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Treatment for Phobias Zebra Puzzle

Five women are side by side waiting for their appointments with a psychologist to get better with their phobias. What is each woman afraid of?

 
  • Shirt
  • Name
  • Phobia
  • Appointment
  • Occupation
  • Age
Patient #1 #1
Patient #2 #2
Patient #3 #3
Patient #4 #4
Patient #5 #5
  • The woman wearing the Purple shirt is somewhere between the woman wearing the Blue shirt and the woman who has an appointment at 2:00 PM, in that order.
  • At the third position is the patient afraid of Germs.
  • The Waitress is next to the woman wearing the Red shirt.
  • The patient who has an appointment at 2:00 PM is next to the patient who has an appointment at 4:00 PM.
  • Brittany is next to the woman that is afraid of Heights.
  • Sharon is exactly to the right of the woman who is afraid of Heights.
  • At one of the ends is the 45-year-old patient.
  • The Teacher is somewhere between the youngest woman and Sharon, in that order.
  • The patient who has an appointment at 6:00 PM is exactly to the left of the 45-year-old woman.
  • The oldest woman is somewhere to the right of the woman wearing the Red shirt.
  • The Waitress is next to the patient that has Ophidiophobia.
  • The woman wearing the Purple shirt is somewhere between the patient that is afraid of Dogs and the 45-year-old patient, in that order.
  • At one of the ends is the woman wearing the Pink shirt.
  • Tracy is exactly to the left of the patient who has an appointment at 5:00 PM.
  • The Hairdresser is next to the 40-year-old patient.
  • The woman wearing the Blue shirt is next to the woman wearing the Purple shirt.
  • The 30-year-old woman is at one of the ends.
  • The Actress is next to the Waitress.
  • The patient that has Arachnophobia is exactly to the right of the patient that is afraid of Germs.
  • The actress is next to the patient who has an appointment at 4:00 PM.
  • The woman wearing the Blue shirt is somewhere to the left of the woman wearing the Pink shirt.
  • Christine is next to the Hairdresser.

How to play

  • Start by reading all the clues;
  • Find all the "basic" clues and mark them. The most basic clue is the one that states that something is in a determined house/position. Example:
    • The German lives in house three.
  • Sometimes you are going to need to deduce some information using two or more clues;
  • All the clues must be used;
  • The game ends when all the clues are correctly checked and everything is filled.

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