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Museum Tickets

Edition #13 medium Publish date: 2026-01-28 Print
Scenario

Four visitors toured different exhibits at the museum at different times. Use the clues to match each visitor with their exhibit and ticket time.

Clues
  1. The visitor who had Ocean had 11 AM.
  2. The exhibit Art went with the ticket time 10 AM.
  3. No visitor both had Space and had Noon.
  4. The visitor who had Space did not have 10 AM.
  5. Lena did not have Art or Ocean.
  6. Marco did not have either Space or Dinosaurs.
  7. Isla did not have Space, and did not have Dinosaurs.
  8. Theo did not have Space, and did not have Art.
  9. Isla did not have 9 AM, and did not have 11 AM.
  10. Lena did not have 10 AM, and did not have 11 AM.
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Explanation

Reveal the reasoning
  1. Begin with the cross-category links that lock two items together. Here, Clue 1, Clue 2 connect Exhibit, Ticket Time.
  2. Clue 1 links Ocean (Exhibit) with 11 AM (Ticket Time), so those two items must belong to the same visitor.
  3. Clue 2 links Art (Exhibit) with 10 AM (Ticket Time), so those two items must belong to the same visitor.
  4. Next, apply the elimination clues to shrink rows and columns before committing to any checks.
  5. Clue 5 rules out Art and Ocean (Exhibit) for Lena, which forces the remaining options.
  6. Clue 6 rules out Space and Dinosaurs (Exhibit) for Marco, which forces the remaining options.
  7. Clue 7 rules out Space and Dinosaurs (Exhibit) for Isla, which forces the remaining options.
  8. Whenever a visitor has only one remaining option in a category, mark it as a check and cross out the rest (one-to-one). Keep propagating until every visitor has exactly one match in each category.

Solution

Show solution mapping

Solve the puzzle to reveal the full mapping.

Order: Exhibit / Ticket Time

  • Lena -> Space / 9 AM
  • Marco -> Ocean / 11 AM
  • Isla -> Art / 10 AM
  • Theo -> Dinosaurs / Noon

About this puzzle

FAQ

Do I need to guess?

No. Every GridCipher puzzle is designed to be solvable by deduction alone.

What is a good first step for Museum Tickets?

Start with clue 1. It locks in a concrete pairing between two categories, which you can immediately mark on the grid and use to eliminate other options. For example, it pairs Ocean with 11 AM.

How do I mark a cell?

Click or tap a cell to cycle blank -> X -> check. Use X for no and check for the confirmed match.

Yes marks 0
No marks 0
Time 00:00
Status In progress
✓ = yes ✕ = no Blank = unknown

Tip: Shift-click or right-click to clear a cell quickly.

Visitor x Exhibit

Visitor Space Dinosaurs Art Ocean
Lena
Marco
Isla
Theo

Visitor x Ticket Time

Visitor 9 AM 10 AM 11 AM Noon
Lena
Marco
Isla
Theo

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