Painting the Court

Very Easy — logic-grid deduction puzzle

The job sheets for Merle, Dewey, Esperanza and Roscoe got thrown out with the pizza boxes.

The night before the big game, the basketball court was still bare wood. Merle, Dewey, Esperanza and Roscoe had the gym to themselves, a pile of stencils and a few cans of paint. Each painter took one Marking, and each one finished at a different Hour as the evening wore on. Then somebody tossed the job sheets out with the empty pizza boxes, and now nobody remembers who did what. Can you put the night back together?

Clues

1. Dewey put the brush down earlier than Roscoe.
2. Merle stayed later than Roscoe.
3. Esperanza was still painting after Merle had gone home.
4. Whoever painted the centre badge went home at 11 pm.
5. The side stripe was finished at 9 pm.
6. The painter with the corner star finished after 9 pm but before midnight.

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