the liner Aurora, two days out of Southampton
Time of death
10:35 pm
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The evidence

  • SThe suspect is the number in row 7, column 1.
  • WThe weapon is the number in row 7, column 8.
  • 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 odd.

The accusation

Case
closed

Killer

Weapon

Location

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