Case #0010: The Best China Teapot
Who chipped the vicar's best china teapot? A easy Puzzlebury Mystery set at the Vicarage, with 4 suspects and 5 clues.
- Mystery
- Easy
- 5–10 mins
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Download puzzle (PDF, A4)US Letter PDF- Puzzle ID
- mystery-00010
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Setting
- The Vicarage
- Suspects
- 4
- Clues
- 5
- Format
- A4 & US Letter PDF
Who chipped the vicar's best china teapot?
- Each suspect stood on a different floor square, never on furniture.
- Every suspect was in a different room. One room was empty.
- No two suspects stood in touching squares, not even diagonally.
- The culprit is the suspect who was in the same room as the missing item.
The suspects
- Sid Rook
- Mr Crabtree
- Miss Finch
- Beatrice Hollis
Key
- The missing best china teapot, on its stove
- Stove: nobody can stand here
- Plant: nobody can stand here
- Dresser: nobody can stand here
- Armchair: nobody can stand here
The clues
- Mr Crabtree was in the Pantry.
- Beatrice Hollis stood right beside the stove.
- Miss Finch stood right beside a dresser.
- Miss Finch was in the Scullery.
- Sid Rook was somewhere west of Mr Crabtree.
View solution
Everyone's position, with the culprit circled: Beatrice Hollis, the only suspect in the same room as the best china teapot.
Culprit: Beatrice Hollis