The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 15, 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 46 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
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Sports
Clues
One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts
One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs
The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever
The tennis game and the ice cream stand are not at the same location
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs
The donut stand is next to the trumpet music
The hockey game is at the park
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Trail, Akita at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Trail.
Clue 7: “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 1: “One dog is playing tuba and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing guitar and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Trail.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake; Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The tennis game and the ice cream stand are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Ping Pong goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The donut stand is next to the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 2: “One dog is playing guitar and eating 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.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Akita
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Tuba
Trumpet
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Sports
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Baseball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #783
9 clues, 1 pre-filled square, 20 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 89% 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
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand
The hockey game is at the lake
The ping pong game is at the Park or the Beach
The akita likes eating ice cream
The border collie is equidistant from the baseball game and the guitar music
The tuba music is between the ice cream stand and the border collie
The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers
The guitar music and the tennis game are at knight's move distance
Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Trail.
Clue 2: “The hockey game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The ping pong game is at the Park or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The dog playing baseball likes to eat hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail; Hamburger can't be at the Lake.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The guitar music and the tennis game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 9: “Someone is playing clarinet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “The border collie is equidistant from the baseball game and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports; 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. Ping Pong goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Donut goes at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The akita likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “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.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 1: “The cattle dog is next to the ice cream stand” 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. Akita goes at the Park.
Clue 6: “The tuba music is between the ice cream stand and the border collie” 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
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #783
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 46 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 72% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are not at the same location
Flute music is coming from the poppy garden
The sheltie likes eating hamburgers
The hockey game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent
The tennis game and the garlic patch are at the same location
The lab mix is next to the donut stand
The donut stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location
The chrysanthemum garden is next to the tennis game
The soccer game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent
The guitar music and the dahlia garden are not at the same location
The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach
Zinnias are growing at the snow
The ice cream stand is at the lake
The pizza stand is at the farm
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Trail, Cosmo at the Lake, Turnip at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Irises are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the park” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 20: “Zinnias are growing at the snow” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The ice cream stand is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 22: “The pizza stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 23: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the snow” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Trail; Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The akita is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm; Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The cosmo garden is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog likes eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow.
Clue 7: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Farm; Tuba can't be at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The hot dog stand and the carrot patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow.
Clue 9: “Flute music is coming from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 10: “The sheltie likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs; Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Farm.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The akita is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Lake.
Clue 11: “The hockey game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 13: “The lab mix is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The donut stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “Tuba could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Flute goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 16: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 12: “The tennis game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 11: “The hockey game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The soccer game and the pepper patch are diagonally adjacent” 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. Baseball goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The hockey game and the garlic patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The broccoli patch and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The chrysanthemum garden is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm.
Clue 18: “The guitar music and the dahlia garden are not at the same location” 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
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Golden Retriever
Lab Mix
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Flowers
Iris
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Zinnia
Dahlia
Instruments
Saxophone
Flute
Tuba
Guitar
Clarinet
Piano
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
French Fries
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Pizza
Sports
Football
Ping Pong
Puck
Tennis Ball
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Turnip
Carrot
Garlic
Cabbage
Pepper
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #783
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 41 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 99% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The clarinet music and the pizza stand are at knight's move distance
The ice cream stand and the turnip patch have one location between them
The pizza stand is catty-corner to the football game
The dog playing soccer likes to eat donuts
The flute music and the carrot patch are not at the same location
The akita is not playing tennis
The akita likes eating hot dogs
The ice cream stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The golden retriever likes eating ice cream
The border collie and the piano music have two locations between them
The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center
Zinnias are growing at the park
The hockey game is at the park
The donut stand is catty-corner to the tennis game
The dahlia garden is equidistant from the guitar music and the tennis game
The carrot patch and the iris garden are at the same location
The cosmo garden and the clarinet music are at least 5 locations apart
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Broccoli at the Farm, Ice Cream at the Beach, Hamburger at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The lab mix is at the Farm or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 3: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the park” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The hot dog stand is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 17: “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 18: “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 2: “The sheltie is not playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music and the pizza stand are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “The ice cream stand and the turnip patch have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand is catty-corner to the football game” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Trail, Snow, or Farm.
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; Donut must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Park.
Clue 11: “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. Lab Mix goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The akita is not playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “The ice cream stand and the chrysanthemum garden 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 13: “The golden retriever likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 14: “The border collie and the piano music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 15: “The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park; Tuba can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail; Garlic can't be at the Beach.
Clue 19: “The donut stand is catty-corner 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.
The Trail still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Baseball goes at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park.
Clue 21: “The carrot patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park or Beach; Iris can't be at the Lake or Farm.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Park.
The Beach still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Cabbage goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The cabbage patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The border collie and the piano music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The cosmo garden and the clarinet music are at least 5 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 20: “The dahlia garden is equidistant from the guitar music and the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Lake.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The border collie and the piano music have two locations between them” 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. Sheltie goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 21: “The carrot patch and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 9: “The flute music and the carrot patch are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, 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 Trail.
Clue 16: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.