| From the introduction, the curio box holding the Folk Hero figurines is
three rows by four columns, with the cubicles numbered 1-4 left-to-right in
row 1, 5-8 left-to-right in row 2, and 9-12 left-to-right in row 3. By clue 3, the
figurine for May is in one of the three cubicles in column 4; while by
clue 13, the Mike Fink figurine is directly above the June figurine in that
column. Since figurines for two consecutive months are never in adjacent
cubicles vertically (clue 1), the June figurine can't be in the 2nd row
or it would abut the May one. The June figurine is in cubicle 12, with
the May one in 4; the Mike Fink figurine is in cubicle 8 (13). By clue 5, in
one row of the curio box, these three figurines are in consecutive order:
the Casey Jones one, the November offering, and the Annie Oakley figurine. By clue 2, in
the top row of the box, the Stormalong figurine is to the immediate right of
the one sent in December. Since figurines for two consecutive months
are never in adjacent cubicles horizontally (1), the three in clue 5
cannot be in row 1 without November and December being in adjacent
cubicles. Similarly, the bottom row of the curio box has the October
offering immediately to the right of the Pecos Bill figurine (clue 8); there is no way
for the three described in clue 5 to fit into row 3 without the figurines
for October and November being next to each other. So, the three
figurines in clue 5 are in the middle row, with Casey Jones in cubicle 5, the
November one in 6, and Annie Oakley in 7. By clue 9, the Davy Crockett figurine is in cell
3 and the April one in cell 7. Since figurines for two consecutive
months are never in adjacent cubicles vertically (1), in clue 8, the
October figurine is in cubicle 11 with Pecos Bill in cubicle 10.
In clue 2, December's offering is in cubicle 1 or cubicle 3. If the
December figurine were in 1 and Stormalong in 2, by clue 4, the Molly Pitcher figurine
would be in cubicle 11 and the Johnny Appleseed in 12. Since John Henry isn't November's
subject (12), by clue 6, John Henry would be in cubicle 9 and the July figurine
in 5. However, there is no way clue 10 can fit into this arrangement.
In clue 2, therefore, the December figurine is in cubicle 3 and Stormalong in
4. By clue 10, Slue Foot Sue is in cubicle 2 and Paul Bunyan in 6. Then Molly Pitcher is in 11 and
Johnny Appleseed in 12 (4). John Henry is in cubicle 9, with the July offering in 5 (6).
By elimination, Daniel Boone is in cubicle 1. By clue 14, the figurine sent in
March isn't in row 1; nor is it in row 2, or it would be next to the one
for April, contradicting clue 1. The March figurine is in cubicle 9 or
cubicle 10. Then the February figurine cannot be in row 3 without being
next to the March one, which would conflict with clue 1. By clue 7, the
February figurine does not touch the Annie Oakley figurine either horizontally or
diagonally; the February offering must be Daniel Boone in cubicle 1. Then the
January figurine can't be in cubicle 2 (1), nor is it next to the March
offering in row 3 (140. The January edition is in cubicle 8. Since the Slue Foot Sue
figurine isn't the September one (11), the September one must be in row
3--by clue 1, in cubicle 9. Then the March figurine is in 10 and the
August one is of Slue Foot Sue. In sum, Sid Slapdash has the Folk Hero Figurines
from the Polk Pottery arranged in the curio box as follows:
- Row 1: Daniel Boone, February; Slue Foot Sue, August; Davy Crockett, December; Stormalong, May
- Row 2: Casey Jones, July; Paul Bunyan, November; Annie Oakley, April; Mike Fink, January
- Row 3: John Henry, September; Pecos Bill, March; Molly Pitcher, October; Johnny Appleseed, June
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