Profile Perfect Level 538 Answer, Walkthrough & Solution

Profile Perfect Level 538 Answer

Here is the full completed solution for Profile Perfect Level 538 with every librarian, customer, and weather condition matched to the right column.

How I Solved Profile Perfect Level 538

When I first looked over the clues for this level, the outer edges of the grid stood out right away. Several clues pointed directly to the leftmost and rightmost libraries, which gave me a clean way to lock down Librarian A and Librarian E before worrying about the crowded middle columns.

Starting With the Rain on the Left Side

The first thing I noticed was the pair of clues pointing straight to Librarian A on the far left. People in the leftmost library are taking shelter from the rain, and the leftmost customer has several requests regarding books. That immediately gave Librarian A the Rainy weather and the double purpose of Borrow Book / Find Book.

From there, two other clues connected right to that column. We are told that the old forgotten book without a record gives Eric a hard time. Since Librarian A is the only column dealing with Find Book, Eric had to be the person in Librarian A.

At the same time, another clue says Victor's library is next to the raining one. With Rainy locked into Librarian A, Victor had to go into Librarian B. I could also fill in Victor's personality right away because we are told he is not Cheerful, but is always seen smiling. That made Librarian B Friendly.

Donna's Late Book on the Right Edge

Once the left side was anchored, I moved to the opposite end of the board. The rightmost customer gets fined after returning a book two years late, which meant Librarian E had to include Pay Fine as a purpose.

A couple of story clues then tied the whole right column together. Donna gets questioned about why she forgot to return the book, which made Donna the overdue customer in Librarian E. Then I looked at the clue saying low visibility at Alfred's library caused Donna to almost crash. Since Donna was visiting Librarian E, that meant Alfred was the librarian in Librarian E, and the low visibility gave that column Foggy weather.

Having both outer librarians named also helped me settle their personalities. One clue mentions that either Librarian A or Librarian E is the incarnation of Loki, which points to the Mischievous trait. Meanwhile, Donna gets questioned about why she forgot her book, which fits a Curious librarian. That gave Curious to Alfred in Librarian E and Mischievous to Eric in Librarian A.

Separating Selena and Karen in the Middle

With Eric, Victor, and Alfred placed, only Selena and Karen were left for Librarian C and Librarian D. A clue states that Selena has two other librarians next to her, and while both middle spots have neighbors, the purpose clues quickly separated the two women.

We know that both Eric and Karen set the return date for the customers. Eric was already handling a book loan in Librarian A, so Karen needed the other Borrow Book slot. I also had to account for the clue stating that the person to the right of a book borrower asks to Print Document. Looking at the board, Librarian E already had Pay Fine, and another clue notes that the one who gets fined has no need for the internet. Placing Karen and Borrow Book in Librarian D meant the customer to her right in Librarian E would ask to print a document, completing Librarian E's double purpose as Print Document / Pay Fine.

That left Selena for Librarian C. Once she was placed, the clue about her heart racing as she gets hit on despite looking calm confirmed that Librarian C's personality is Calm and the purpose is Flirting.

That narrowed the remaining personalities and purposes down to simple elimination. Karen in Librarian D took the last personality, Cheerful (which we already knew Victor could not have). Victor in Librarian B took the final remaining purpose, Wi-Fi Password. And since it is cloudy outside the library with free Wi-Fi, Librarian B's weather became Cloudy.

The Elizabeth Trick and the Remaining Customers

At that point, I only needed to place the last four customers (John, Elizabeth, David, and Marco) and the last two weather conditions (Stormy and Sunny).

I started with the customer restrictions:

• The two female customers, Elizabeth and Donna, are not in neighboring libraries. With Donna in Librarian E, Elizabeth could not be in Librarian D.
• The customer asking for the Wi-Fi Password is not next to Elizabeth. Since Wi-Fi Password was already placed in Librarian B, Elizabeth could not be in Librarian A or Librarian C.

When you cross out A, C, D, and E, the only spot left for Elizabeth is Librarian B itself. She is not next to the customer asking for the Wi-Fi password because she is that customer.

With Librarian B full, the clue stating that Marco is at the library next to Selena's (Librarian C) forced Marco into Librarian D.

That left John and David for Librarian A and Librarian C. The final weather clue says John's weather is bad, but not as bad as the library two columns away. Librarian A and Librarian C are two columns apart, and Librarian A already had Rainy weather. Putting John in Librarian A meant the worse weather two columns away in Librarian C had to be Stormy. The last few cells then fell into place: David went into Librarian C, and Librarian D got Sunny weather.

The Point Where I Nearly Went Wrong

The easiest trap to fall into in this puzzle is the wording of the clue about Elizabeth: "Customer asking for Wi-Fi Password is not next to Elizabeth." When you first read a clue like that, it is completely natural to assume that the Wi-Fi customer and Elizabeth are two different people. If you make that assumption after placing Wi-Fi Password in Librarian B, you might accidentally cross Elizabeth out of Librarian B as well as the neighboring columns A and C.

The clue about the two female customers not being in neighboring libraries saves you from that mistake. Because Donna is in Librarian E, Elizabeth is blocked from Librarian D. Once you realize she is blocked from A, C, D, and E, it clicks that the puzzle is using a classic wording trick: Elizabeth cannot be next to the person asking for the Wi-Fi password because she is the one asking for it in Librarian B.

Looking Back At The Solution

What made this puzzle come together so smoothly was how the two double-purpose cells anchored the whole board. Figuring out early on that Librarian A had Borrow Book / Find Book and Librarian E had Print Document / Pay Fine did more than just fill in the purpose row. Those two cells immediately identified Eric on the left and forced Karen into Librarian D on the right, which opened up the entire middle of the grid.