Clue 1
Eliminate any passenger whose surname contains more than 6 letters.
THE PASSENGER IN 14B CLUES
A Summer Vacation Cold Case: One Missing Flight. 45,000 Suspects.
Clues
Use these clues to narrow the manifest, passport ledgers, frequent flyer data, payment logs, and Soundex intelligence until only one passenger remains.
DAY 1: GRID 1 - THE MASTER MANIFESTS
Public manifest clues for the first grid.
Clue 2
Eliminate any passenger whose first name contains two or more vowels in a row. Count A, E, I, O, and U only.
Clue 3
Eliminate all passengers on flights traveling to landlocked countries.
Clue 4
The killer's first name starts with a consonant letter with a straight uppercase line. Eliminate names starting with C, G, O, Q, S, or U.
Clue 5
The flight number does not contain repeating numbers.
DAY 2: GRID 2 - CUSTOMS & PASSPORT LEDGERS
Passport and identity clues for the second grid.
Clue 1
The passport issuing nation ends in the letter A.
Clue 2
The passport number contains exactly two letters and five numbers.
Clue 3
The listed age is a perfect square between 20 and 65.
Clue 4
The passport issue month has exactly 30 days.
DAY 3: GRID 3 - FREQUENT FLYER DATABASES
Frequent flyer status and mileage clues.
Clue 1
Eliminate all passengers holding Bronze or Basic status codes.
Clue 2
The account creation year is an even number.
Clue 3
The lifetime frequent flyer mileage is evenly divisible by 100.
DAY 4: GRID 4 - IN-FLIGHT PAYMENT LOGS
Transaction and seat clues from the payment records.
Clue 1
The transaction price ends in an odd cents value.
Clue 2
The killer occupied an aisle seat. The seat must be C or D.
Clue 3
The merchant terminal ID does not contain the number 7.
DAY 5: GRID 5 - SOUNDEX INTELLIGENCE LISTS
Soundex and cross-reference clues for the final grid.
Clue 1
The Soundex code begins with a letter from M through Z.
Clue 2
The final numeric digit of the Soundex hash is even.
Clue 3
Cross-reference all five grids. The true identity is the single row where the passport number from Grid 2 matches the encryption signature hidden in Grid 5.