Case 1 · Easy ☕
The Scone Incident
The Copper Kettle Tea Room, Upper Dithering
Mr Crisp gave the scones two stars out of five. Moments later he was face down in the clotted cream. Who was alone with him?
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Our Sleuth (name to come) says: “Everyone stood in a different row and a different column, Mr Crisp included. Work out where each of them was. The killer is the only one who was in Mr Crisp’s room.”
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The suspects
- WMr Wickens
Ice-cream van man. Plays 'Greensleeves' at dawn. - PMiss Primrose
Infant teacher. Gold stars and iron rules. - FLady Fothergill
Owns half the village and mentions it. - KMr Kipling-Hale
Parish council chairman. Loves a sub-committee. - VMr Barnaby Crisp
The victim: tea room critic.
5×5 plan · 5 clues · no timer, no pressure.
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