Profile Perfect Level 168 Answer & Walkthrough
The "The Botany Lab" board, solved. Hint-first, then a walkthrough of the deduction, then the finished answer grid.
Answer grid
The solved board — five subjects, five attributes, no blanks.
| Subject | Material | Origin | Keeper | Era | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Pot | Terracotta | Kew | The Botanist | 1900s | $ |
| Prism | Crystal | Prague | The Physicist | 1860s | $$$ |
| Copper Kettle | Copper | Sheffield | The Gardener | 1880s | $$ |
| Seed Vault | Steel | Svalbard | The Curator | 2000s | $$$$ |
| Field Notebook | Paper | Oxford | The Student | 1960s | $$$$$ |
Hints
Work down the list; stop as soon as the case clicks.
Anything that grows or holds plants stays away from metal — the fern pot is terracotta and the only item that never touches steel or copper.
The student's notebook is worth more than everything metal in the lab combined. That single comparative clue pins paper to the top of the value column.
The seed vault is the only item newer than 1950. Its northern origin (Svalbard) is the coldest clue on the board — use it to separate Prague from Sheffield.
Walkthrough
A repeatable order of attack for this board.
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Set the board
Write the five subjects down as rows: Fern Pot, Prism, Copper Kettle, Seed Vault, Field Notebook. Columns are Material, Origin, Keeper, Era, Worth. Nothing is solved yet — you are only translating the clue board into an empty grid.
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Anchor the extremes
The Field Notebook sits at the top of the worth column ($$$$$); the Fern Pot is the floor ($). Lock both extremes early and their keepers — The Student and The Botanist — fall out with them.
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Order age before price
Now compare eras across the middle rows (1900s, 1860s, 1880s, 2000s, 1960s). Worth and age are two different orders on this board — sort one column fully before touching the other, or you will chase a pattern that is not there.
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Simulate, then submit
Read the grid back clue by clue. Every one of the five rows must satisfy every clue with nothing left over — and only then spend an attempt. If one cell contradicts a clue, change that cell, not the whole layout.
Trickiest clues
The two places solvers most often lose an attempt.
Kew is a place, not a plant
Players scan for a plant named Kew and stall. It is the origin column's answer — the only garden in the list.
The notebook beats metals, not everything
The comparative clue only covers metal items. The seed vault still outscores it in raw dollars until the next clue resolves the pair.
Final thoughts
Comparative clues that only cover part of the board are this lab's signature trick — always check what a clue excludes before trusting what it implies. Happy puzzling!