# 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:** 6
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/101 "2026-09-18T15:38:38Z")
#CluesBySam - Sep 18th 2026 (Hard) Less than 15 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Sigh. The clue said β€œrow 4” but i thought it was about row 5. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/102 "2026-09-18T20:53:02Z")
I had multiple mistakes, too, mostly related to bad counting. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/103 "2026-09-29T02:54:40Z")
Sometimes it’s nice to have an easy one… I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 28th 2026 (Easy), in 03:36 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **[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:** [September 29, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/104 "2026-09-29T16:16:17Z")
I made a mistake yesterday, but somehow, today’s just flowed. #CluesBySam - Sep 29th 2026 (Medium) 02:52 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/105 "2026-09-29T17:24:15Z")
Dang, you’re fast! #CluesBySam - Sep 29th 2026 (Medium) Less than 8 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/106 "2026-09-30T04:22:42Z")
Still going… I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Sep 30th 2026 (Medium), in less than 9 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 > **[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:** [September 30, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/107 "2026-09-30T12:15:59Z")
#CluesBySam - Sep 30th 2026 (Medium) Less than 8 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Sigh. I read β€œβ€¦ in my row” about one of the row two clues. It actually said β€œmy … in row three”. Dyslexia for the win. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/108 "2026-09-30T21:51:09Z")
And apparently, β€œAll of the criminals in column 4 are connected” does not imply β€œthere are two or more criminals in column 4”. Or at least, when I made a deduction based on that, it told me it was premature. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2026, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/109 "2026-09-30T22:19:56Z")
Criminals are connected absolutely does mean β€œthere are at least 2 criminals”. If you’ve found a situation where you think that information should be sufficient and you were refused then there was an error. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/110 "2026-10-01T00:41:05Z")
No, the rules clearly say that a β€œgroup” of one person counts as being β€œconnected” to itself. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/111 "2026-10-03T16:10:59Z")
Sometimes I (as the poker players say) go on tilt after a bad guess. Sharing my shame. #CluesBySam - Oct 3rd 2026 (Hard) Less than 31 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:** [October 4, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/112 "2026-10-04T19:18:50Z")
#CluesBySam - Oct 4th 2026 (Hard) Less than 19 minutes 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I did a little better, but only a little. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/113 "2026-10-05T12:58:42Z")
It was nice to start a new week, and get an easy one. #CluesBySam - Oct 5th 2026 (Easy) 03:39 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I forgot to say yesterday, but i was stuck, and after the two wrong guesses, i made a third guess that was correct. After that it was easy enough. But i didn’t really solve that one. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/114 "2026-10-06T13:40:23Z")
#CluesBySam - Oct 6th 2026 (Medium) Less than 7 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 I grayed out a clue too early, and then was stuck at the end until i reread all the clues i thought I’d completed. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2026, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/115 "2026-10-08T13:41:56Z")
#CluesBySam - Oct 8th 2026 (Tricky) Less than 7 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟩 One of the ones i got β€œright” was wrong, i was counting people around the wrong cell. That led to a wing guess that was really wrong on the next click. But the other yellow square was from pressing the wrong button when i had the right thought. So the overall score is correct, but for the wrong reasons. πŸ˜† ---
**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:** [October 9, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/116 "2026-10-09T13:23:56Z")
#CluesBySam - Oct 9th 2026 (Tricky) 03:18 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Shockingly easy Friday puzzle. Top 5%, which I think is my first time getting that. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/117 "2026-10-09T13:39:20Z")
You did a lot better than i did. πŸ˜€ #CluesBySam - Oct 9th 2026 (Tricky) Less than 21 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:** [October 11, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/118 "2026-10-11T03:54:45Z")
#CluesBySam - Oct 10th 2026 (Hard) Less than 14 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 Well, better than yesterday ---
**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:** [October 23, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/119 "2026-10-23T13:04:50Z")
One of my worst games ever! #CluesBySam - Oct 23rd 2026 (Hard) Less than 18 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟨🟠 Sometimes errors snowball because I stop caring after the perfect game is ruined, but the Zara clue was really throwing me. I was actually writing a message complaining about how it was impossible when I figured it out; obvious in hindsight. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350/120 "2026-10-23T13:42:10Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Sometimes errors snowball because I stop caring after the perfect game is ruined Your lips to god’s ear on that one. I get pissed and think β€œwell, I was off by one” and start shifting my answers, when in fact the answers are always there. I did make a pretty row of yellow. (or is that orange?) #CluesBySam - Oct 23rd 2026 (Hard) Less than 14 minutes 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clues-by-sam/1030350.md?page=7)