Hard4×4

First Proofs

Use the First Proofs records to match all four entries correctly across every category.

CASE03PLAY LOGICA
Story

About this puzzle

Four friends bought different guitar brands for their weekend hobby and booked different rehearsal times at the studio. Read the clues carefully, eliminate impossible matches, and use the logic grid to work out which guitarist chose each brand and what time each rehearsal began. Every answer can be found through logic and deduction.

Difficulty
Hard
Size
4×4
Categories
Printmaker · Label Color · Printing Press · Time
Clues
6
Estimated time
10 min
Time 00:00Mistakes 0

Tap a cell: blank → X → ○

Printmaker
Tara
Derek
Molly
Blake
Label Color
Yellow
Blue
Green
Red
Printing Press
Etching Press
Studio Press
Linocut Press
Proof Press
Time
11:00
11:15
11:30
11:45
Printing Press
Etching Press
Studio Press
Linocut Press
Proof Press
Label Color
Yellow
Blue
Green
Red

Clues

6
  1. 1The record for Tara was logged before the record for Proof Press.
  2. 2The record for Blue was logged 45 minutes before the record for Green.
  3. 3The record for Linocut Press was logged 45 minutes before the record for Blake.
  4. 4Derek is paired with either Etching Press or Linocut Press.
  5. 5Yellow is not paired with Etching Press.
  6. 6Proof Press is paired with 11:15.