Did you solve it? Gunpowder, reason and plot
by Alex Bellos from on (#429QK)
The solution to today's puzzle
In my puzzle column earlier today I set you the following conundrum, concerning an incident in which six men were arrested during the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. Each of the men were questioned in private about who was a traitor and who was loyal. They made the following remarks.
Augustine: Felix is loyal, Erasmus is a traitor.
Bartholomew: Augustine is loyal.
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