The Rest

Clue Conundrum

By Anand Deopurkar and Asilata Bapat

Answer: CRASHED

We assign the six answers of the puzzles in this round in alphabetical order to the six players and then follow the game. The table below shows the results after the ith move.

	Scarlet	Mustard	White	Green	Peacock	Plum
0	CAPITAL	CELESTIAL	CLAUS	CLOSE	COMPANY	COUGHED
1	PIT	CELESTIAL	CLAUS	CLOSE	COMPANY	COUGHED
2	PIT	ATE	CLAUS	CLOSE	COMPANY	COUGHED
3	PIT	ATE	CLAM	CLOSE	COMPANY	COUGHED
4	PIT	ATE	CLAM	CLOWN	COMPANY	COUGHED
5	PIT	ATE	CLAM	CLOWN	COMPACT	COUGHED
6	PIT	ATE	CLAM	CLOWN	COMPACT	COURSED
7	COURSED	ATE	CLAM	CLOWN	COMPACT	POET
8	COURSED	TWELVE	CLAM	CLOWN	COMPACT	POET
9	COURSED	TWELVE	LAMB	CLOWN	COMPACT	POET
10	COURSED	TWELVE	LAMB	CON	COMPACT	POET
11	COURSED	TWELVE	TACOMA	CON	LAMB	POET
12	COURSED	TWELVE	TACOMA	POSET	LAMB	CON
13	LAMB	TWELVE	TACOMA	POSET	COED	CON
14	GERMANIUM	LAMB	TACOMA	POSET	COED	CON
15	GERMANIUM	LAMB	COED	POSET	CAT	CON
16	GERMANIUM	LAMB	COED	SIERRA	CAT	CON
17	FELIS	LAMB	COED	SIERRA	GERMANIUM	CON
18	FELIS	LAMB	COED	SIERRA	GERMANIUM	MOON
19	SIERRA	LAMB	COED	IRON	GERMANIUM	MOON
20	SIERRA	COED	CUB	IRON	GERMANIUM	MOON
21	SIERRA	COED	MOON	IRON	GERMANIUM	CHERUB
22	SIERRA	COED	MOON	IRAN	GERMANIUM	CHERUB
23	SIERRA	CAIRO	MOON	IRAN	COED	CHERUB
24	SIERRA	CAIRO	MOON	IRAN	COED	ACHE
25	CAIRO	CAPRICORN	MOON	IRAN	COED	ACHE
26	CAIRO	SEPTEMBER	MOON	IRAN	COED	ACHE
27	CAIRO	SEPTEMBER	SATELLITE	IRAN	COED	ACHE
28	CAIRO	SEPTEMBER	SATELLITE	RA	COED	ACHE
29	CAIRO	SEPTEMBER	SATELLITE	RA	CUED	ACHE
30	CAIRO	SEPTEMBER	SATELLITE	RA	CUED	H
31	H	SEPTEMBER	SATELLITE	RA	CUED	CACAO
32	H	E	SATELLITE	RA	CUED	CACAO
33	H	E	RA	SEE	CUED	CACAO
34	H	E	RA	C	CUED	CACAO
35	H	E	D	C	RA	CACAO
36	H	E	D	C	RA	S

Solving the Clue game reveals that Mr Green is the murderer. When read cyclically from this player, the letters read "CRASHED", which is the answer.