The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 2, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.
Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Easy puzzle, at 52 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Clues
The ping pong game is at the lake
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs
The cattle dog doesn't like donut
The border collie plays the tuba
The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Beach, Golden Retriever at the Lake, Baseball at the Trail, Puck at the Park.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The border collie plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 5: “The guitar music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The border collie plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog doesn't like donut” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2465
9 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 19 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 80% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Guitar
Junk Food
Sports
Tennis Ball
Clues
The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center
The border collie is not at the park
The baseball game is at the park
The donut stand is not at the lake
The akita plays the guitar
The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand
The tuba music is next to the ice cream stand
The hamburger stand is at the park
The hockey game and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Lake, Guitar at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The border collie is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The baseball game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The donut stand is not at the lake” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The hamburger stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The hockey game and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Trumpet can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The tuba music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the golden retriever are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The hockey game and the trumpet music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Tuba
Clarinet
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2465
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 52 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 93% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music could be heard next to the garlic patch
The soccer game is next to the sheltie
The iris garden and the pizza stand are at the same location
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
The cosmo garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The cattle dog and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at the same location
The border collie is next to the french fries stand
The hockey game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent
The border collie plays the guitar
The cabbage patch is left of the ping pong game
Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail
The pizza stand is at the snow
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park
Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm
Poppies are growing at the farm
The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Trail, Baseball at the Snow, Akita at the Trail, Broccoli at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The football game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 17: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the trail” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The pizza stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the park” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 21: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The dog playing football likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The french fries stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The flute music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 7: “The soccer game is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The iris garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The cattle dog and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow; Zinnia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail; Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 14: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The border collie is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The french fries stand is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The cabbage patch is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake or Snow; Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Soccer Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The soccer game is next to the sheltie” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The cattle dog and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is left of the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The chrysanthemum garden and the border collie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The border collie is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The hockey game and the carrot patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The border collie plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The cabbage patch is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Akita
Border Collie
Lab Mix
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Zinnia
Cosmo
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Poppy
Instruments
Piano
Clarinet
Saxophone
Guitar
Flute
Tuba
Junk Food
Donut
Hot Dog
French Fries
Ice Cream
Pizza
Hamburger
Sports
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Puck
Baseball
Football
Vegetables
Cabbage
Pepper
Garlic
Turnip
Carrot
Broccoli
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2465
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 52 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The pepper patch and the baseball game are at the same location
The lab mix plays the clarinet
The akita is closer to the carrot patch than to the ice cream stand
The dahlia garden is not at an edge
The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The border collie is at the park, trail, or snow
The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts
The akita is having a walk at the park
The border collie is playing baseball
The guitar music is left of the broccoli patch
The donut stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
The piano music is at the park, trail, or snow
The french fries stand and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The turnip patch and the hockey game are at knight's move distance
The hamburger stand is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch
The lab mix is playing football
The football game and the turnip patch are at the same location
The carrot patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The sheltie is having a walk at the farm
The golden retriever likes to eat carrot
The zinnia garden is next to the border collie
The hot dog stand is at the park
The pepper patch is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the cosmo garden
The iris garden is next to the golden retriever
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Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Beach, Lab Mix at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The saxophone music was not heard at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The dahlia garden is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 7: “The border collie is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 9: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 13: “The piano music is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 20: “The sheltie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 23: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 10: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The pepper patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The guitar music is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm; Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The french fries stand and the carrot patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The pepper patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 8: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The border collie is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch and the hockey game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park; Puck can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 17: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch and the hockey game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 19: “The carrot patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Flute goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The flute music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The guitar music is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The golden retriever likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Beach.
Clue 22: “The zinnia garden is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 25: “The iris garden is next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 4: “The akita is closer to the carrot patch than to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 24: “The pepper patch is left of the hamburger stand, is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Cosmo can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Trail.
The Park still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Poppy goes at the Park.
The Trail still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Trail.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Beach.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the chrysanthemum garden and the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.