Daily Clues by Sam: Jul 1st 2025 New puzzle
every day at 12am (midnight) New York time.
How to play Clues by Sam
Your goal is to figure out
who is criminal and
who is innocent.
Based on what you know, tap on a suspect to choose if they are
innocent or criminal. They might reveal a new hint.
You can not guess! Just like in real life, you can't convict someone
based on a 50/50 hunch. There is always a logical next choice, even
when you think there isn't!
You can also check one of the awesome YouTube tutorials below
And that's it. Good luck!
Clarifying details
Everyone is either a criminal or innocent.
Professions don't make some innocent or criminal, unless a hint
suggest so. A police is as criminal as an accountant until proven
otherwise.
Everyone speaks the truth, even the criminals.
Neighbors always include diagonal neigbors. One person can have
up to 8 neighbors.
In between (or sometimes just between) means the persons between the two, not including the two.
Connected means a chain of orthogonal adjacency. For example
"all criminals on row 1 are connected" means there are no innocents
between any two criminals on that row.
Rows go sideways and are numbered 1,2,3,4,5. Columns go
up and down and lettered A,B,C,D.
To the left/right always means somewhere in the same row.
Above/below always means somewhere in the same column.
Directly to the left/right/above/below always means the
neighbor to the left/right/above/below.
All always means there's at least one. It doesn't necessarily
mean there's more than one.
Common neighbors means those who are neighbors of both persons.
It does not include the persons themselves.
In total always means the sum of all in that group. Two
criminal cops and cooks in total means there might be 1 cop and 1
cook, or 0 cop and 2 cooks.
Corner means the four corners.
Edge means everyone "surrounding" the others, including corners. In other words, it means the 14 persons on first and last row, and first and last column.
You never need to guess. In fact, the game only allows you to
make logical choices.
Tips
Tap on revealed hints to dim them if you think it's no longer useful
to you. This is optional, but can help you keep track of which hints
are still relevant.
Referenced names and professions are highlighted a bit. Not much, so it doesn't spoil all the fun of discovery. But a bit.
For different color schemes, try toggling between themes, or try toggling between dark/light mode. There are currently 4 color modes in total.
Share the results with your friends, either as text or an image. Images work great in Instagram. If you complete the puzzle in less than 5 minutes (crazy fast, I know), it will also show seconds.
Stuck? Don't feel bad, it's a difficult game! Try asking for
help from a friend or on reddit. Press the button below to copy a link to your current situation.
Others can continue from where you are when opening the game through the
link.
There is also a hint button available below the grid. It will first reveal the clues you should be looking at, and the second press will reveal the persons you can identify.
Issues? Is there a problem with the puzzle? Or is the game
not working properly? Or anything else you'd like to discuss? Maybe you have
opinions about the font? Don't hesitate to reach out:
sam@adartis.fi
Spread the word! Clues by Sam is a free puzzle
game for everyone to enjoy. Tell your friends about it, or share with
your followers on social media to spread the joy! The game can be found
here:
https://cluesbysam.com
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