The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 4, 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 Hard puzzle, at 48 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
Instruments
Clarinet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake
The akita is playing tennis
One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts
The golden retriever is next to the donut stand
The trumpet music is next to the hot dog stand
The akita doesn't like donut
The ping pong game is at the beach
The tennis game is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Lake, Baseball at the Lake, Clarinet at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The ping pong game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 8: “The tennis game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The akita is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach; Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever 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 Trail.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The akita doesn't like donut” Given what we know so far, Donut 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. Hamburger goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2463
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% 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
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Clues
The akita plays the guitar
The baseball game is at the beach or the lake
The akita is left of the hamburger stand
The tuba music and the baseball game are at knight's move distance
The akita likes eating hot dogs
The clarinet music is left of the tennis game, is left of the golden retriever
The tennis game is equidistant from the cattle dog and the ice cream stand
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tennis Ball at the Beach, Puck at the Park.
Clue 2: “The baseball game is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Baseball 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 Trail.
Clue 3: “The akita is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake; Hamburger can't be at the Park.
Clue 1: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The tuba music and the baseball game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 8: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is left of the tennis game, is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Beach.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The akita is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 7: “The tennis game is equidistant from the cattle dog and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Tuba
Trumpet
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Donut
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2463
24 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden
The lab mix and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent
The lab mix is left of the ping pong game
The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden
The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location
The broccoli patch and the clarinet music are not at the same location
Someone is playing flute at the hockey game
The poppy garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The baseball game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
The hockey game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
The sheltie is next to the garlic patch
The hot dog stand is at the lake
Chrysanthemums are growing at the snow
The cabbage patch is at the trail
The soccer game is at the lake
The carrot patch is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Saxophone at the Farm, Lab Mix at the Beach, Football at the Beach, Pizza at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The border collie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The french fries stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The hot dog stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 22: “The cabbage patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “The soccer game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 24: “The carrot patch is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 4: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The akita is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Snow; Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Snow; Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The lab mix and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The lab mix is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Beach or Farm; Sheltie can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The cattle dog plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Iris goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “Someone is playing flute at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The poppy garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach or Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Zinnia goes at the Beach.
The Lake still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Dahlia goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 9: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “The golden retriever is left of the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “The guitar music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 13: “The dahlia garden and the sheltie are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The poppy garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The baseball game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 18: “The hockey game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 19: “The sheltie is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The broccoli patch and the clarinet music are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Akita
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Flowers
Poppy
Zinnia
Cosmo
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Instruments
Guitar
Piano
Tuba
Clarinet
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
French Fries
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Pizza
Donut
Sports
Baseball
Football
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Turnip
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Garlic
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2463
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 48 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 83% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The akita is next to the carrot patch
The cosmo garden is left of the flute music
The guitar music is left of the garlic patch, is left of the golden retriever
The guitar music and the border collie are not at the same location
The border collie is next to the poppy garden
The sheltie is having a walk at the park
The pizza stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
Dahlias are growing at the farm
The donut stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the saxophone music
The guitar music was not heard at the park
The lab mix and the chrysanthemum garden have two locations between them
The piano music could be heard next to the cabbage patch
The flute music is farther from the iris garden than from the baseball game
The saxophone player is left of the hockey game
The donut stand is not next to the pepper patch
The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location
The poppy garden is next to the lab mix
The football game is at the park
The french fries stand and the zinnia garden have one location between them
Guitar music is coming from the iris garden
The akita is equidistant from the french fries stand and the soccer game
The broccoli patch and the cattle dog have two locations between them
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Puck at the Snow, Piano at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The sheltie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The pizza stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 9: “Dahlias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The guitar music was not heard at the park” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The football game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The lab mix and the chrysanthemum garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Trail; Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The piano music could be heard next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 1: “The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The saxophone player is left of the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 17: “The cabbage patch and the hot dog stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables; Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 18: “The poppy garden is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the zinnia garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 21: “Guitar music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm; Iris can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
Clue 23: “The broccoli patch and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake; Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The guitar music is left of the garlic patch, is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The akita is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The guitar music and the border collie are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The border collie is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The lab mix and the chrysanthemum garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Trail.
Clue 21: “Guitar music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The border collie is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The akita is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The lab mix and the chrysanthemum garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Cosmo goes at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The cosmo garden is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The poppy garden is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “The french fries stand and the zinnia garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “The broccoli patch and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The donut stand is equidistant from the ping pong game and the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The donut stand is not next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Turnip goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “The flute music is farther from the iris garden than from the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The akita is equidistant from the french fries stand and the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The akita is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The broccoli patch and the cattle dog have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.