Alibis: the daily logic puzzle

How to play Alibis

Alibis is a daily logic puzzle in the style of classic grid puzzles. Each night, four suspects each arrive at a different place at a different time. The crime happens at one place and time: whoever was there at that moment has no alibi.

1. Read the clues: they say who was where, who arrived earlier or later and who couldn't be somewhere.
2. Mark the grid: one tap rules a box out (✗) and two confirm it (✓).
3. Each suspect has exactly one place and one time, and no two are the same.
4. When you have it all, close the case. You get three tries and we'll tell you whether the places or the times are wrong.

Tips for solving it

• Start with the direct clues (“X is at the theatre”): they fix boxes straight away.
• “Before” and “exactly one hour after” clues narrow the possible times a lot: place the extremes first.
• Use the crime clue last: the culprit is whoever matches the place and time of the crime.
• Cross off each clue once used so you don't go over it twice.

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