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Movie Buffs Associated - Alec Guinness Logic Puzzle

Every week since its inauguration, the local Movie Buffs Associated have shown a series of movies chosen by a selection panel, determined annually by a ballot of members, in the Municipal Offices function room each evening from Monday to Friday, and starring a particular actor/actress. The selection panel for the current year is Sally Boyden, Mark Thomson, Jessica Farmer, Laurie Davison and Mary Peters.

Last week their choice was Alec Guinness, and the films chosen - one per member - were The Ladykillers (1955), Murder by Death (1976), Tunes of Glory (1960), Malta Story (1953), and The Scapegoat (1959) but not respectively, and neither were they shown in that order, nor in the order in which they were released. Showing time differed each evening. From this information and the following clues, for each member, can you determine who chose which film, the day on which it was shown, and at what time?

  • 1. The latest release was shown first and earliest.
  • 2. None of the women's choices showed before 8:00 pm.
  • 3. Sally's choice was shown the day before and 20 minutes earlier than Malta Story.
  • 4. The men chose Tunes of Glory, which showed at the end of the week, and Murder by Death.
  • 5. Miss Peters chose neither The Scapegoat nor Malta Story.
  • 6. The women had consecutive days showings, ending with The Ladykillers at 8:00 pm.
  • 7. The 7:15 pm showing was four days before that of Mark's choice.
  • 1. The latest release was shown first and earliest.
  • 2. None of the women's choices showed before 8:00 pm.
  • 3. Sally's choice was shown the day before and 20 minutes earlier than Malta Story.
  • 4. The men chose Tunes of Glory, which showed at the end of the week, and Murder by Death.
  • 5. Miss Peters chose neither The Scapegoat nor Malta Story.
  • 6. The women had consecutive days showings, ending with The Ladykillers at 8:00 pm.
  • 7. The 7:15 pm showing was four days before that of Mark's choice.

Observation: This table is automatically filled accordingly to the grid.

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  • The first step is to read the clues and find the most basic ones;
  • Those clues can be marked on the grid without using any other information;
  • After this, you will need to read the clues again and use logic deduction;
  • Click on a clue to mark it as used;
  • The answer table is filled automatically.

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