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Every logic puzzle here is machine-checked by a solver before it is published — one provable solution, no ambiguous clues. Classic imports from the public domain are labeled until they pass review. Browse, attempt, and reveal the proof.

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Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Judy, Heidi, Niaj, Bob, and Grace

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Judy, Heidi, Niaj, Bob, and Grace. Judy says: "Heidi is a knave." Heidi says: "Grace is a knight." Bob…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Desks: Tomás, Maya, Inés, Leo, and Finn

Five persons — Tomás, Maya, Inés, Leo, and Finn — each have exactly one mug, programming language, plant, and snack, and no two share any of them. Match each person to their mug, programming language, plant, and snack fr…

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The Five Platforms: Priya, Zara, Keiko, Luca, and Jonas

Five platforms stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The traveler reading a guidebook …

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Niaj, Peggy, Eve, Mallory, and Carol

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Niaj, Peggy, Eve, Mallory, and Carol. Niaj says: "Carol is a knight and Peggy is a knave." Peggy says:…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Platforms: Mateo, Zara, Luca, Jonas, and Keiko

Five travelers — Mateo, Zara, Luca, Jonas, and Keiko — each have exactly one ticket class, luggage, destination, and reading material, and no two share any of them. Match each traveler to their ticket class, luggage, des…

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The Five Desks: Noor, Finn, Maya, Leo, and Tomás

Five desks stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The owner of the green mug is directl…

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Knights and Knaves: Carol, Ivan, Dave, Olivia, and Sybil

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Carol, Ivan, Dave, Olivia, and Sybil. Ivan says: "Dave is a knave and Olivia is a knave." Dave says: "…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Plots: Kwame, Rafael, Ibrahim, Lena, and Hana

Five gardeners — Kwame, Rafael, Ibrahim, Lena, and Hana — each have exactly one tool, watering day, crop, and fence, and no two share any of them. Match each gardener to their tool, watering day, crop, and fence from the…

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The Five Seats: Farid, Bao, Chiara, Dmitri, and Esi

Five seats stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The guest who brought curry is immedi…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Ivan, Bob, Carol, Mallory, and Judy

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Ivan, Bob, Carol, Mallory, and Judy. Ivan says: "Judy is a knave." Bob says: "Carol is a knave." Carol…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Seats: Dmitri, Chiara, Bao, Esi, and Amara

Five guests — Dmitri, Chiara, Bao, Esi, and Amara — each have exactly one wine, dish, gift, and hometown, and no two share any of them. Match each guest to their wine, dish, gift, and hometown from these clues: 1. The M…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Plots: Hana, June, Kwame, Ibrahim, and Rafael

Five plots stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. Kwame is immediately to the right of …

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Ivan, Alice, Eve, Frank, and Bob

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Ivan, Alice, Eve, Frank, and Bob. Ivan says: "Frank and I are of different types." Eve says: "Frank is…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Platforms: Mateo, Zara, Jonas, Keiko, and Luca

Five travelers — Mateo, Zara, Jonas, Keiko, and Luca — each have exactly one ticket class, reading material, luggage, and destination, and no two share any of them. Match each traveler to their ticket class, reading mate…

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The Five Houses: The Brit, the Dog Owner, and the Gardener

Five houses stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The rabbit owner is immediately to t…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Ivan, Sybil, Olivia, Carol, and Rupert

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Ivan, Sybil, Olivia, Carol, and Rupert. Ivan says: "I am a knave or Olivia is a knight." Olivia says: …

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Seats: Amara, Farid, Chiara, Dmitri, and Bao

Five guests — Amara, Farid, Chiara, Dmitri, and Bao — each have exactly one hometown, dish, wine, and gift, and no two share any of them. Match each guest to their hometown, dish, wine, and gift from these clues: 1. Chi…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Houses: The Baker, the Brit, and the Person in the Green House

Five houses stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The person in the green house is dir…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Heidi, Sybil, Eve, Niaj, and Peggy

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Heidi, Sybil, Eve, Niaj, and Peggy. Heidi says: "Peggy and Eve are of different types." Sybil says: "H…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Desks: Maya, Leo, Tomás, Inés, and Finn

Five persons — Maya, Leo, Tomás, Inés, and Finn — each have exactly one plant, mug, snack, and programming language, and no two share any of them. Match each person to their plant, mug, snack, and programming language fr…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Desks: Finn, Tomás, Inés, Noor, and Leo

Five desks stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The owner of the red mug is immediate…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Judy, Niaj, Carol, Grace, and Dave

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Judy, Niaj, Carol, Grace, and Dave. Judy says: "Grace is a knave or Carol is a knave." Niaj says: "Jud…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Seats: Chiara, Esi, Bao, Farid, and Dmitri

Five guests — Chiara, Esi, Bao, Farid, and Dmitri — each have exactly one wine, hometown, dish, and gift, and no two share any of them. Match each guest to their wine, hometown, dish, and gift from these clues: 1. Dmitr…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Desks: Maya, Noor, Inés, Finn, and Tomás

Five desks stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The orchid keeper is immediately to t…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Niaj, Grace, Bob, Frank, and Peggy

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Niaj, Grace, Bob, Frank, and Peggy. Niaj says: "Frank and I are of different types." Grace says: "Pegg…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Desks: Leo, Inés, Noor, Maya, and Tomás

Five persons — Leo, Inés, Noor, Maya, and Tomás — each have exactly one mug, plant, programming language, and snack, and no two share any of them. Match each person to their mug, plant, programming language, and snack fr…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Desks: Leo, Maya, Noor, Inés, and Finn

Five desks stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The Swift programmer is immediately t…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Mallory, Grace, Sybil, Frank, and Olivia

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Mallory, Grace, Sybil, Frank, and Olivia. Mallory says: "Sybil is a knave." Grace says: "I am a knave …

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Shelves: Petrova, Vásquez, Tanaka, Moreau, and Okafor

Five authors — Petrova, Vásquez, Tanaka, Moreau, and Okafor — each have exactly one bookmark, binding, genre, and cover colour, and no two share any of them. Match each author to their bookmark, binding, genre, and cover…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Shelves: Tanaka, Moreau, Petrova, Vásquez, and Lindqvist

Five shelves stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The author whose book holds a press…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Dave, Eve, Judy, Ivan, and Carol

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Dave, Eve, Judy, Ivan, and Carol. Dave says: "Ivan is a knave and Eve is a knave." Eve says: "If Dave …

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Shelves: Tanaka, Okafor, Moreau, Vásquez, and Petrova

Five authors — Tanaka, Okafor, Moreau, Vásquez, and Petrova — each have exactly one cover colour, genre, binding, and bookmark, and no two share any of them. Match each author to their cover colour, genre, binding, and b…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Houses: The Cat Owner, the German, and the Coffee Drinker

Five houses stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The tea drinker is immediately to th…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Judy, Eve, Alice, Frank, and Carol

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Judy, Eve, Alice, Frank, and Carol. Judy says: "Frank is a knight." Eve says: "Carol is a knave and I …

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Seats: Chiara, Bao, Amara, Farid, and Dmitri

Five guests — Chiara, Bao, Amara, Farid, and Dmitri — each have exactly one gift, wine, hometown, and dish, and no two share any of them. Match each guest to their gift, wine, hometown, and dish from these clues: 1. Bao…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Platforms: Jonas, Mateo, Keiko, Luca, and Priya

Five platforms stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The traveler with the duffel bag …

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Peggy, Grace, Judy, Frank, and Eve

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Peggy, Grace, Judy, Frank, and Eve. Peggy says: "Judy is a knave." Grace says: "Frank is a knave or Ju…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Seats: Amara, Esi, Chiara, Bao, and Dmitri

Five guests — Amara, Esi, Chiara, Bao, and Dmitri — each have exactly one hometown, wine, dish, and gift, and no two share any of them. Match each guest to their hometown, wine, dish, and gift from these clues: 1. The g…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Desks: Leo, Tomás, Noor, Finn, and Maya

Five desks stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. Maya is immediately to the right of t…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Carol, Ivan, Mallory, Frank, and Niaj

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Carol, Ivan, Mallory, Frank, and Niaj. Carol says: "Frank is a knight and Mallory is a knight." Mallor…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Seats: Bao, Farid, Chiara, Esi, and Dmitri

Five guests — Bao, Farid, Chiara, Esi, and Dmitri — each have exactly one wine, gift, dish, and hometown, and no two share any of them. Match each guest to their wine, gift, dish, and hometown from these clues: 1. The g…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Plots: Ibrahim, Kwame, Rafael, June, and Hana

Five plots stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The gardener who waters on Wednesday …

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Peggy, Frank, Bob, Heidi, and Alice

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Peggy, Frank, Bob, Heidi, and Alice. Peggy says: "Heidi is a knight." Frank says: "Alice is a knave or…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Seats: Farid, Amara, Chiara, Dmitri, and Bao

Five guests — Farid, Amara, Chiara, Dmitri, and Bao — each have exactly one wine, gift, hometown, and dish, and no two share any of them. Match each guest to their wine, gift, hometown, and dish from these clues: 1. The…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Shelves: Petrova, Lindqvist, Vásquez, Tanaka, and Moreau

Five shelves stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The author with the spiral-bound ed…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Olivia, Eve, Carol, Dave, and Bob

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Olivia, Eve, Carol, Dave, and Bob. Olivia says: "Eve is a knave." Eve says: "Olivia is a knave or Caro…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Lanes: Dario, Aiko, Bruno, Gustav, and Elif

Five drivers — Dario, Aiko, Bruno, Gustav, and Elif — each have exactly one sponsor, fuel, car colour, and mascot, and no two share any of them. Match each driver to their sponsor, fuel, car colour, and mascot from these…

Zebra∎ verified

The Five Houses: The Coffee Drinker, the Cat Owner, and the Painter

Five houses stand in a row, numbered 1 to 5 from left to right. Each holds exactly one of each attribute, and no attribute repeats. Work out the full arrangement from these clues: 1. The beer drinker is immediately to t…

Knights & knaves∎ verified

Knights and Knaves: Peggy, Ivan, Frank, Rupert, and Sybil

On an island, every inhabitant is either a knight, who always tells the truth, or a knave, who always lies. You meet Peggy, Ivan, Frank, Rupert, and Sybil. Peggy says: "Ivan and Frank are of the same type." Ivan says: "…

Logic grid∎ verified

The Five Shelves: Vásquez, Lindqvist, Tanaka, Petrova, and Okafor

Five authors — Vásquez, Lindqvist, Tanaka, Petrova, and Okafor — each have exactly one cover colour, bookmark, genre, and binding, and no two share any of them. Match each author to their cover colour, bookmark, genre, a…

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