Five things, several categories, one arrangement that fits every clue. Work out who is
where by
elimination.
- Each value is used exactly once — a repeat inside a column turns red.
- “Immediately left of” means the very next house; “somewhere left of” is looser.
- Start with position clues, then chain the “next to” ones.
- Check tells you whether the grid is right; Hint locks in one true answer.
This is the classic
zebra puzzle form — the one usually attributed to Einstein
— and it is deduction with no arithmetic at all.