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DAILY DEDUCTION · 2026-11-03 UTC

The Sunday coffee club · daily 1

Match the guests to the drinks and arrival times. Times run from earliest to latest; every item is used exactly once.

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Arrival times order: 09:00 → 10:00 → 11:00.

Guests × Drinks

Guests matched with Drinks
GuestsLatteTeaMocha
Amelia
Oliver
Isla

Guests × Arrival times

Guests matched with Arrival times
Guests09:0010:0011:00
Amelia
Oliver
Isla

Drinks × Arrival times

Drinks matched with Arrival times
Drinks09:0010:0011:00
Latte
Tea
Mocha
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Clues

  1. Latte is not paired with 10:00.
  2. Mocha is not paired with 10:00.
  3. Amelia is paired with 09:00.
  4. Isla is not paired with 10:00.
  5. Latte is not paired with 11:00.
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One deduction at a time

Follow the numbered clues, one-to-one eliminations and cross-grid deductions. When a counterfactual is needed, its assumptions and clue-by-clue contradiction are shown.

Measured complexity: rule tier 1/4 · 27 verified grid deductions · 0 counterfactuals. Difficulty measures the rules used by this solver, not a promised completion time.

  1. Step 1: Clue 1: Latte is not paired with 10:00. Latte cannot be paired with 10:00.
  2. Step 2: Clue 2: Mocha is not paired with 10:00. Mocha cannot be paired with 10:00.
  3. Step 3: Clue 3: Amelia is paired with 09:00. Amelia must be paired with 09:00.
  4. Step 4: Clue 4: Isla is not paired with 10:00. Isla cannot be paired with 10:00.
  5. Step 5: Clue 5: Latte is not paired with 11:00. Latte cannot be paired with 11:00.
  6. Step 6: Amelia is already matched to 09:00; each item is used once. Amelia cannot be paired with 10:00.
  7. Step 7: Amelia is already matched to 09:00; each item is used once. Amelia cannot be paired with 11:00.
  8. Step 8: 09:00 is already matched to Amelia; each item is used once. Oliver cannot be paired with 09:00.
  9. Step 9: All other Guests choices for 10:00 have been eliminated. Oliver must be paired with 10:00.
  10. Step 10: Oliver is already matched to 10:00; each item is used once. Oliver cannot be paired with 11:00.
  11. Step 11: 09:00 is already matched to Amelia; each item is used once. Isla cannot be paired with 09:00.
  12. Step 12: All other Arrival times choices for Isla have been eliminated. Isla must be paired with 11:00.
  13. Step 13: All other Arrival times choices for Latte have been eliminated. Latte must be paired with 09:00.
  14. Step 14: 09:00 is already matched to Latte; each item is used once. Tea cannot be paired with 09:00.
  15. Step 15: All other Drinks choices for 10:00 have been eliminated. Tea must be paired with 10:00.
  16. Step 16: Tea is already matched to 10:00; each item is used once. Tea cannot be paired with 11:00.
  17. Step 17: 09:00 is already matched to Latte; each item is used once. Mocha cannot be paired with 09:00.
  18. Step 18: All other Arrival times choices for Mocha have been eliminated. Mocha must be paired with 11:00.
  19. Step 19: Both Amelia and Latte are matched to 09:00; they must belong together. Amelia must be paired with Latte.
  20. Step 20: Amelia is already matched to Latte; each item is used once. Amelia cannot be paired with Tea.
  21. Step 21: Amelia is already matched to Latte; each item is used once. Amelia cannot be paired with Mocha.
  22. Step 22: Latte is already matched to Amelia; each item is used once. Oliver cannot be paired with Latte.
  23. Step 23: Latte is already matched to Amelia; each item is used once. Isla cannot be paired with Latte.
  24. Step 24: Both Oliver and Tea are matched to 10:00; they must belong together. Oliver must be paired with Tea.
  25. Step 25: Oliver is already matched to Tea; each item is used once. Oliver cannot be paired with Mocha.
  26. Step 26: Tea is already matched to Oliver; each item is used once. Isla cannot be paired with Tea.
  27. Step 27: All other Drinks choices for Isla have been eliminated. Isla must be paired with Mocha.

Answer key

Amelia · Latte · 09:00

Oliver · Tea · 10:00

Isla · Mocha · 11:00

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