The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 18, 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 56 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
Trumpet
Junk Food
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Clues
The ice cream stand is at the lake
The border collie plays the trumpet
One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream
The cattle dog is left of the hot dog stand
A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game
The hot dog stand is left of the akita
The baseball game is at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Donut at the Park, Trumpet at the Park, Ping Pong at the Trail, Puck at the Lake.
Clue 1: “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 7: “The baseball game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Park.
Clue 2: “The border collie plays the trumpet” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing guitar and eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is left of the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “A tuba could be heard next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Ping Pong
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #786
8 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 18 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 69% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Trumpet
Clarinet
Junk Food
Sports
Clues
The guitar music is next to the cattle dog
The hot dog stand and the border collie have two locations between them
The hamburger stand is next to the ping pong game
The tennis game is next to the hot dog stand
The trumpet music is not next to the akita
The baseball game is at the park or the trail
The akita plays the tuba
The dog playing hockey likes to eat donuts
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Trumpet at the Park, Clarinet at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The baseball game is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 1: “The guitar music is next to the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Trail; Border Collie can't be at the Beach or Trail.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park or Lake.
Clue 5: “The trumpet music is not next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The akita plays the tuba” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Akita 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, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The hot dog stand and the border collie have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 4: “The tennis game is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Beach.
Clue 8: “The dog playing hockey 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; Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Instruments
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Tuba
Junk Food
Ice Cream
Donut
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Baseball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #786
20 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 ice cream stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location
The cattle dog is left of the dahlia garden
The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream
The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location
The broccoli patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The lab mix likes to eat garlic
The akita likes to eat pepper
Piano could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden
The border collie likes eating ice cream
The pizza stand is next to the garlic patch
The baseball game is at the farm
The hockey game is at the park
The soccer game is at the trail
The football game is at the lake
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Turnip at the Farm, Iris at the Beach, Flute at the Snow, Sheltie at the Park.
Clue 2: “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 3: “Poppies are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “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 17: “The baseball game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
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 19: “The soccer game is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 20: “The football game is at the lake” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 1: “The sheltie likes to eat carrot” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Park or Snow; Guitar can't be at the Farm.
Clue 6: “Cosmos are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Trail or Lake.
Clue 10: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach.
Clue 11: “The broccoli patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables; Tuba must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach.
Clue 7: “The ice cream stand and the broccoli patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 9: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat ice cream” 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. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
Clue 10: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Farm.
Clue 13: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach or Farm.
Clue 14: “Piano could be heard catty-corner from the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail 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. Saxophone goes at the Farm.
Clue 5: “One dog is playing guitar and eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “Cosmos are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 15: “The border collie likes eating ice cream” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 16: “The pizza stand is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Park; Garlic must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
The Park still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. French Fries goes at the Park.
Clue 12: “The lab mix likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 10: “The lab mix and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “Cosmos are growing next to the 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.
Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The cattle dog is left of the dahlia garden” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow.
Clue 13: “The akita likes to eat pepper” Given what we know so far, Pepper 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
Sheltie
Border Collie
Cattle Dog
Lab Mix
Akita
Golden Retriever
Flowers
Poppy
Iris
Chrysanthemum
Zinnia
Dahlia
Cosmo
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Piano
Guitar
Flute
Saxophone
Junk Food
French Fries
Ice Cream
Pizza
Donut
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Football
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Vegetables
Carrot
Broccoli
Cabbage
Garlic
Pepper
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #786
23 clues, 2 pre-filled squares, 56 solving steps.
●●●○○Difficulty 3/5: harder than 55% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hamburger stand is equidistant from the saxophone music and the baseball game
The tuba music and the pizza stand are at symmetric positions around the center
The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The lab mix is next to the pizza stand
The tuba music is next to the hot dog stand
The garlic patch is left of the ping pong game, is left of the guitar music
The baseball game and the cosmo garden are at the same location
The hamburger stand is next to the carrot patch
The golden retriever is playing football
The cabbage patch is next to the soccer game
The zinnia garden is at the Trail or the Beach
The pepper patch and the zinnia garden have one location between them
The broccoli patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
The ice cream stand is at the Lake or the Park
The hockey game is not next to the golden retriever
The french fries stand is not next to the cattle dog
The hot dog stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location
The soccer game and the saxophone music are at knight's move distance
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
The cabbage patch is left of the cosmo garden
The sheltie and the dahlia garden have two locations between them
The baseball game is left of the french fries stand, is left of the poppy garden
The clarinet music is between the baseball game and the poppy garden
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Flute at the Trail, Akita at the Trail.
Clue 11: “The zinnia garden is at the Trail or the Beach” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 13: “The broccoli patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 14: “The ice cream stand is at the Lake or the Park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Beach, Trail, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 19: “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 2: “The tuba music and the pizza stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Lake.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Beach.
Clue 2: “The tuba music and the pizza stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever is playing football” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The baseball game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The pepper patch and the zinnia garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Farm.
Clue 15: “The hockey game is not next to the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The hot dog stand and the chrysanthemum garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The sheltie and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the saxophone music and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger can't be at the Park or Farm.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch is left of the ping pong game, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Snow or Farm; Ping Pong can't be at the Farm; Guitar can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 22: “The baseball game is left of the french fries stand, is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow or Farm; French Fries can't be at the Park, Beach, or Farm; Poppy can't be at the Park, Beach, or Trail.
The Farm still needs one of the junk food, and only one of them can go there. Pizza goes at the Farm.
Clue 2: “The tuba music and the pizza stand are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The lab mix is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The tuba music is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The baseball game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 8: “The hamburger stand is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park.
Clue 17: “The hot dog 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.
Only one location is left open. Zinnia goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The baseball game and the cosmo garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 12: “The pepper patch and the zinnia garden have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The soccer game and the saxophone music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The cabbage patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 20: “The cabbage patch is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 10: “The cabbage patch is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Clue 18: “The soccer game and the saxophone music are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Saxophone can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 21: “The sheltie and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
Clue 1: “The hamburger stand is equidistant from the saxophone music and the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments; Hamburger must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 8: “The hamburger stand is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 22: “The baseball game is left of the french fries stand, is left of the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The pepper patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “The french fries stand is not next to the cattle dog” 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. Sheltie 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 21: “The sheltie and the dahlia garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Snow.
Clue 6: “The garlic patch is left of the ping pong game, is left of the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports; Guitar must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Beach.
Clue 23: “The clarinet music is between the baseball game and the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.