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Market Flowers

Edition #18 medium Publish date: 2026-02-02 Print
Scenario

Four vendors sold different flowers at different stalls in the market. Use the clues to match each vendor with their flower and stall.

Clues
  1. The vendor who had Lilies had West.
  2. The flower Daisies went with the stall South.
  3. The flower Lilies did not go with the stall South.
  4. No vendor both had Roses and had West.
  5. Gia did not have Lilies or Tulips.
  6. Hugo did not have Roses, and did not have Daisies.
  7. Inez did not have South, and did not have West.
  8. Karl did not have either North or East.
  9. Karl did not have Roses or Lilies.
  10. Inez did not have either North or South.
Solved

Explanation

Reveal the reasoning
  1. Begin with the cross-category links that lock two items together. Here, Clue 1, Clue 2 connect Flower, Stall.
  2. Clue 1 links Lilies (Flower) with West (Stall), so those two items must belong to the same vendor.
  3. Clue 2 links Daisies (Flower) with South (Stall), so those two items must belong to the same vendor.
  4. Next, apply the elimination clues to shrink rows and columns before committing to any checks.
  5. Clue 5 rules out Lilies and Tulips (Flower) for Gia, which forces the remaining options.
  6. Clue 6 rules out Roses and Daisies (Flower) for Hugo, which forces the remaining options.
  7. Clue 7 rules out South and West (Stall) for Inez, which forces the remaining options.
  8. Whenever a vendor 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 vendor has exactly one match in each category.

Solution

Show solution mapping

Solve the puzzle to reveal the full mapping.

Order: Flower / Stall

  • Gia -> Roses / North
  • Hugo -> Lilies / West
  • Inez -> Tulips / East
  • Karl -> Daisies / South

About this puzzle

  • Published: 2026-02-02
  • Tags: travellogic-grids
  • Validation: The puzzle JSON is validated at build time and a solver verifies there is a single intended solution.
  • Corrections: If you spot an issue, contact us with the puzzle date. See the editorial policy and the contact page.

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 Market Flowers?

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 Lilies with West.

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.

Vendor x Flower

Vendor Roses Lilies Tulips Daisies
Gia
Hugo
Inez
Karl

Vendor x Stall

Vendor North East South West
Gia
Hugo
Inez
Karl

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