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Daily Logic Puzzles: Saturday, February 21, 2026

The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from February 21, 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 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.

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4x4 Easy: Puzzle #810

6 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 10 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 86% of all 2,500 4x4 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, Left of, Different locations, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
• Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
• Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Border Collie
Instruments		Guitar
Junk Food	Ice Cream
Sports		Tennis Ball

Clues

1. The cattle dog plays the guitar
2. The border collie plays the clarinet
3. The hamburger stand is left of the ping pong game
4. The golden retriever is playing baseball
5. The trumpet could not be heard at the ping pong game
6. The donut stand is at the beach

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Ice Cream at the Park, Border Collie at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Beach, Guitar at the Beach.
2. Clue 6: “The donut stand is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
3. Clue 1: “The cattle dog plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
4. Clue 2: “The border collie plays the clarinet” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
5. Clue 3: “The hamburger stand is left of 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; Ping Pong must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
6. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Lake.
7. Clue 4: “The golden retriever is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports; Golden Retriever must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
8. Only one location is left open. Akita goes at the Lake.
9. Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Park.
10. Clue 5: “The trumpet could not be heard at the ping pong game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4
Dogs	Border Collie	Cattle Dog	Golden Retriever	Akita
Instruments	Clarinet	Guitar	Trumpet	Tuba
Junk Food	Ice Cream	Donut	Hamburger	Hot Dog
Sports	Puck	Tennis Ball	Baseball	Ping Pong

4x4 Hard: Puzzle #810

7 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 16 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: easier than 43% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Even location, Same location, Different locations, Two locations between, Diagonally adjacent.

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The setup

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			Puck

Clues

1. The border collie is at the beach or the lake
2. One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs
3. The akita doesn't like donut
4. The cattle dog is playing tennis
5. The hot dog stand and the golden retriever have two locations between them
6. The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers
7. The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: Clarinet at the Beach, Trumpet at the Park, Puck at the Trail.
2. Clue 1: “The border collie is at the beach or the lake” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Park or Trail.
3. Clue 2: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park or Beach.
4. Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Trail.
5. Clue 5: “The hot dog stand and the golden retriever 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; Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
6. The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Trail.
7. Clue 2: “One dog is playing tuba and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
8. Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Trail.
9. Clue 3: “The akita doesn't like donut” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Trail.
10. Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
11. Clue 6: “The cattle dog likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
12. Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Lake.
13. Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
14. Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Trail.
15. Clue 4: “The cattle dog is playing tennis” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
16. Clue 7: “The ice cream stand is catty-corner to the baseball game” 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	Golden Retriever	Cattle Dog	Akita	Border Collie
Instruments	Trumpet	Clarinet	Guitar	Tuba
Junk Food	Donut	Hamburger	Ice Cream	Hot Dog
Sports	Ping Pong	Tennis Ball	Puck	Baseball

6x6 Easy: Puzzle #810

23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.

●●●○○ Difficulty 3/5: harder than 52% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, At the far left, Diagonally adjacent, Next to, Left of, At a location.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs			Golden Retriever
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food						French Fries
Sports
Vegetables		Turnip

Clues

1. One dog is playing piano and eating french fries
2. Zinnias are growing at the park
3. The dog playing ping pong likes to eat french fries
4. The hockey game is at the park
5. The akita and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent
6. The akita plays the guitar
7. The lab mix is next to the carrot patch
8. The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs
9. The football game is next to the pizza stand
10. Irises are growing next to the ice cream
11. Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden
12. The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location
13. The lab mix is playing baseball
14. The cosmo garden and the cattle dog are at the same location
15. The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location
16. The border collie is next to the french fries stand
17. The lab mix plays the flute
18. The hamburger stand is left of the cattle dog
19. The donut stand is at the trail
20. Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail
21. Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm
22. The cabbage patch is at the park
23. The broccoli patch is at the snow

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1. Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Farm, Golden Retriever at the Trail, Turnip at the Beach.
2. Clue 2: “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.
3. Clue 4: “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.
4. Clue 19: “The donut stand is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
5. Clue 20: “Someone heard a dog playing tuba at the trail” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
6. Clue 21: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
7. Clue 22: “The cabbage patch is at the park” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
8. Clue 23: “The broccoli patch is at the snow” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.
9. Clue 1: “One dog is playing piano and eating french fries” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
10. Clue 3: “The dog playing ping pong likes to eat french fries” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
11. Clue 6: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Farm.
12. Clue 7: “The lab mix is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Park or Farm.
13. Clue 8: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park; Tennis Ball can't be at the Trail.
14. Clue 13: “The lab mix is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Trail.
15. Clue 14: “The cosmo garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Trail; Cattle Dog can't be at the Park or Farm.
16. Clue 15: “The chrysanthemum garden and the pepper patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
17. Clue 16: “The border collie is next to the french fries stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs.
18. The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Sheltie goes at the Farm.
19. The Park still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Park.
20. Clue 5: “The akita and the iris garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
21. Clue 6: “The akita plays the guitar” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
22. Clue 7: “The lab mix is 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.
23. Only one location is left open. Garlic goes at the Lake.
24. Clue 10: “Irises are growing next to the ice cream” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
25. Clue 9: “The football game is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Football can't be at the Beach.
26. Clue 13: “The lab mix is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Snow.
27. Clue 14: “The cosmo garden and the cattle dog are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers; Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
28. Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Beach.
29. Clue 11: “Clarinet could be heard catty-corner from the poppy garden” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
30. Clue 12: “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.
31. Clue 9: “The football game is next to the pizza stand” Given what we know so far, Pizza can't be at the Snow.
32. Clue 13: “The lab mix is playing baseball” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
33. Clue 8: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach.
34. Clue 17: “The lab mix plays the flute” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
35. Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
36. Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Snow.
37. Clue 18: “The hamburger stand is left of the cattle dog” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
38. Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
39. Only one location is left open. Hot Dog goes at the Snow.
40. Clue 8: “The dog playing tennis likes to eat hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
41. Only one location is left open. Football goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
42. Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Lake.
43. Clue 12: “The poppy garden and the football game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.

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	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Akita	Lab Mix	Golden Retriever	Cattle Dog	Border Collie	Sheltie
Flowers	Zinnia	Iris	Poppy	Cosmo	Dahlia	Chrysanthemum
Instruments	Guitar	Flute	Tuba	Clarinet	Saxophone	Piano
Junk Food	Ice Cream	Hamburger	Donut	Pizza	Hot Dog	French Fries
Sports	Puck	Baseball	Football	Soccer Ball	Tennis Ball	Ping Pong
Vegetables	Cabbage	Turnip	Carrot	Garlic	Broccoli	Pepper

6x6 Hard: Puzzle #810

22 clues, 4 pre-filled squares, 46 solving steps.

●○○○○ Difficulty 1/5: easier than 90% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.

Clue types in this puzzle: Same location, Next to, One of two locations, Left of, In order, left to right, Not next to, Odd location, Knight's move, Not at the far right, Equidistant, One location between, Two locations between.

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The setup

Every location gets exactly one item from each category:

• Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever, Lab Mix, Sheltie
• Flowers: Chrysanthemum, Cosmo, Dahlia, Iris, Poppy, Zinnia
• Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Tuba
• Junk Food: Donut, French Fries, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pizza
• Sports: Baseball, Football, Ping Pong, Puck, Soccer Ball, Tennis Ball
• Vegetables: Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrot, Garlic, Pepper, Turnip

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs
Flowers
Instruments
Junk Food				Donut		French Fries
Sports	Baseball			Tennis Ball
Vegetables

Clues

1. The turnip patch and the flute music are at the same location
2. The dahlia garden is next to the carrot patch
3. The football game is at the Snow or the Lake
4. The akita is left of the pepper patch
5. The ice cream stand is left of the football game, is left of the clarinet music
6. The flute music is left of the cosmo garden
7. The cosmo garden is not next to the baseball game
8. One dog is playing flute and eating hot dogs
9. The sheltie plays the piano
10. The akita is at the park, trail, or snow
11. The hamburger stand and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance
12. The lab mix is not at the farm
13. The akita is equidistant from the pepper patch and the guitar music
14. The carrot patch is equidistant from the football game and the ice cream stand
15. The border collie and the baseball game have one location between them
16. Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers
17. The turnip patch and the hockey game have one location between them
18. The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are at the same location
19. The cattle dog is next to the soccer game
20. The football game and the iris garden are at the same location
21. The ping pong game and the tuba music have two locations between them
22. The cosmo garden is next to the garlic patch

Show the step-by-step solution

1. Start with the pre-filled squares: French Fries at the Farm, Donut at the Lake, Baseball at the Park, Tennis Ball at the Lake.
2. Clue 3: “The football game is at the Snow or the Lake” Given what we know so far, Football must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
3. Clue 10: “The akita is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Akita can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
4. Clue 12: “The lab mix is not at the farm” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Farm.
5. Clue 4: “The akita is left of the pepper patch” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Park.
6. Clue 6: “The flute music is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Farm; Cosmo can't be at the Park.
7. Clue 1: “The turnip patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm.
8. Clue 7: “The cosmo garden is not next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Cosmo can't be at the Beach.
9. Clue 8: “One dog is playing flute and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Lake.
10. Clue 1: “The turnip patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Lake.
11. Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cabbage can't be at the Snow.
12. Clue 15: “The border collie and the baseball game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
13. Clue 9: “The sheltie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Trail.
14. Clue 16: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Poppy can't be at the Snow.
15. Clue 17: “The turnip patch and the hockey game have one location between them” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Beach or Trail; Puck must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
16. Clue 1: “The turnip patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Flute can't be at the Beach or Trail.
17. Clue 8: “One dog is playing flute and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Beach or Trail.
18. Clue 18: “The zinnia garden and the ping pong game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Zinnia can't be at the Park, Trail, Lake, or Snow.
19. Clue 19: “The cattle dog is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
20. Clue 20: “The football game and the iris garden are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
21. Clue 2: “The dahlia garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Carrot can't be at the Farm.
22. Clue 21: “The ping pong game and the tuba music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba can't be at the Park, Beach, Lake, or Farm.
23. Clue 22: “The cosmo garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic can't be at the Park or Farm.
24. Clue 5: “The ice cream stand is left of the football game, is left of the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream can't be at the Snow; Clarinet must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
25. Clue 9: “The sheltie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Farm.
26. The Farm still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Golden Retriever goes at the Farm.
27. Clue 13: “The akita is equidistant from the pepper patch and the guitar music” Given what we know so far, Pepper must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables; Akita must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other dogs; Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
28. Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
29. Clue 9: “The sheltie plays the piano” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Piano must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other instruments.
30. Only one location is left open. Lab Mix goes at the Lake.
31. Clue 19: “The cattle dog is next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
32. Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Farm.
33. Clue 18: “The zinnia garden and the ping pong game 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.
34. Clue 6: “The flute music is left of the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
35. Clue 1: “The turnip patch and the flute music are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
36. Clue 8: “One dog is playing flute and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
37. Clue 21: “The ping pong game and the tuba music have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
38. Only one location is left open. Saxophone goes at the Snow.
39. Clue 14: “The carrot patch is equidistant from the football game and the ice cream stand” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables; Ice Cream must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
40. Clue 2: “The dahlia garden is next to the carrot patch” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
41. Only one location is left open. Cosmo goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other flowers.
42. Clue 11: “The hamburger stand and the cabbage patch are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food; Cabbage must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
43. Only one location is left open. Pizza goes at the Snow.
44. Clue 16: “Poppies are growing next to the hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
45. Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Beach.
46. Clue 22: “The cosmo garden is next to the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables.

Show the final answer

	Park1	Beach2	Trail3	Lake4	Snow5	Farm6
Dogs	Cattle Dog	Sheltie	Border Collie	Lab Mix	Akita	Golden Retriever
Flowers	Poppy	Chrysanthemum	Dahlia	Cosmo	Iris	Zinnia
Instruments	Flute	Piano	Tuba	Guitar	Saxophone	Clarinet
Junk Food	Hot Dog	Hamburger	Ice Cream	Donut	Pizza	French Fries
Sports	Baseball	Soccer Ball	Puck	Tennis Ball	Football	Ping Pong
Vegetables	Turnip	Broccoli	Cabbage	Carrot	Garlic	Pepper

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