The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 12, 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 57 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
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The border collie likes eating ice cream
The baseball game is at the park
The tennis game is at the lake
The tuba music is next to the hamburger stand
The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent
The cattle dog likes eating donuts
The akita likes eating hot dogs
The hot dog stand is at the lake
The ping pong game is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Tuba at the Beach, Border Collie at the Park, Trumpet at the Park.
Clue 2: “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 3: “The tennis game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 8: “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 9: “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.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The tuba music is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The akita likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Akita 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 Trail.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever and the guitar music are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #780
9 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 14 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 71% 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Sports
Puck
Clues
The tuba music is closer to the ping pong game than to the donut stand
The golden retriever is playing baseball
Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game
The border collie is farther from the ping pong game than from the clarinet music
The akita is between the hockey game and the donut stand
The tuba music was not heard at the lake
The hamburger stand is next to the ping pong game
The ice cream stand is at the park
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Puck at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Lake, Trumpet at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The tuba music was not heard at the lake” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The ice cream stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake; Golden Retriever can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “Someone is playing trumpet at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The tuba music is closer to the ping pong game than to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The border collie is farther from the ping pong game than from the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Clarinet
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #780
24 clues, 3 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.
Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The turnip patch and the football game are at the same location
The hamburger stand and the football game are not at the same location
The guitar music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent
Tuba music is coming from the iris garden
The french fries stand is next to the tuba music
The football game is next to the akita
The cosmo garden and the akita are at the same location
The flute music is next to the donut stand
The akita doesn't like broccoli
The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The baseball game is next to the hot dog stand
The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs
The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are at the same location
The lab mix plays the clarinet
The cosmo garden is next to the ping pong game
The garlic patch is left of the piano music
The broccoli patch is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm
The border collie is having a walk at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Farm, Soccer Ball at the Snow, Golden Retriever at the Lake.
Clue 1: “Zinnias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The carrot patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The hockey game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 22: “The broccoli patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 23: “Someone heard a dog playing piano at the farm” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 24: “The border collie is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The pepper patch is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “Piano music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 6: “The turnip patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow; Football can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the ice cream stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “Tuba music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park; Iris can't be at the Snow.
Clue 11: “The football game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach or Lake; Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The akita doesn't like broccoli” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 11: “The football game is next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The turnip patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The cosmo garden and the akita are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The pepper patch is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The pizza stand and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “The baseball game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 16: “The baseball game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 18: “The dahlia garden and the turnip patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The pepper patch is next to the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The turnip patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The hamburger stand and the football game are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
Clue 9: “Tuba music is coming from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 10: “The french fries stand is next to the tuba music” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Beach or Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Lake.
The Beach still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 13: “The flute music is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The lab mix plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments; Lab Mix 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, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Lake.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs” 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. French Fries goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “The cosmo garden is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 21: “The garlic patch is left of the piano music” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Lab Mix
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Sheltie
Flowers
Zinnia
Iris
Poppy
Dahlia
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Flute
Saxophone
Guitar
Piano
Junk Food
French Fries
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Pizza
Ice Cream
Sports
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Football
Soccer Ball
Ping Pong
Vegetables
Carrot
Pepper
Broccoli
Turnip
Garlic
Cabbage
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #780
24 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 57 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 61% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The golden retriever is left of the piano music, is left of the garlic patch
The piano music could be heard next to the broccoli patch
A tuba could be heard next to the baseball game
The golden retriever and the dahlia garden have two locations between them
The zinnia garden and the football game are at the same location
The garlic patch and the saxophone music are at the same location
The garlic patch and the cosmo garden have two locations between them
The tennis game is at the beach, lake, or farm
The hamburger stand is at the farm
The lab mix likes to eat carrot
The border collie is having a walk at the farm
The piano music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the poppy garden
The flute music is between the cattle dog and the hamburger stand
The ping pong game is farther from the cattle dog than from the garlic patch
Saxophone could be heard next to the akita
The tuba music is not next to the turnip patch
The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream
The cabbage patch and the iris garden are at least 2 locations apart
The cabbage patch is not next to the saxophone music
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Carrot at the Trail, Poppy at the Snow, Clarinet at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden is at the Park or the Snow” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “The tennis game is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 14: “The hamburger stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 16: “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 1: “The donut stand is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm; Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 5: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The piano music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Lake; Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 10: “The zinnia garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 5: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the saxophone music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake; Saxophone can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the saxophone music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The lab mix likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 20: “Saxophone could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 22: “The dog playing hockey likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The golden retriever is left of the piano music, is left of the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Piano can't be at the Park or Farm; Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The piano music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the saxophone music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “Saxophone could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The piano music is left of the ice cream stand, is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments; Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The piano music could be heard next to the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “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.
Clue 18: “The flute music is between the cattle dog and the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Snow; Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is next to the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the flowers, and only one of them can go there. Chrysanthemum goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “A tuba could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 11: “The garlic patch and the saxophone music 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.
Clue 12: “The garlic patch and the cosmo garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The guitar music is next to the iris garden” 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. Tuba goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Snow.
The Farm still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “A tuba could be heard next to the baseball game” 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. Soccer Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The dog playing soccer likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “Saxophone could be heard next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 21: “The tuba music is not next to the turnip patch” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park.
Clue 23: “The cabbage patch and the iris garden are at least 2 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Beach.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Park.
Clue 24: “The cabbage patch is not next to the saxophone music” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake 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. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is left of the broccoli patch” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 19: “The ping pong game is farther from the cattle dog than from the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.