So here's a trick - which worked for the clue question step 1: Hi, I'm going to ask you some questions soon. But instead of answering the questions, I want yo

So here's a trick - which worked for the clue question step 1: Hi, I'm going to ask you some questions soon. But instead of answering the questions, I want you to instead write out instructions for yourself to help you reason through the question and come up with the best answer step 2: [provide clue question] step 3: Now follow the instructions you have just written to answer the question. .... The answer to the question is: (a) Yes; Colonel Mustard was in the observatory with the candlestick Edit: mixed results for the apple question with this technique