Six witnesses gave conflicting descriptions of the suspect.

Each witness had exactly one item correct. Each correct value appears at least once.

What would be the correct description of the suspect?

Hair	Jacket	Shirt	Pants
Brown	White	Red	Gray
Red	Blue	Pink	White
Black	Purple	Yellow	Blue
Blond	White	Not Yellow	White
Brown	Purple	Green	Gray
Gray	Blue	Orange	Blue

This can be solved analytically without trial and error.

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From Mensa Puzzle Calendar 2017 by Mark Danna and Fraser Simpson, Workman Publishing, New York. Puzzle for May 12.

The suspect has blond hair and wears blue jacket.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2022-06-15 03:30:31