The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 8, 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 47 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
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The akita is playing hockey
The hamburger stand is next to the clarinet music
The donut stand and the baseball game are not at the same location
The ping pong game is left of the cattle dog
The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
The baseball game is left of the tuba player
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Cattle Dog at the Beach, Hot Dog at the Lake, Hamburger at the Trail, Border Collie at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 2: “The hamburger stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 4: “The ping pong game is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong 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, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The akita is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Akita 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 Park.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is left of the tuba player” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The donut stand and the baseball game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2459
9 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
None of the dogs are playing hockey at the lake
The hockey game is farther from the hot dog stand than from the tuba music
The hot dog stand is next to the baseball game
The clarinet music is next to the ice cream stand
The hamburger stand is not at an edge
The hamburger stand and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center
The clarinet music and the cattle dog are at most 1 locations apart
The akita is next to the donut stand
The border collie is playing tennis
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Park, Ping Pong at the Park.
Clue 1: “None of the dogs are playing hockey at the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The hamburger stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 9: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hot dog stand is next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The hamburger stand and the border collie are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “The akita is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food; Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The clarinet music is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 7: “The clarinet music and the cattle dog are at most 1 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Park.
Clue 9: “The border collie is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The hockey game is farther from the hot dog stand than from the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2459
21 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 40 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 62% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The chrysanthemum garden and the pizza stand are at the same location
The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location
The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza
The piano music and the pepper patch are at the same location
Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden
Piano could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The iris garden and the hockey game are not at the same location
The tuba music is next to the border collie
The garlic patch is left of the iris garden
The hot dog stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location
A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game
The football game is at the park
The akita is having a walk at the lake
The hamburger stand is at the snow
The hot dog stand is at the park
The ping pong game is at the lake
The lab mix is having a walk at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Garlic at the Snow, Donut at the Trail, Golden Retriever at the Beach, Cabbage at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The broccoli patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 16: “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 17: “The akita is having a walk at the lake” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The hamburger stand is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “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 20: “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.
Clue 21: “The lab mix is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 3: “The flute music is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 4: “Piano could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach; Carrot can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake; Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The piano music and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “Piano could be heard next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand and the carrot patch are at the same location” 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. Pizza goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing guitar and eating pizza” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat pizza” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 9: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 10: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 12: “The tuba music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments; Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “Tuba music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “The garlic patch is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The iris garden and the hockey game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The hot dog stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Clue 15: “A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Flowers
Dahlia
Chrysanthemum
Poppy
Zinnia
Cosmo
Iris
Instruments
Saxophone
Guitar
Flute
Piano
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Pizza
Donut
French Fries
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Football
Soccer Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Cabbage
Turnip
Pepper
Garlic
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2459
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 47 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 87% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The flute music and the akita are not at the same location
The poppy garden and the hockey game are at the same location
The turnip patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
The hockey game is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the hot dog stand
The poppy garden is left of the pizza stand, is left of the guitar music
The lab mix is at the beach, lake, or farm
The saxophone music and the ice cream stand have one location between them
The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The flute music and the carrot patch are at most 3 locations apart
The broccoli patch is at the park
The iris garden is left of the french fries stand, is left of the football game
The broccoli patch is farther from the border collie than from the donut stand
The sheltie is not next to the soccer game
The donut stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The hot dog stand is at the farm
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
The clarinet music is next to the pizza stand
The carrot patch is next to the football game
The pepper patch is at the Snow or the Beach
The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli
The border collie and the zinnia garden are at least 5 locations apart
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Sheltie at the Lake, Akita at the Snow, Chrysanthemum at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The turnip patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 7: “The lab mix is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 12: “The broccoli patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The hot dog stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 21: “The pepper patch is at the Snow or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 2: “The flute music and the akita are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “The poppy garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is not next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 18: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The golden retriever likes to eat broccoli” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 23: “The border collie and the zinnia garden are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs; Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The pepper patch is not next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The poppy garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is equidistant from the cosmo garden and the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail or Snow; Puck can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 3: “The poppy garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 16: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 6: “The poppy garden is left of the pizza stand, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The poppy garden and the hockey game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The donut stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music and the ice cream stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Snow.
Clue 18: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake; Ping Pong can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music and the ice cream stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 19: “The clarinet music is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The saxophone music and the ice cream stand have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 11: “The flute music and the carrot patch are at most 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “The carrot patch is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The iris garden is left of the french fries stand, is left of the football game” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers; French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.