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DAILY DEDUCTION · 2026-11-04 UTC

A little garden mystery · daily 2

Match the gardeners to the flowers 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.

Gardeners × Flowers

Gardeners matched with Flowers
GardenersTulipDaisyIris
Rose
Finn
Ada

Gardeners × Arrival times

Gardeners matched with Arrival times
Gardeners09:0010:0011:00
Rose
Finn
Ada

Flowers × Arrival times

Flowers matched with Arrival times
Flowers09:0010:0011:00
Tulip
Daisy
Iris
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Clues

  1. Rose is not paired with 09:00.
  2. Ada is paired with exactly one of Daisy or Iris.
  3. Rose is not paired with 10:00.
  4. Rose is not paired with Iris.
  5. Tulip is not paired with 11:00.
  6. Iris is paired with exactly one of 10:00 or 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 2/4 · 27 verified grid deductions · 0 counterfactuals. Difficulty measures the rules used by this solver, not a promised completion time.

  1. Step 1: Clue 1: Rose is not paired with 09:00. Rose cannot be paired with 09:00.
  2. Step 2: Clue 3: Rose is not paired with 10:00. Rose cannot be paired with 10:00.
  3. Step 3: Clue 4: Rose is not paired with Iris. Rose cannot be paired with Iris.
  4. Step 4: Clue 5: Tulip is not paired with 11:00. Tulip cannot be paired with 11:00.
  5. Step 5: All other Arrival times choices for Rose have been eliminated. Rose must be paired with 11:00.
  6. Step 6: 11:00 is already matched to Rose; each item is used once. Finn cannot be paired with 11:00.
  7. Step 7: 11:00 is already matched to Rose; each item is used once. Ada cannot be paired with 11:00.
  8. Step 8: Clue 2 restricts Ada to Daisy or Iris. Ada cannot be paired with Tulip.
  9. Step 9: Clue 6 restricts Iris to 10:00 or 11:00. Iris cannot be paired with 09:00.
  10. Step 10: Rose and Tulip have no possible Arrival times item in common, so they cannot belong together. Rose cannot be paired with Tulip.
  11. Step 11: All other Flowers choices for Rose have been eliminated. Rose must be paired with Daisy.
  12. Step 12: All other Gardeners choices for Tulip have been eliminated. Finn must be paired with Tulip.
  13. Step 13: Finn is already matched to Tulip; each item is used once. Finn cannot be paired with Daisy.
  14. Step 14: Finn is already matched to Tulip; each item is used once. Finn cannot be paired with Iris.
  15. Step 15: Daisy is already matched to Rose; each item is used once. Ada cannot be paired with Daisy.
  16. Step 16: All other Flowers choices for Ada have been eliminated. Ada must be paired with Iris.
  17. Step 17: Ada and 09:00 have no possible Flowers item in common, so they cannot belong together. Ada cannot be paired with 09:00.
  18. Step 18: All other Gardeners choices for 09:00 have been eliminated. Finn must be paired with 09:00.
  19. Step 19: Finn is already matched to 09:00; each item is used once. Finn cannot be paired with 10:00.
  20. Step 20: All other Arrival times choices for Ada have been eliminated. Ada must be paired with 10:00.
  21. Step 21: Both Tulip and 09:00 are matched to Finn; they must belong together. Tulip must be paired with 09:00.
  22. Step 22: Tulip is already matched to 09:00; each item is used once. Tulip cannot be paired with 10:00.
  23. Step 23: 09:00 is already matched to Tulip; each item is used once. Daisy cannot be paired with 09:00.
  24. Step 24: Daisy and 10:00 have no possible Gardeners item in common, so they cannot belong together. Daisy cannot be paired with 10:00.
  25. Step 25: All other Arrival times choices for Daisy have been eliminated. Daisy must be paired with 11:00.
  26. Step 26: All other Flowers choices for 10:00 have been eliminated. Iris must be paired with 10:00.
  27. Step 27: Iris is already matched to 10:00; each item is used once. Iris cannot be paired with 11:00.

Answer key

Rose · Daisy · 11:00

Finn · Tulip · 09:00

Ada · Iris · 10:00

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