Nosy #2 answer

The case: The great doily disappearance

Minnie Dapple at the fete tent, carrying the pink rosette.

It was borrowed to trace a lace pattern. The cake stand is dressed for tea again.

The largest paper doily is missing from the cake stand. The stand looks rather underdressed.

A reliable witness saw the person carrying the pink rosette take it away.

The complete arrangement

• Bertie Fenwick: village hall · tin whistle
• Vernon Parget: bakehouse step · wooden spoon
• Minnie Dapple: fete tent · pink rosette

The clues

1. Vernon Parget is not the person carrying the pink rosette.
2. Bertie Fenwick was one stop after Vernon Parget on the village trail.
3. The person at the fete tent is the person carrying the pink rosette.
4. Vernon Parget is either the person carrying the wooden spoon or the person carrying the pink rosette (one only).

Opening deductions

1. Clue 1: Vernon Parget is not the person carrying the pink rosette. With one of each per person, Vernon Parget / pink rosette is ruled out.
2. Clue 2: Bertie Fenwick was one stop after Vernon Parget on the village trail. With one of each per person, Bertie Fenwick / fete tent is ruled out.
3. Clue 3: The person at the fete tent is the person carrying the pink rosette. With one of each per person, Bertie Fenwick / bakehouse step is ruled out.
4. Clue 3: The person at the fete tent is the person carrying the pink rosette. With one of each per person, Bertie Fenwick / pink rosette is ruled out.
5. Clue 4: Vernon Parget is either the person carrying the wooden spoon or the person carrying the pink rosette (one only). With one of each per person, Bertie Fenwick / tin whistle is a match.

Every clue is necessary for the unique complete arrangement. The witness statement identifies which person moved the missing object.