The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 9, 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 53 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
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The border collie likes eating hot dogs
The golden retriever plays the trumpet
The hamburger stand is next to the tuba music
The tennis game is next to the hamburger stand
The border collie is left of the hamburger stand
The ice cream stand is left of the tennis game
The ping pong game is at the lake
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Akita at the Park, Puck at the Park, Clarinet at the Beach, Tuba at the Lake.
Clue 7: “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 1: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The border collie is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The border collie 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.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Guitar
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2458
6 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 13 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 82% 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Clues
One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream
The donut stand is left of the border collie, is left of the guitar music
The cattle dog and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center
The hockey game is next to the cattle dog
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The ping pong game is not at an edge
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Beach, Tuba at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach; Trumpet can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog and the baseball game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The hockey game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The donut stand is left of the border collie, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs; Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Trumpet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Trumpet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2458
22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 44 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 59% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The broccoli patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The tennis game is at the farm
The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location
The garlic patch is left of the akita
The baseball game is next to the turnip patch
The cattle dog is next to the cosmo garden
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game
The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location
The pepper patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The saxophone music could be heard next to the cabbage patch
The hockey game and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The donut stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The garlic patch is next to the iris garden
The carrot patch is left of the border collie
The french fries stand is at the lake
Poppies are growing at the farm
Chrysanthemums are growing at the park
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm
The ping pong game is at the trail
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Border Collie at the Snow, Broccoli at the Trail, Clarinet at the Beach, Lab Mix at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 18: “The french fries stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 19: “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 20: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The ping pong game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The broccoli 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 5: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The baseball game is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The cosmo garden and the golden retriever are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake or Snow; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park or Farm; Iris can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The donut stand and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The hockey game and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The baseball game is next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 15: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream 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 Farm.
Clue 16: “The garlic patch is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow or Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The saxophone music could be heard next to the cabbage patch” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow 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 Lake.
Clue 5: “The garlic patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The baseball game is next to the turnip patch” 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. Football goes at the Beach.
Clue 16: “The garlic patch is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is next to the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “The pepper patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Akita
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Cosmo
Zinnia
Dahlia
Poppy
Instruments
Flute
Clarinet
Tuba
Piano
Saxophone
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Pizza
Ice Cream
French Fries
Donut
Hot Dog
Sports
Soccer Ball
Football
Ping Pong
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Vegetables
Garlic
Pepper
Broccoli
Carrot
Turnip
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2458
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 53 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 57% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The carrot patch and the clarinet music have two locations between them
The turnip patch is next to the akita
Someone is playing saxophone at the ping pong game
The golden retriever is playing baseball
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game
The flute music and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center
The flute music is next to the border collie
The chrysanthemum garden and the football game are at the same location
The dahlia garden and the pizza stand have two locations between them
The soccer game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The tennis game and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The hamburger stand is not at an edge
The donut stand is at the beach, lake, or farm
The ice cream stand and the ping pong game are at knight's move distance
The piano music is left of the poppy garden
The piano music is next to the french fries stand
The pepper patch is equidistant from the tuba music and the zinnia garden
The turnip patch is at the park
The broccoli patch is next to the football game
None of the dogs are playing tennis at the farm
The lab mix is at the Farm or the Trail
The cattle dog doesn't like hamburger
The soccer game is between the guitar music and the dahlia garden
The carrot patch is farther from the dahlia garden than from the football game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Garlic at the Snow, Football at the Lake, Cosmo at the Park.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The soccer game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 13: “The hamburger stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 14: “The donut stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 19: “The turnip patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “None of the dogs are playing tennis at the farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The lab mix is at the Farm or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 1: “The carrot patch and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 2: “The turnip patch is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing saxophone at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing saxophone at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “Someone is playing guitar at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The carrot patch and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The flute music and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing saxophone at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The flute music is next to the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The chrysanthemum garden and the football game 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 dahlia garden and the pizza stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The ice cream stand and the ping pong game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 16: “The piano music is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Farm; Poppy can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 17: “The piano music is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The ice cream stand and the ping pong game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing saxophone at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The carrot patch and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The piano music is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch is next to the football game” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The carrot patch and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The piano music is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 18: “The pepper patch is equidistant from the tuba music and the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Zinnia must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the pizza stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 24: “The soccer game is between the guitar music and the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the hot dog stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the pizza stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 25: “The carrot patch is farther from the dahlia garden than from the football game” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The dahlia garden and the pizza stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Farm.
Clue 23: “The cattle dog doesn't like hamburger” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.