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LESSON 8

Direction words

Mae's Detective School · Detective Starter Kit (10 free cases)
North is up, always. The compass on the plan agrees with me.

North is up on the plan, south is down, west is left, east is right.

'North of B' means any row above B's row, in any column. 'North and west' means a higher row AND a column to the left. '2 columns west' means exactly 2 columns to the left, in any row.

How to spot it

  • A clue with north, south, east or west in it.
  • A quarter of the floor plan: with an odd number of rows, the middle row is in no quarter.

Mae's tip

Hold your pencil along B's row or column: everything on the right side of it is the answer.

In your Detective's Dictionary

North of BAny row above B's row.
North and westAny higher row, any column to the left.
2 columns westExactly 2 columns left, any row. 2 rows up: any column.
North-east quarterThe top-right block. A middle row is in none.

Practice

Cases in your book that use this trick:
050607080910
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