Clowns in the Subway
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You are having a nightmare about five clowns in the subway. It is especially confusing because each clown has a tiny car and umbrella, even though you are in an underground public transportation system. Naturally, each clown has a ridiculous wig and a big goofy outfit. There are only five colors in your dream - fuchsia, green, purple, red and yellow. Use the following clues to determine each clown's name (Fuchsia Funny, Green Gravel, Purple Porridge, Red Rascal and Yellow Sub), and color of their car, wig, outfit and umbrella.
1. Each clown's name, car, wig, outfit and umbrella are 5 different colors and no two wigs, outfits or umbrellas are the same color.
2. The only clown whose name does not begin with the same two initials does not have a purple or red outfit; while the clown in the yellow outfit does not have a red car, red wig or a purple umbrella.
3. Red Rascal does not have a yellow wig and Purple Porridge does not have either a fuchsia or yellow umbrella.
4. Of the clown in the green wig and the owner of the red umbrella, one has the purple car and the other is Fuchsia Funny; neither clown has the yellow outfit.
5. The clown in the fuchsia wig is not wearing a green or yellow outfit and does not have a red car (whose driver does not have a green outfit or a green umbrella.)
6. Green Gravel does not have a yellow umbrella or a red car.
HintClue 1 directs you to fill in 50 "no" (red X) squares.
Clue 4 tells us that Purple Porridge cannot be the owner of the red umbrella, since she is neither the owner of the purple car (Clue 1) nor Fuchsia Funny, so Purple Porridge must have the green umbrella (only remaining color from clue 4.)
Clue 4 also tells us that the clown driving the fuchsia car cannot have either the green wig or red umbrella since this clown cannot be either Fuchsia Funny (Clue 1) or the driver of the purple car.
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Answer
Name-Car-Wig-Outfit-Umbrella
Fuchsia Funny-Red-Green-Purple-Yellow
Green Gravel-Purple-Yellow-Fuchsia-Red
Purple Porridge-Yellow-Fuchsia-Red-Green
Red Rascal-Green-Purple-Yellow-Fuchsia
Yellow Sub-Fuchsia-Red-Green-Purple
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Comments
penelope 
Dec 17, 2009
| What a great teaser! How do you come up with these? There are just enough clues, and not too many! |
J-Five  
Dec 17, 2009
| Very good!!!
One reason it was tough the 5 colors where the same |
CaliLady 
Dec 17, 2009
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mocha613   
Dec 21, 2009
| Got it wrong the first time, I'm going back now to try again. |
chaskey   
Dec 22, 2009
| I finally got it on the third try! This matching wits with a genius is exhausting!  |
dswilborn 
Dec 22, 2009
| Clowns wearing these colors would indeed give me nightmares.  |
trewq  
Dec 31, 2009
| right first time! whoo hoo!! =)
but i have no idea how you make up these clues and make it work. great job and very fun  |
mom2boys 
Feb 18, 2010
| Excellent teaser, but one little gripe. Clues 1 - 4 already tell you that the yellow outfit goes with the purple wig. Learning in clue 5 that the fushia wig does not have a yellow outfit is not needed. |
QueenBee23  
Feb 21, 2010
| Ididn't do so well with this being my first LG  |
Aerobug 
Jul 09, 2010
| I think I might have to give up for now. My little brain is about to explode! I keep getting the colors mixed up. Great puzzle though! |
J-Five  
Aug 11, 2010
| I agree with dswilbornthat would be very scary indeed. |
chriscat
Oct 20, 2010
| Really nice and different! |
Suzanne12345
May 16, 2011
| This one required a great deal of colour focussing. Completed in first try but am now colour blind;)) |
jen3141 
Nov 02, 2011
| best I've played yet -- loved it! |
Obilio  
Nov 27, 2012
| Again, Please make more, if you can find the time. If you can't, it is all of our loss! Thanks for the very imaginative and challenging puzzle!  |
J-Five  
Mar 22, 2013
| Cool I would like see this in a video. |
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