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Zebra puzzle for November 10, 2026

Puzzle #314. Six levels, one solution each.

The Open-Air Cinema Row

Deck chairs face a big white screen in the park. The guests are settled in one row, popcorn ready, waiting for the lights to fade.

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Name
Zane
Tara
Yara
Jin
Umbrella colour
yellow
white
maroon
navy
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purple
orange
maroon
navy
Street
Aspen
Maple
Elm
Laurel
Book type
history
cooking
adventure
poetry

Facts

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Puzzle #314 is the Zebra set for Tuesday, November 10, 2026. It went live at 14:00 UTC that day and holds six separate logic grids, from a 4 by 4 warm-up with 9 facts to a 6 by 7 grid with 27.

The stories in this set are "Space Camp Cadets", "The Open-Air Cinema Row", "The Quiet Bookshop Circle", "The Midnight Bakery Line", "Chess in the Park" and "The Jazz Cafe Stage". Each one is a short story with its own cast and its own list of facts to piece together. Place every trait in the right house and you have solved it.

Every puzzle has exactly one solution. Easier levels fall to straightforward deduction. The hardest ones can ask you to test a what-if and back out when it breaks a fact. In total this set holds 105 facts to work with.

The six puzzles for November 10, 2026

Very easy: Space Camp Cadets

At space camp, the cadets line up in matching jumpsuits before the big simulated launch. Excitement is high and nerves are higher.

4 houses, 4 categories, 9 facts, difficulty score 13.

Easy: The Open-Air Cinema Row

Deck chairs face a big white screen in the park. The guests are settled in one row, popcorn ready, waiting for the lights to fade.

4 houses, 5 categories, 13 facts, difficulty score 45.

Medium: The Quiet Bookshop Circle

A bookshop clears a few chairs every Monday for its reading circle. Members sit in a row, tea going cold, deep in conversation.

5 houses, 5 categories, 15 facts, difficulty score 42.

Hard: The Midnight Bakery Line

The corner bakery opens its side door for one special hour after dark. A cheerful queue forms on the pavement, and everyone is hoping the warm trays do not run out.

5 houses, 6 categories, 20 facts, difficulty score 65.

Very hard: Chess in the Park

Stone tables with painted boards sit under the plane trees. Players wait their turn on the benches along the path.

5 houses, 7 categories, 21 facts, difficulty score 99.

Ultra hard: The Jazz Cafe Stage

A tiny cafe stage glows under warm lamps as the evening set begins. The musicians stand in a row, tuning up with a nod.

6 houses, 7 categories, 27 facts, difficulty score 457.

Difficulty by level

Each level has a target grid size and a typical number of facts. The score is our own measure of how long the chain of reasoning runs; higher means harder.

LevelGridFactsTypical factsScore bandScore
Very easy4 houses × 4 categories99–120–2013
Easy4 houses × 5 categories1311–1416–4545
Medium5 houses × 5 categories1514–1830–9042
Hard5 houses × 6 categories2017–2260–14065
Very hard5 houses × 7 categories2120–2690–25099
Ultra hard6 houses × 7 categories2724–30160–700457

Kinds of facts in this set

The six puzzles together give you 105 facts. The most common type is same-house facts, with 44 of them across the set. Different levels draw on different kinds of fact. Easier levels stick to plain statements about who lives where, while harder ones add comparisons and exclusions that take more steps to use. Types that appear on just one level today: odd-or-even facts (only on the ultra hard puzzle), either-or facts (only on the ultra hard puzzle), not-the-same facts (only on the very hard puzzle).

TypeCountUsed on
same-house facts44very easy, easy, medium, hard, very hard, ultra hard
next-door facts19very easy, easy, medium, hard, very hard, ultra hard
directly-left facts18medium, hard, very hard, ultra hard
fixed-position facts5very easy, easy, hard, ultra hard
somewhere-left facts5medium, hard, very hard, ultra hard
end-of-row facts4very easy, medium, very hard, ultra hard
in-between facts3very hard, ultra hard
odd-or-even facts3ultra hard
position-exclusion facts2hard, ultra hard
either-or facts1ultra hard
not-the-same facts1very hard

Ways in: how each puzzle tends to go

Here is the style of reasoning that each puzzle for November 10, 2026 leans on, listed in the order you would typically use it. These are categories only. They never name a person, a colour or any other value, so you can read them without spoiling anything.

Very easy: Space Camp Cadets

  1. Start from end facts
  2. Start from fixed-position facts
  3. Link same-house facts
  4. Pair up neighbour facts
  5. Cross-check the grid after each step

Easy: The Open-Air Cinema Row

  1. Start from fixed-position facts
  2. Link same-house facts
  3. Pair up neighbour facts
  4. Cross-check the grid after each step
  5. Assume one answer and test it for a contradiction

Medium: The Quiet Bookshop Circle

  1. Start from end facts
  2. Link same-house facts
  3. Pair up neighbour facts
  4. Chain left-of facts
  5. Cross-check the grid after each step
  6. Assume one answer and test it for a contradiction

Hard: The Midnight Bakery Line

  1. Start from fixed-position facts
  2. Link same-house facts
  3. Pair up neighbour facts
  4. Chain left-of facts
  5. Rule out options with negative facts
  6. Cross-check the grid after each step
  7. Assume one answer, then a second one inside it, and look for a contradiction

Very hard: Chess in the Park

  1. Start from end facts
  2. Link same-house facts
  3. Pair up neighbour facts
  4. Chain left-of facts
  5. Narrow down with between facts
  6. Rule out options with negative facts
  7. Cross-check the grid after each step
  8. Assume one answer, then a second one inside it, and look for a contradiction

Ultra hard: The Jazz Cafe Stage

  1. Start from end facts
  2. Start from fixed-position facts
  3. Link same-house facts
  4. Pair up neighbour facts
  5. Chain left-of facts
  6. Narrow down with between facts
  7. Rule out options with negative facts
  8. Split either-or facts
  9. Use odd and even positions
  10. Cross-check the grid after each step
  11. Assume one answer, then a second one inside it, and look for a contradiction

Questions about puzzle #314

How many facts do the puzzles for November 10, 2026 give?

The very easy puzzle, "Space Camp Cadets", gives 9 facts on a 4 by 4 grid. The ultra hard puzzle, "The Jazz Cafe Stage", gives 27 facts on a 6 by 7 grid. Across all six levels that is 105 facts.

Which puzzle is the hardest on November 10, 2026?

The ultra hard "The Jazz Cafe Stage" has a difficulty score of 457 and uses 6 houses with 7 categories each. For comparison, the very easy puzzle scores 13. Higher scores mean longer chains of reasoning.

Which kinds of facts show up in puzzle #314?

The most frequent types are same-house facts (44), next-door facts (19), directly-left facts (18). The breakdown for every type is listed on this page, level by level.

Can I still play this puzzle after the day has passed?

Yes. A day page stays online and playable for good. Only the live puzzle on the home page and the main Zebra page moves on at 14:00 UTC. Your solved levels are remembered in your browser, so you can pick up where you stopped.

Does it matter which level I start with?

Not at all. The six puzzles in a set are separate stories with their own grids. Many people warm up on the smallest grid and work upwards, but you can jump straight to the hardest one if you like. Each level keeps its own progress.

Why do some levels need a what-if?

On bigger grids, the facts alone may not settle a cell until you test one possibility. You assume it, follow the consequences, and if two facts collide you know the assumption was wrong. The reasoning categories listed on this page show which levels expect that.

Can I share my result without spoiling the puzzle?

Yes. The share text has the puzzle name, the level, your time and whether you used a nudge. It never includes any answer, so it is safe to post anywhere.

More days in November 2026

See the whole November 2026 archive, the full archive, or read how Zebra puzzles work.