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The Five Seats: The Malbec Drinker, the Guest From Lima, and the Guest Who Brought Tagine

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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 dumplings is somewhere to the left of the guest who brought honey. 2. The guest who brought tagine is immediately to the left of the rosé drinker. 3. The guest who brought paella is immediately to the right of the Riesling drinker. 4. The Chianti drinker is immediately to the right of the Malbec drinker. 5. The guest from Lisbon is somewhere to the left of the guest who brought curry. 6. The guest from Lima is immediately to the right of the guest who brought olives. 7. The guest who brought curry is not the guest who brought flowers. 8. The guest who brought chocolates is immediately to the left of the guest who brought dumplings. 9. The guest who brought olives is immediately to the right of the guest who brought dumplings. 10. The Chianti drinker is somewhere to the left of the guest who brought paella. 11. The guest who brought honey is immediately to the left of the guest from Hanoi. 12. The guest from Tbilisi is somewhere to the left of the Riesling drinker. 13. The guest from Lisbon is directly next to the guest who brought tagine.

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Solution

Commit an attempt to unseal the proof. Write your answer — right or wrong, thinking it through is the point.

In the final arrangement, which numbered seat (1–5) does “the guest from Lisbon” end up at? Answer with the number.

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