The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 20, 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
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Puck
Clues
The hot dog stand is at the park
The tennis game is at the lake
The golden retriever plays the clarinet
The cattle dog is left of the trumpet music
The donut stand is at the lake
The ping pong game is at the park
The akita is having a walk at the beach
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Guitar at the Trail, Tuba at the Beach, Puck at the Beach, Hamburger at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “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 5: “The donut stand is at the lake” 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. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The ping pong game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Baseball goes 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 3: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The cattle dog is left of the trumpet music” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Lake; Trumpet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Park.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever 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.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Puck
Baseball
Tennis Ball
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #809
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
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Sports
Clues
The ice cream stand is not at the park
The tennis game is left of the akita
The golden retriever and the guitar music have two locations between them
The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game
The tuba music is between the border collie and the ping pong game
The border collie is next to the hockey game
The baseball game and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center
The trumpet player is left of the hamburger stand
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Golden Retriever at the Lake, Hot Dog at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The ice cream stand is not at the park” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 2: “The tennis game is left of the akita” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail or Lake; Akita can't be at the Park.
Clue 3: “The golden retriever and the guitar music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Park.
Clue 7: “The baseball game and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Lake.
Clue 8: “The trumpet player is left of the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Trumpet 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.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park.
Clue 4: “The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The baseball game and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” 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. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The border collie is next to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes 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 5: “The tuba music is between the border collie and the ping pong game” 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. Clarinet goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The baseball game and the tuba music are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Akita
Golden Retriever
Instruments
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Junk Food
Donut
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Hot Dog
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Puck
Ping Pong
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #809
19 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 45 solving steps.
●●●●○Difficulty 4/5: harder than 66% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the baseball game
The turnip patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location
The akita likes to eat garlic
The french fries stand is next to the ping pong game
The hockey game is next to the pepper patch
The flute music could be heard next to the pepper patch
The lab mix is playing hockey
The cabbage patch and the donut stand are at the same location
The guitar music is left of the iris garden
The tuba player is left of the ice cream stand
The golden retriever plays the saxophone
The cattle dog is playing tennis
Flute music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden
The cabbage patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach
The border collie is having a walk at the farm
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Poppy at the Snow, Tuba at the Snow, Clarinet at the Trail, Hot Dog at the Park.
Clue 1: “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 2: “The soccer game is at the park” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 3: “The broccoli patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 18: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the beach” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
Clue 19: “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 4: “The hamburger stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Snow; Dahlia can't be at the Park.
Clue 6: “The akita likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Park; Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 9: “The flute music could be heard next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Trail.
Clue 6: “The akita likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Trail.
Clue 8: “The hockey game is next to the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Trail or Snow.
Clue 10: “The lab mix is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow; Donut can't be at the Trail.
Clue 12: “The guitar music is left of the iris garden” Given what we know so far, Guitar can't be at the Farm; Iris can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The tuba player 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.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Farm.
Clue 14: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach, Trail, or Snow; Saxophone can't be at the Farm.
The Farm still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Piano goes at the Farm.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Park.
Clue 16: “Flute music is coming from the chrysanthemum garden” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 5: “The turnip patch and the dahlia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach.
Clue 17: “The cabbage patch and the zinnia garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Zinnia must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Dahlia goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm 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. Cosmo goes at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Turnip goes at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 6: “The akita likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Lake.
Clue 11: “The cabbage patch and the donut stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 12: “The guitar music is left of 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. Saxophone goes at the Lake.
Clue 14: “The golden retriever plays the saxophone” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow 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 Park.
Clue 6: “The akita likes to eat garlic” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Beach.
Clue 10: “The lab mix is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 15: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” 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. Ping Pong goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Snow.
Clue 7: “The french fries stand is next to the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, French Fries must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Golden Retriever
Akita
Border Collie
Flowers
Cosmo
Chrysanthemum
Iris
Zinnia
Poppy
Dahlia
Instruments
Guitar
Flute
Clarinet
Saxophone
Tuba
Piano
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Pizza
French Fries
Donut
Hamburger
Ice Cream
Sports
Soccer Ball
Puck
Tennis Ball
Ping Pong
Football
Baseball
Vegetables
Broccoli
Carrot
Pepper
Cabbage
Garlic
Turnip
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #809
26 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 64 solving steps.
●●●●●Difficulty 5/5: harder than 88% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The piano music and the ice cream stand have two locations between them
The golden retriever is next to the donut stand
The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location
The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center
The clarinet music is next to the zinnia garden
The turnip patch is at the Beach or the Trail
The donut stand is equidistant from the flute music and the zinnia garden
The hamburger stand is at the farm
The baseball game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent
The pizza stand is left of the tennis game
The akita plays the guitar
Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden
The carrot patch is left of the baseball game
The sheltie is playing soccer
The poppy garden is next to the lab mix
The dahlia garden is at the park, trail, or snow
The soccer game is farther from the ice cream stand than from the dahlia garden
The sheltie is having a walk at the farm
The golden retriever doesn't like cabbage
A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game
The ping pong game and the clarinet music have two locations between them
The carrot patch is at the beach, lake, or farm
The cattle dog is at the Beach or the Park
The hockey game is not next to the flute music
The turnip patch is next to the zinnia garden
The hot dog stand and the poppy garden are at the same location
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Start with the pre-filled squares: Iris at the Beach, Guitar at the Trail, Flute at the Park.
Clue 6: “The turnip patch is at the Beach or the Trail” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park, Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 8: “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 dahlia garden is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Dahlia can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 18: “The sheltie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 22: “The carrot patch is at the beach, lake, or farm” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Park, Trail, or Snow.
Clue 23: “The cattle dog is at the Beach or the Park” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 1: “The piano music and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 11: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 12: “Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Beach; Cosmo can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 1: “The piano music and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm; Baseball can't be at the Park or Beach.
Clue 9: “The baseball game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Park.
Clue 14: “The sheltie is playing soccer” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park.
Clue 20: “A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Beach.
Clue 21: “The ping pong game and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park.
Clue 24: “The hockey game is not next to the flute music” Given what we know so far, Puck can't be at the Beach.
Clue 25: “The turnip patch is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Snow or Farm.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Farm.
Clue 21: “The ping pong game and the clarinet music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong can't be at the Trail.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Lake.
Clue 1: “The piano music and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Park.
Clue 26: “The hot dog stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach; Poppy can't be at the Farm.
Clue 7: “The donut stand is equidistant from the flute music and the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Zinnia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Clue 1: “The piano music and the ice cream stand have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever 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 Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 3: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Farm.
Clue 5: “The clarinet music is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Clue 3: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Lake.
Clue 12: “Piano music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 4: “The cosmo garden and the ping pong game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
The Beach still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Beach.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The golden retriever doesn't like cabbage” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Park.
The Park still needs one of the vegetables, and only one of them can go there. Pepper goes at the Park.
Clue 20: “A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 10: “The pizza stand is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 25: “The turnip patch is next to the zinnia garden” 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. Carrot goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
Clue 3: “The garlic patch and the tuba music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Beach.
Clue 9: “The baseball game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
Clue 13: “The carrot patch is left of the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The baseball game and the broccoli patch are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Cabbage goes at the Trail.
Clue 20: “A tuba could be heard next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Trail.
Clue 17: “The soccer game is farther from the ice cream stand than from 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. Poppy goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden is next to the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
Clue 26: “The hot dog stand and the poppy garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.