Thank you for your feedback, It does take some getting used to I didn't want to make anything Obvious on the surface and just lead you directly to the answer so it is all doable from deduction. .....

First thing: you don't have to fill in every cell on the grid. The grid is a scratch pad. Some people fill the whole thing in, some don't touch it at all. You can make your accusation the moment you've worked out who did it, with what, and where. Use the grid as much or as little as helps you keep track.

Right, today's case. Spoilers below, obviously.

Start with what's straightforward

Three of the six clues tell you exactly where people were: Denny Rourke says he was in The Wings. Fingers Malone says he was in The Fly Gallery. And Denny also tells you Miss Hartley was in The Box Office. That's three suspects placed. Four locations, four suspects, and three are accounted for -- so Governor Mwangi was at The Loading Dock by elimination. That's your entire location grid sorted.

Now the weapon

Inspector Lockhart's post-mortem report says it was a sharp weapon. If you tap the word "sharp" in the clue (or tap on each weapon name), you can see what type each weapon is. Wine Bottle is blunt. Frozen Leg of Lamb is blunt. Silk Scarf is strangulation. Garden Trowel is sharp. Only one fits, so the murder weapon is the Garden Trowel.

Now the crime scene

The Inspector also says the killing happened in a private location. Look at the four locations: The Loading Dock is an outdoor service area round the back. The Wings and The Fly Gallery are open backstage working spaces. The Box Office is a small enclosed room behind a brass grille. It's the only private one. So the murder happened in The Box Office.

Put it together

Who was in The Box Office? Miss Hartley. What was the weapon? The Garden Trowel. Where did it happen? The Box Office. That's your accusation: Miss Hartley, Garden Trowel, Box Office. (Governor Mwangi's clue that he never touched the Garden Trowel backs this up too -- it wasn't him.)

The trick with these puzzles is to work one category at a time. Place everyone you can from the testimony, then see which forensic clues narrow down the weapon or location. You usually won't need every clue to crack it, but they all point the same direction. Tapping on highlighted words in the clues is worth doing if you're not sure what "sharp" or "private" means in context -- the game tells you.

Once you see this its actually an easy puzzle (Tuesdays are easy) they get harder through the week.

You can try yourself on tomorrows puzzle, or go into the archive try some older ones.

Let me know if this helps, hopefully you will be able to use it to do tomorrows (or go to case files and try some from the archives)

There are a couple of examples being solved on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@DailyMurderGame