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The Crossword Pen Mystery
Two-Witness Mystery
For two players. Don’t open the answer until you’ve agreed on one.
TipOpen one step at a time. The answer always asks twice, so nothing gets spoiled by accident.
1NudgeOpen
Witness A knows the thief ate the jam toast. Witness B knows where most people sat. Start with the seats.
2CloserOpen
B puts Mrs. Park on the stool, with the cookies, and Mia in the armchair. The chips were eaten on the sofa, and A says Ray had the apple. So who had the jam toast?
3AnswerAsks twice
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Cousin Mia. Park sat on the stool, so she had the cookies (B). Ray had the apple (A), so he wasn’t on the sofa with the chips: Ray took the beanbag and Sam the sofa. Mia, in the armchair, had the jam toast, and the jam on the pen (A) points to her.
Every answer is also printed at the back of the book, with its page number.
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