The clue that only makes sense after you know the answer is a trick and not a puzzle

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Fair-play clue puzzles show you the killer's mistake early and almost nobody catches it Clue density matters more than clue cleverness in escape room design When does a hidden clue stop being fair and start being a cheat? Hint systems in clue puzzles are a confession that the clue chain broke Rereading a clue puzzle backwards shows which evidence was decoration Red herrings only work when the false clue costs the reader something to believe Puzzle difficulty is about how many wrong paths look right and not how many steps A suspect list is a filter and each clue should remove one name How puzzle designers decide which clues go in the text and which go in the picture Do solvers get the same evidence the detective has or is withholding it part of the game?