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Case 13 · Hard ☕☕☕

Rowing Ruin

The Rowing Club Boathouse, Upper Dithering

The regatta was cancelled when the rowing captain was found in the boathouse with no paddle and no pulse.

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Our Sleuth (name to come) says: “Everyone stood in a different row and a different column, Mr Oar included. Work out where each of them was. The killer is the only one who was in Mr Oar’s room.”

The suspects

  • TMr Thistlethwaite
    Bell-ringer. Can't hear a word you say.
  • GMr Gosling
    Allotment king. Measures his leeks at night.
  • BMajor Bunbury
    Retired major. Still salutes the postbox.
  • MMrs Mudge
    Cleans for everyone. Hears everything.
  • NNanny Pocock
    Ninety-one. Sharper than the rest put together.
  • HDr Hedgecock
    Retired vet. Better with ferrets than people.
  • VMr Percival Oar
    The victim: rowing club captain.

7×7 plan · 11 clues · no timer, no pressure.

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