# Clues by Sam **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [May 24, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350 "2026-05-24T13:18:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/1 "2026-05-24T13:18:27Z")
Is anyone else playing this? I tried it yesterday, and returned today. > **[Clues by Sam](https://cluesbysam.com/)** > > A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal! It’s a little logic puzzle, with 20 people in a grid, and clues like, “Anna is one of 3 criminals in column A”. You need to determine who is a criminal and who is innocent. I’m slow at it, which makes me a little sad because i used to be very good at this kind of thing. But I’m still finding it fun. It gives you postable results like I solved the daily #CluesBySam, May 24th 2026 (Hard), in less than 19 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **[Clues by Sam](https://cluesbysam.com)** > > A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal! Or ![clues-by-sam-2026-05-24](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/3X/3/0/30a7a0f2362353a45c2ddd3a08b5e42f4f30dfa4.png) (Posting them both in part to learn what they are.) Anyway, i thought i would share. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/2 "2026-05-24T22:35:44Z")
That’s fun. It was my first try and I solved the Sunday puzzle in 33 minutes. I look forward to easier ones tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/3 "2026-05-24T22:37:36Z")
Me, too. 😃 But even without creating an account, it will let you do earlier ones from this week, if you want. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/4 "2026-05-24T23:02:21Z")
And there seems to be a cute little story that develops over the course of a week… But the tutorial is wrong. It says that everyone, even the criminals, tell the truth. But the criminals said on Monday that they weren’t going to commit any more crimes that week. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/5 "2026-05-25T01:58:20Z")
It’s my favorite daily game. I’m always annoyed when I’m trying to go fast, know I solved a square but forgot if it was “exactly 2 innocents below Alice” vs “2 criminal.” ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/6 "2026-05-25T11:12:49Z")
Reminds me a bit of Murdle, which is one I play every day, but Murdle has the more traditional grid I associate with logic problems. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/7 "2026-05-25T17:14:56Z")
Under 14 minutes today! ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/8 "2026-05-26T04:27:00Z")
Pretty good today: I solved the daily #CluesBySam, May 26th 2026 (Medium), in 02:12 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **[Clues by Sam](https://cluesbysam.com)** > > A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/9 "2026-05-29T14:01:37Z")
#CluesBySam - May 29th 2026 (Tricky) Less than 13 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Oh well. I mislabeled a pair. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/10 "2026-05-29T14:24:53Z")
There must be something about this game that I’m missing. For example, take [Tuesday’s puzzle](https://cluesbysam.com/s/play/?puzzleId=7fbf86a3e195). The starting clue is “Only 1 of the 3 criminals above Xia is Berat’s neighbor.” I understand that to mean either Carol (C1) or Jason (C2) is a criminal. But how do you proceed from there? There are literally no other clues to go off of. ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/11 "2026-05-29T14:27:20Z")
> [@liirogue](#): > > There must be something about this game that I’m missing. For example, take [Tuesday’s puzzle](https://cluesbysam.com/s/play/?puzzleId=7fbf86a3e195). The starting clue is “Only 1 of the 3 criminals above Xia is Berat’s neighbor.” I understand that to mean either Carol (C1) or Jason (C2) is a criminal. But how do you proceed from there? There are literally no other clues to go off o If only 1 of 3 is in (C+J) then the other 2 must be N+R, mark them both criminals then you get a new clue. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/12 "2026-05-29T16:23:28Z")
I’m definitely rusty on this then - been too long since I did this kind of puzzle! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/13 "2026-05-31T05:46:55Z")
#CluesBySam - May 31st 2026 (Hard) Less than 24 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/14 "2026-06-01T17:44:39Z")
#CluesBySam - Jun 1st 2026 (Easy) Less than 9 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 The easy ones sure are easier. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/15 "2026-06-01T18:22:25Z")
I managed today’s in under 11, so I’m speeding up. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/16 "2026-06-01T21:11:26Z")
I’ve been working on these, and getting better! I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 1st 2026 (Easy), in less than 9 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **[Clues by Sam](https://cluesbysam.com)** > > A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal! It had been too long since I did these types of puzzles and it took me a bit to remember how to think through this kind of thing. I found where someone does daily YouTube videos walking through the puzzles, and listening to her reasoning was helpful to me. Here’s a link to the video for [yesterday’s puzzle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4VETD8wvjg), in case anyone else finds it useful. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/17 "2026-06-02T04:10:17Z")
Pretty good today I think, although it isn’t showing a percentile so maybe not. I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Jun 2nd 2026 (Medium), in 02:45 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **[Clues by Sam](https://cluesbysam.com)** > > A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal! ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/18 "2026-06-02T16:14:14Z")
I don’t generally go for speed, very rarely do I get anything faster than “you were faster than 50% of the players” and sometimes not even that, but it’s been months since I needed to use the hint button, and the only times I didn’t get a perfect score are a couple of occasions where I solved the next clue, but then mixed criminal and innocent in my head. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/19 "2026-06-02T17:53:56Z")
Yeah, going for speed definitely gets me an error once of twice a week where I mix up criminal/innocent or which column/row. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/20 "2026-06-02T18:32:08Z")
#CluesBySam - Jun 2nd 2026 (Medium) Less than 12 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I continue to have mediocre times. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350.md?page=2)