The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 16, 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 64 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
Tuba
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent
The golden retriever is next to the hockey game
The cattle dog plays the clarinet
The baseball game is left of the donut stand
The guitar player is left of the baseball game
The border collie is not playing tennis
The akita is having a walk at the beach
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Ping Pong at the Park, Tuba at the Lake, Hamburger at the Trail.
Clue 7: “The akita is having a walk at the beach” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 8: “Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the beach” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 1: “The clarinet music and the hot dog stand are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The baseball game is left of the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake; 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Park.
Clue 5: “The guitar player is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Lake.
The Lake still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 6: “The border collie is not playing tennis” 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. Puck goes at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Akita
Golden Retriever
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #784
6 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 11 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 96% 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
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Clues
The clarinet was not being played at the donut stand
The hockey game and the hamburger stand have two locations between them
The donut stand and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center
The hockey game and the golden retriever have two locations between them
One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers
The akita is playing ping pong
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hot Dog at the Trail, Baseball at the Park, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The hockey game and the hamburger stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports; Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 3: “The donut stand and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The hockey game and the golden retriever have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing trumpet and eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Tuba goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The donut stand and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The clarinet was not being played at the donut 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. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The akita is playing ping pong” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #784
22 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 69% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The cabbage patch and the ping pong game are at the same location
The akita is having a walk at the park
The hamburger stand is at the park
The zinnia garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The clarinet music is next to the dahlia garden
The cosmo garden and the pizza stand are at the same location
The soccer game and the turnip patch are diagonally adjacent
The ice cream stand is left of the clarinet player
The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location
The akita is next to the ice cream stand
The hamburger stand is next to the carrot patch
The piano music and the poppy garden are not at the same location
A saxophone could be heard next to the hockey game
The cosmo garden is left of the flute music
The lab mix and the iris garden are at the same location
The cattle dog is next to the soccer game
The hot dog stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing guitar at the farm
The tennis game is at the beach
The garlic patch is at the park
The sheltie is having a walk at the snow
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Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Farm, Border Collie at the Beach, Ping Pong at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The turnip patch is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The akita is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “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 19: “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 20: “The tennis game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 21: “The garlic patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “The sheltie is having a walk at the snow” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 2: “The cabbage patch and the ping pong game 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.
Clue 5: “The zinnia garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park or Farm; Pizza can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The soccer game and the turnip 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.
Clue 9: “The ice cream stand is left of the clarinet player” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow; Clarinet can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Beach or Snow.
Clue 11: “The akita is next to the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Clue 12: “The hamburger stand is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 14: “A saxophone could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 15: “The cosmo garden is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Flute must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The cosmo garden and the pizza stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 10: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Lake.
Clue 14: “A saxophone could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “The lab mix and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs; Iris must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Poppy goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The poppy 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.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The piano music and the poppy garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Tuba goes at the Park.
Clue 14: “A saxophone could be heard next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Beach.
Clue 6: “The clarinet music is next to the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The cattle dog is next to the soccer game” 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 Trail.
Clue 18: “The hot dog stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Broccoli 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
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Flowers
Poppy
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Cosmo
Dahlia
Iris
Instruments
Tuba
Piano
Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Pizza
Hot Dog
French Fries
Sports
Football
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Puck
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Garlic
Carrot
Cabbage
Pepper
Broccoli
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #784
25 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 64 solving steps, including 1 that need a “what if” test.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 95% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The zinnia garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location
Zinnias are growing next to the french fries
Dahlias are growing at the park
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
The akita doesn't like hamburger
The saxophone music is coming from the snow or the lake
The lab mix is playing football
A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game
The chrysanthemum garden and the lab mix have two locations between them
The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch
The dog playing football likes to eat donuts
The cosmo garden is left of the clarinet music
The border collie is having a walk at the park
The sheltie is left of the ice cream stand
Someone is playing piano at the baseball game
The carrot patch and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center
The soccer game is at the park, trail, or snow
The dahlia garden and the tuba music are at knight's move distance
The pepper patch is at the park
The cabbage patch and the tennis game are at the same location
The turnip patch and the guitar music are at the same location
The cosmo garden is between the turnip patch and the cattle dog
The hamburger stand and the iris garden are not at the same location
The sheltie and the guitar music have two locations between them
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Beach, Pizza at the Park.
Clue 4: “Dahlias are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The saxophone music is coming from the snow or the lake” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Park, Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 14: “The border collie is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The soccer game is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 20: “The pepper patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 8: “The lab mix is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 9: “A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Park.
Clue 10: “The chrysanthemum garden and the lab mix have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Snow.
Clue 3: “Zinnias are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 12: “The dog playing football likes to eat donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is left of the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm; Ice Cream can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing piano at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Snow; Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The dahlia garden and the tuba music 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 5: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Beach.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing piano at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 21: “The cabbage patch and the tennis game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Beach, Snow, or Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
Clue 22: “The turnip patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Trail.
Clue 25: “The sheltie and the guitar music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake; Guitar can't be at the Lake or Snow.
Clue 9: “A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing piano at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 22: “The turnip patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake or Snow.
The Snow still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Garlic goes at the Snow.
Clue 23: “The cosmo garden is between the turnip patch and the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
Suppose Golden Retriever were at the Snow. Following the clues from there leads to a contradiction, so Golden Retriever must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 5: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” 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 Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 11: “The clarinet music could be heard next to the carrot patch” 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. Cabbage goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 3: “Zinnias are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The cosmo garden is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing piano at the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 9: “A guitar could be heard next to the baseball game” 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. Flute goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch and the tennis game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
Clue 22: “The turnip patch and the guitar music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The zinnia garden and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “Zinnias are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 25: “The sheltie and the guitar music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Trail.
Clue 1: “The ping pong game is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm.
Clue 6: “The akita doesn't like hamburger” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Trail.
The Trail still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Hot Dog goes at the Trail.
Clue 15: “The sheltie is left of the ice cream stand” 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. Hamburger goes at the Lake.
Clue 24: “The hamburger stand and the iris garden are not at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.