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Red, White and Blue (Posted on 2006-10-29) Difficulty: 3 of 5
   
                    A  B  C  D  E  F
                  +--+--+--+--+--+--+
               1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
                  +--+--+--+--+--+--+
               2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
                  +--+--+--+--+--+--+
               3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
                  +--+--+--+--+--+--+
               4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
                  +--+--+--+--+--+--+
               5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
                  +--+--+--+--+--+--+
               6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
                  +--+--+--+--+--+--+

Each row, column and long diagonal contains two reds, two blues and two whites.

From the clues given below, can you complete the grid?

Across
1. Both the reds are somewhere to the left of both the whites.
2. Both the blues are somewhere to the right of both the reds.
3. The reds are adjacent.
4. Both the whites are to the right of the reds and blues.
5. The blues are adjacent.
6. Both the whites are somewhere to the left of both the blues.

Down
A. Both the whites are somewhere below both the blues.
B. Each red is immediately above a white.
C. There are no reds or whites in the outer cells.
D. No clue for this one.
E. The pattern (order) of colours in the upper three cells is repeated in the lower three.
F. No clue for this one.

See The Solution Submitted by Josie Faulkner    
Rating: 4.4667 (15 votes)

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re: different solution | Comment 10 of 20 |
(In reply to different solution by loretta)

Nice attempt, Loretta.  But in your solution the long diagonal from left-bottom to right-top contains three (W)hites and only one (B)lue.  We are given that the two long diagonals must have two of each color.
  Posted by Dej Mar on 2006-11-06 01:46:03

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