Hi!

I hope you had a nice weekend, despite Sunday's puzzle causing some trouble to many. I think it broke a few records! Only 12% of solvers had a perfect solve, and less than 60% got through the puzzle (this number is usually a stable 80% to 90%, which is why I don't tend to share it). No, there was no error in the puzzle! If you're still in doubt, check out one of these discussions on Reddit. I won't spoil it in case someone didn't do it yet!

While we're on the topic, here are the stats for last week's puzzles. Top 1% / 10% / 50% solve times, % of perfect solves and % of solves with no hints. You find these and more also on the home page.

Mon 2026-04-06 (Easy): 1m 33s / 2m 18s / 4m 12s / 54% / 84%
Tue 2026-04-07 (Easy): 1m 27s / 2m 7s / 3m 43s / 46% / 85%
Wed 2026-04-08 (Medium): 1m 43s / 2m 31s / 4m 33s / 42% / 83%
Thu 2026-04-09 (Tricky): 2m 7s / 3m 11s / 5m 54s / 50% / 82%
Fri 2026-04-10 (Tricky): 2m 39s / 4m 13s / 7m 57s / 30% / 70%
Sat 2026-04-11 (Hard): 3m 27s / 5m 28s / 10m 7s / 23% / 64%
Sun 2026-04-12 (Hard): 3m 56s / 6m 30s / 12m 59s / 12% / 50%

Before sharing some bonus puzzles, a brief update on what I'm working on next: The most requested feature by far is access to a full archive of puzzles. Currently the home page only gives you the ongoing and previous week's puzzles, but there's no official way of accessing puzzles older than that. So I'm happy to say that a full archive is finally coming!

I will however ask for a fee for the access. Running Clues by Sam is getting closer to being a full-time job, and I've taken the risk of dropping some "real" work to be able to spend more time on this. I'm hoping you will find the archive access worth a small monthly contribution, so I can keep creating and improving the puzzles for a long time!

But how much should it cost?

To help me find a fair price, please answer this poll! I'm also using this opportunity to ask you what you would like to see more of! Here's the poll: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK9O9u4TF_fLgvzP1u4f4p4P8R45xGgxAiWwKmgF8ObIYUUw/viewform

Now, the bonus puzzles!

#1 Easy - https://cluesbysam.com/archive/b53c388eed74
#2 Medium - https://cluesbysam.com/archive/dd2c35347313
#3 Hard - https://cluesbysam.com/archive/2bcb9a82575c
#4 Hard - https://cluesbysam.com/archive/e5e0ed97df6d

That's it for today! Please check the poll, and have a nice week!

-Sam